Season 4

01 Ultimate Structures: Super Copter Episode 117th May 2007 02 Dubai's Dream Palace (Worlds Tallest Hotel) Episode 29th July 2007 Megastructures heads to the tiny desert kingdom of Dubai to explore the remarkable engineering behind the seven-star Burj Al-Arab Hotel. Five years in the making, this striking building stands like a gigantic white sail off the shore of Dubai. As this programme reveals, a refusal to compromise on the part of the hotel’s young designers ensured that the project pushed the boundaries of design. The Burj Al-Arab was envisaged by Dubai’s crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, as a means of diversifying the country’s economy away from oil into tourism. The Sheikh dreamt of a luxury hotel that would put Dubai on the world map, and surprised many by choosing a relatively inexperienced British firm to supply the design. 03 Smart Tunnel Episode 314th July 2007 04 Queen Mary 2 Episode 416th July 2007 Megastructures will take you on a voyage through the largest ocean liner ever built, from the cutting of the first steel panel to the installation of the iconic red and black funnel of this 800 million dollar giant of the seas. 05 Hawaii Superferry Episode 526th August 2008 06 South Pole Station Episode 66th November 2007 Welcome to the South Pole, one of the most isolated places on the planet. For decades, the South Pole has been a haven for astronomy, climatology, and other science fields. Now, nearly 50 years after the first research station was built, a team of mega-builders is daring to construct a 21st century science research facility: the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. 07 Episode 8 Episode 820th May 2008 08 Deep Ocean Port (China's Ultimate Port) Episode 927th May 2008 In 2002 Chinese engineers and workers tackled one of the biggest construction projects on earth. Thirty kilometers out to sea in the middle of the ocean is the location for Yangshan Deep Water Port. With twenty kilometers of quay and fifty berths Yangshan is destined to become the biggest deepwater port ever built. Linked to China by the worlds second-longest ocean bridge Yangshans deep water allows the worlds biggest container ships to come calling. Its massive cranes cutting-edge control system and focused personnel are already shattering records for loading and unloading gigantic container ships and its not even finished being built. 09 Episode 10 Episode 1029th May 2008 10 The World's Biggest Cruiseliner Episode 114th June 2008 Looks at the technological designs and construction of the huge cruiseliner "Freedom of the Seas". 11 Beijing Olympic Stadium Episode 125th August 2008 12 Future Trains Episode 157th February 2012 13 Building the World Episode 1623rd July 2007 The engineering, design and construction of a man-made archipelago, built in the shape of a world map, just off the coast off Dubai, the project of ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. 14 Atom Smasher Episode 1931st July 2008 15 Hawaii Superferry Episode 2426th August 2007 16 Building Green Beijing Episode 3130th November 2011 17 Episode 107 Episode 10716th May 2008