Impossible Builds

Skinny Skyscraper

Season 1, Episode 5 of 5

In Manhattan, architects and engineers are redefining just how much land it takes to support a skyscraper. In a city where the only direction to build is up, they've designed a needle-thin tower 82 stories high, built on the construction equivalent of a postage stamp.

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10/6/2021
10 p.m.
10/7/2021
3 a.m.
10/8/2021
3 p.m.
10/10/2021
8 a.m.
6/1/2022
1 p.m.
1/15/2024
2 p.m.
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