If We Built It Today
Science
Discussion with architects, historians, engineers, and builders to find out if we could use modern day innovations to recreate these iconic masterpieces, or if fundamental techniques have been lost to time. Experts re-imagine the world's most impressive building projects to reveal how much time, labor, and investment would be necessary to build the most astounding structures in today's world. With the help of architectural experts and urban planners and developers, experts use modern engineering and the latest technology to create a 21st century blueprint for reimagined historical structures.
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If We Built It Today The Pantheon
Rome's Pantheon hides the secret to the Roman Empire's power; it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it; experts use technology and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.
11:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today The Pantheon
Rome's Pantheon hides the secret to the Roman Empire's power; it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it; experts use technology and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.
6:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today The Pantheon
Rome's Pantheon hides the secret to the Roman Empire's power; it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it; experts use technology and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.
11:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Eiffel Tower Decoded
Architects, historians and engineers explore if modern day innovations could be applied to re-create iconic building projects, or if fundamental construction techniques have been lost to time.
2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Transcontinental Rail New
America's transcontinental railroad helped transform the United States into a global superpower; cutting-edge engineering is behind high-tech railways to once again revolutionize travel from sea to shining sea.
3:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Statue of Liberty
Experts and engineers, using technology, attempt to recreate the Statue of Liberty to compare construction methods as well as the final product.
4:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Eiffel Tower Decoded
Architects, historians and engineers explore if modern day innovations could be applied to re-create iconic building projects, or if fundamental construction techniques have been lost to time.
5:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Transcontinental Rail New
America's transcontinental railroad helped transform the United States into a global superpower; cutting-edge engineering is behind high-tech railways to once again revolutionize travel from sea to shining sea.
6:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Statue of Liberty
Experts and engineers, using technology, attempt to recreate the Statue of Liberty to compare construction methods as well as the final product.
7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is one of the world's greatest engineering marvels, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge construction to build it; experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be as deadly.
11:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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