Extreme Engineering
Genre	Documentary / Engineering / Architecture / Science
Written by	Ed Fields, Alan Lindgren (Season One)
Directed by	Peter Frumkin Olympia Stone
Starring	Danny Forster
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	45
Production
Location(s)	Varies
Running time	60 min
Broadcast
Original channel	HD Theater The Science Channel Discovery Channel
Original run	April 1, 2003 – Present
Chronology
Related shows	Engineering the Impossible (2002) TV
External links
Official website

Extreme Engineering is a documentary television series that aired on the Discovery Channel and The Science Channel. The program features futuristic and ongoing engineering projects. As of 2007, the show aired its sixth season. The show has been hosted by Danny Forster since season 4.^[1] The show was renamed Build It Bigger in the United States but retains its name when broadcast in Europe.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Origins of the show 2 Episode List [2] 2.1 Season 1: 2003 2.2 Season 2: 2004 2.3 Season 3: 2005 2.4 Season 4: 2006 2.5 Season 5: 2006 2.6 Season 6: 2007 [3] 2.7 Season 7: 2009 [4] 3 See also 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Origins of the show

Engineering the Impossible was a ground-breaking 2-hour special, created and written by Alan Lindgren and produced by Powderhouse Productions for the Discovery Channel. It focused on three incredible, yet physically possible, engineering projects: the nine mile (14 km)-long Gibraltar Bridge, the 170-story Millennium Tower and the 4000+-foot-long Freedom Ship. This program won the Beijing International Science Film Festival Silver Award, and earned Discovery's second-highest, weeknight rating for 2002. After the success of this program, Discovery commissioned Powderhouse to produce the first season of the 10-part series, Extreme Engineering, whose episodes were written by Alan Lindgren, Ed Fields and several other Powderhouse writer-producers. Like Engineering the Impossible, the first season of Extreme Engineering focused on extreme projects of the future. Season 2 (and all seasons since) featured projects already in construction around the world.

WAGtv Ltd. produced 6 episodes for Discovery^{[citation needed]} that were also broadcast in the US as part of the 4th season of Extreme Engineering.

[edit] Episode List ^[2]

• Gibraltar Bridge (concept approved, initial design under way)
• Freedom Ship (being proposed)
• Millennium Tower (Hong Kong) (on-hold/cancelled due to Central Reclamation Phase III lawsuit)

[edit] Season 1: 2003

Episode name	Premiere	Project	Status at Production	Current Status
Tokyo's Sky City	02003-04-13April 13, 2003	Tokyo's Sky City	Proposed	Proposed
Subways In America	02003-04-15April 15, 2003	East Side Access	Proposed	Under Construction
Transatlantic Tunnel	02003-04-16April 16, 2003	The Transatlantic Tunnel	Proposed	Proposed
City in a Pyramid	02003-04-23April 23, 2003	The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid	Proposed	Proposed
Bridging the Bering Strait	02003-04-30April 30, 2003	The Bering Strait Bridge	Proposed	Proposed
Tunneling Under the Alps	02003-05-07May 7, 2003	Gotthard Base Tunnel	Under Construction	Under Construction
Building Hong Kong's Airport	02003-05-14May 14, 2003	Hong Kong International Airport	Completed	Completed
Holland's Barriers to the Sea	02003-05-21May 21, 2003	Maeslantkering and Oosterscheldekering storm surge barriers	Completed	Completed
Boston's Big Dig	02003-05-28May 28, 2003	Boston's Big Dig	Under Construction	Completed
Widening the Panama Canal	02003-06-04June 4, 2003	Panama Canal expansion project	Proposed	Under Construction

[edit] Season 2: 2004

9 episodes were produced for season 2. It is also the first season produced in HDTV for HD Theater.

Episode name	Premiere	Project	Status at production	Current Status
Turning Torso	02004-07-07July 7, 2004	Turning Torso	Under construction	Completed
Venice Flood Gates	02004-07-14July 14, 2004	Venice Tide Barrier Project (MOSE Project)	Under construction	Under construction
Container Ships	02004-07-28July 28, 2004	Adrian Mærsk (Maersk Line)	Completed	Completed
Oakland Bay Bridge	02004-08-04August 4, 2004	Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge	Under construction	Under construction
Iceland Tunnels	02004-09-01September 1, 2004	Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project	Under construction	Completed
Off-shore Oil Platforms	02004-09-25September 25, 2004	Tarzan Class oil rigs	Under Construction	Completed
Cooper River Bridge	02004-10-05October 5, 2004	Cooper River Bridge	Under construction	Completed
Millau Viaduct	02004-11-15November 15, 2004	Millau Viaduct	Under construction	Completed
Excavators	02004-11-22November 22, 2004	Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine	Completed	Completed

[edit] Season 3: 2005

WagTV produced 6 episodes that were acquired by Discovery for season 3.

Episode name	Premiere	Project	Status at production	Current Status
The Snøhvit Arctic Gas Processing Platform	02005-10-19October 19, 2005	Snøhvit platform / MV Blue Marlin	Completed	Completed
The El Cajon Dam	02005-11-10November 10, 2005	El Cajon Dam	Under Construction	Completed
Hong Kong's Cable Car	02005-12-02December 2, 2005 (?)	Ngong Ping 360	Under Construction	Completed
Woodrow Wilson Bridge	02005-12-09December 9, 2005 (?)	Woodrow Wilson Bridge	Under Construction	Completed
Gotthard Tunnel	02006-01-01January 1, 2006	Gotthard Base Tunnel	Under Construction	Under Construction
Dubai's Ski Resort	02006-01-21January 21, 2006	Ski Dubai	Under Construction	Completed

[edit] Season 4: 2006

Powderhouse Productions produced 6 episodes for season 4 with host Danny Forster. It currently airs under the Build It Bigger name on HD Theater, The Science Channel & Discovery Channel

Episode name	Premiere	Project	Status at production	Current Status
SuperStadium	02006-02-19February 19, 2006	University of Phoenix Stadium	Under construction	Completed
MegaTunnel	02006-03-08March 8, 2006	Storm Management And Road Tunnel (SMART) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Under construction	Completed
Biggest Warship	02006-05-31May 31, 2006	USS Donald Cook	Under construction	Completed
Sakhalin Oil & Ice	02006-06-28June 28, 2006	Sakhalin-II	Under construction
Big Easy Rebuild	02006-07-05July 5, 2006	Reconstruction of New Orleans	Under construction	Under construction
Space Tower	02006-07-12July 12, 2006	Madrid's Torre Espacio	Under construction	Complete

[edit] Season 5: 2006

Episode name	Premiere	Project	Status at production	Current Status
South Ferry Subway Station	02006-10-11October 11, 2006	The New York City Subway's new South Ferry station	Under construction	Completed
World's Biggest Arch Bridge	02006-10-18October 18, 2006	Hoover Dam Bypass (Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge)	Under construction	Under construction
JFK: JetBlue Terminal	02006-10-25October 25, 2006	Reconstruction of John F. Kennedy International Airport's Terminal 5	Under construction	Completed
Stonecutters Bridge: Hong Kong	02006-11-01November 1, 2006	Hong Kong's Stonecutters Bridge	Under construction	Completed
California Academy of Sciences	02006-11-08November 8, 2006	The rebuilding of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California	Under construction	Completed
Hallandsås Ridge Tunnel: Sweden	02006-11-15November 15, 2006	Sweden's Hallandsas railway tunnel	Under construction	Under construction

[edit] Season 6: 2007 ^[3]

Episode name	Premiere	Project	Status at production	Current Status
Coaster Build Off	02007-07-10July 10, 2007	Griffon a steel rollercoaster in Busch Gardens Europe and the Renegade in Valleyfair	Under Construction	Complete
Battle Machines	02007-07-17July 17, 2007	An M1 Abrams tank undergoing maintenance at Fort Knox, Kentucky	Completed	Completed
World's Tallest Skyscraper	02007-07-24July 24, 2007	Shanghai World Financial Centre	Under Construction	Completed
Super Fast Warship	02007-08-07August 7, 2007	Building a Arleigh Burke class destroyer	Under Construction	Completed
Boot Camp	02007-08-14August 14, 2007	Training to use construction equipment in Boston, Massachusetts.	Completed	Completed
Fault Zone Tunnel	02007-08-21August 21, 2007	Freshwater pipeline to support Southern California	Under Construction	Under construction
Hurricane-Proof Homes	02007-08-28August 28, 2007	Building a heavy duty modular homes	Completed	Completed
Floating City	02007-09-04September 4, 2007	MS Independence of the Seas	Under Construction	Completed
Biggest Casino	02007-09-11September 11, 2007	Construction of hotel casino The Palazzo in Las Vegas	Under Construction	Completed
High Risk Tower	02007-09-18September 18, 2007	Building a Trump's Tower in Chicago	Under Construction	Completed
Turbo-Charged Boats	02007-09-25September 25, 2007	Rebuilding and practice test of an offshore racing boat	Completed	Completed
Mountain of Steel	02007-10-03October 3, 2007	City of Culture of Galicia	Under Construction	Under Construction
Deepst Tunnel	02007-10-10October 10, 2007	Construction of Marmaray underwater tunnel in Istanbul, Turkey	Under Construction	Complete
Major League Stadium	02007-10-17October 17, 2007	Construction of Washington Nationals Ballpark	Under Construction	Complete

[edit] Season 7: 2009 ^[4]

Episode name	Premiere	Project	Status at production	Current Status
Dallas Cowboys Stadium	02009-04-20April 20, 2009	Building the new Cowboys Stadium	Under Construction	Completed
Hong Kong Bridge	02009-04-27April 27, 2009	Building the Stonecutters Bridge.	Under Construction	Completed
Navy Amphibious Warship	02009-05-04May 4, 2009	The LPD17 is a new class of warship.	Completed	Completed
Panama Canal	02009-05-11May 11, 2009	New $5.25 billion expansion projects.	Under Construction	Under Construction
Peru Dam & Tunnel	02009-05-18May 18, 2009	One of the deepest tunnels ever attempted.	Under Construction	Under Construction
Abu Dhabi	02009-06-01June 1, 2009	Al Raha Beach Development in Abu Dhabi	Under Construction	Under Construction
NASA	02009-06-26June 26, 2009	Transition from the Space Shuttle program to the Constellation program.	Under Construction	Under Construction

[edit] See also

• Building the Biggest
• Frontiers of Construction
• Mega Builders
• Mega Machines
• MegaStructures, a similar show on the National Geographic Channel

[edit] External links

• Powderhouse Productions homepage
• WAGtv homepage
• Extreme Engineering official website at Discovery Channel
• Extreme Engineering episode guide at Discovery Channel
• Build It Bigger official website at Science Channel
• Extreme Engineering at the Internet Movie Database
• Build It Bigger at the Internet Movie Database
• Extreme Engineering at TV.com
• Extreme Engineering at epguides.com
• "Woodrow Wilson Bridge Featured On Discovery Channel Tonight" (Washington Post article)
• Symposium W.S.V Simon Stevin, student association of the Mechanical Engineering faculty of the Eindhoven University of Technology

[edit] References