WATCH: Richard Hammonds Engineering Connections Series 1, Episode 2

BORDCASTS: 22 Feb 2009 20:10 on BBC Two (except Wales, Wales (Analogue))

               23 Feb 2009 19:00 on BBC Two

               23 Feb 2009 20:00 on BBCHD

 

 

By the Top Gear’s famous presenter Richard Hammonds, in this brand new programme he travels to Taipei and discovers the secrets of the world’s tallest building, Taipei 101. This modern marvel of engineering, it stands at a jaw-dropping 1671 feet. Built on top of a seismic fault line and in a typhoon hotspot, its height is all the more impressive given its location. Richard discovers just what it is in the Taipei 101′s DNA that allows it be so tall and cope with these extreme natural events, and what all this cutting-edge engineering has in common with a bird cage, bamboo, boat masts and seat belts.

 

Richard embarks on a fantastic journey of discovery that will take him from the mines of 17th-century England via the early skyscrapers of Chicago to the top of one of the most advanced buildings in the world.

 

More information and references:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hvtgh