design and construction

David Macaulay reviews the design and construction of bridges from the Roman era to modern times. The program is enhanced with animation, drawings, historic photographs and newsreel footage, and includes the segment "Building small" with activities for children.

Tour the world's most amazing skyscrapers, hear their little known history and meet courageous creators through film footage and dramatic recreations. Meet Gustave Eiffel, see the Empire State Building's construction and learn of design flaws in NY's Citicorp Center.

Look at tunnels through film footage, little-known facts and dramatic recreations. Meet courageous engineers and see deadly disasters. Features Boston's "big dig", the Holland Tunnel, the English Channel and London's subway system.

Describes different types and facts about trucks.

Tells the story of the automobile, from the earliest steam-powered prototypes, to the eco-friendly electric cars, and hot-rod racers of today.

A guide to planning, constructing, and finishing barns, sheds, and other outbuildings, providing information on permits and codes, sites, tools and materials, foundations, framing, weatherproofing, wiring and plumbing, trimwork, and painting, and featuring designs, with photographs and drawings, for fifteen buildings.

Presents instructions for constructing and mounting eight species-appropriate birdhouses, and includes detailed profiles and photographs of twenty-five species of North American cavity nesters.

Introduces the discipline of robotics, describing the history of making robots, how they function, and how to get interested in building robots.

Discusses the history of electronic devices and shares a selection of electronics projects that use LEDs and sensors.