Vertical City
Series 1
Series Summary
Skyscrapers are not just tall structures - they are symbols of wealth, importance and power, and every major city has one.
Architect and broadcaster Charlie Luxton looks at the engineering, historical and aesthetic backgrounds to six of these amazing buildings.
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Episodes (6)
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In 1991, One Canada Square, the UK's tallest skyscraper, changed the…
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Skyscrapers have transformed cities across the globe - most notably…
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Hong Kong's Bank of China building was designed by award-winning…
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Every major city has a symbolic piece of architecture that projects…
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The iconic 375 Park Avenue in New York, built in 1958 by the king of…
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As the tallest residential skyscraper in the UK, Manchester's…
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