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How Did They Build That?

Running Smithsonian Channel Documentary

Across the globe, radical architects, ingenious engineers, and skilled builders are creating structures so outrageous, they defy logic...and often even gravity. From a Manhattan skyscraper that looks like a Jenga tower to a Singapore glass dome big enough to house a mountain to a high rise in Italy with a built-in forest, we examine the world's most extraordinary buildings, bridges, and lifts, reveal their design sec…

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Season 5, Episode 2
Earthquakes & Exoskeletons — Monday, August 3, 2026 on Smithsonian Channel
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When does How Did They Build That? come out?

How Did They Build That? returns with season 5, episode 2 ("Earthquakes & Exoskeletons") on Monday, August 3, 2026, airing on Smithsonian Channel. That is tomorrow.

There is 2 upcoming episodes on the schedule, running through Monday, August 10, 2026. The show is currently in production.

Upcoming episodes

EpTitleAir dateWhen
S5 E2 Earthquakes & Exoskeletons Aug 3, 2026 Tomorrow
S5 E3 Cables Cars & Rooftop Parks Aug 10, 2026 Next week