Building Invincible: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

For years, America's skylines have been at the mercy of the elements - subjected to tornadoes, earthquakes and hurricanes that wreak havoc to city structures directly in their firing line. No building has been truly safe from Mother Nature's fury... until now.

Building Invincible goes inside what it takes to keep these structures surviving and thriving in the face of the worst Mother Nature can throw at them. From the Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago, a tornado-proof skyscraper reinforced with enough concrete to fill 57 Olympic-sized pools; to Miami's Marlins Park, an aerodynamic stadium built to endure the ravage of hurricanes; to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, built with shock absorbers so large it can withstand the power of a massive earthquake, "Building Invincible" explores the most innovative and radical structures technology has to offer. Through revealing their clever design and construction techniques specifically engineered to combat ferocious weather, these giants have proven themselves a rival to Mother Nature's wrath.

Series details

• Title: Building Invincible
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2014-03-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-04-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The Weather Channel
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23653
• TVDB ID: 321059

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-03-30; final listed air date 2014-04-13; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Building Invincible on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.