Plot Synopsis

SUPER SKYSCRAPERS is a four-part series the follows the creation of a new generation of skyscrapers, which push the limits of engineering, technology and design to become greener, stronger, smarter and more luxurious than their predecessors. Each 60-minute episode features a different building, including: One World Trade Center, which was recently judged to be the tallest building in the western hemisphere and represents the history of the site and the duty to rebuild from the ashes of Ground Zero; London's Leadenhall Building, nicknamed The Cheese Grater, which had its pieces constructed off-site, delivered to the location and stacked and bolted together like a giant Lego set; China's Shanghai Tower, the country's tallest and the world's second-tallest building, which is a collection of businesses, services and hotels boasting a population equal to the country of Monaco; and One57 in Manhattan, dubbed The Billionaire Building, which will be the tallest residential tower in the western hemisphere, boasting condominiums with double-height ceilings, full-floor apartments, bathrooms clad in the finest Italian marble, and unprecedented views of Central Park.