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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Build It Bigger Season 4 Episode 5 - South African Gold Mine
    9.4/10(16 votes)

    #1 - South African Gold Mine

    S4:E5

    Travel to the deepest place on Earth, Johannesburg, South Africa's Mponeng Gold Mine. South Africa's economy depends on gold, but recently, productivity has plummeted. Now, Mponeng is fighting back by digging deeper than man has ever gone, towards an untapped gold reef worth $10 billion. Setting a new depth record every day, workers blast through super-heated rock nearly 3 miles down, in the most remote and dangerous construction site on the planet.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Build It Bigger Season 4 Episode 8 - Gotthard Base Tunnel
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Gotthard Base Tunnel

    S4:E8

    Welcome to the world's longest worksite —thirty- five miles long. Right now, Switzerland's government is spending $18 billion to revolutionize European transit, using the world's largest Tunnel Boring Machine to build the longest tunnel in history — the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Connecting from Southern Germany to Northern Italy, the GBT will circumvent the winding mountain passes that serve as the current transit system, getting people and goods across the Alps up to 3 times faster, and safer than ever before.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Build It Bigger Season 3 Episode 5 - Panama Canal
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Panama Canal

    S3:E5

    Once the largest and most expensive engineering project the world had ever seen, the Panama Canal is in danger of becoming obsolete. Join host Danny Forster as he explores the new, $5.25 Billion expansion project.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Build It Bigger Season 4 Episode 1 - Singapore Sky Park
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Singapore Sky Park

    S4:E1

    Danny Forster takes us to Singapore, where the tiny island nation is doing something that's never been done before — building the first ever Skypark. A modern version of the hanging gardens of Babylon, this 7000-ton urban oasis will hang 650 feet in the air on top of 3 soaring skyscrapers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Build It Bigger Season 1 Episode 5 - Big Easy Rebuild
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Big Easy Rebuild

    S1:E5

    Danny travels to New Orleans, LA to assist in rebuilding levees damaged during Hurricane Katrina.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Build It Bigger Season 2 Episode 5 - Boot Camp
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Boot Camp

    S2:E5

    In this episode Danny goes to construction boot camp.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Build It Bigger Season 3 Episode 1 - Dallas Cowboys Stadium
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Dallas Cowboys Stadium

    S3:E1

    Behold the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. 3 million square feet. 73 acres. Costing over $1.1 billion dollars. Room for 100,000 fans. Join host Danny Forster as we explore the largest football stadium ever constructed in the United States.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Build It Bigger Season 3 Episode 2 - City Center Las Vegas
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #8 - City Center Las Vegas

    S3:E2

    Danny visits CityCenter, a mega-resort erected in Las Vegas that aims to improve the city's image.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Build It Bigger Season 1 Episode 4 - Sakhalin Oil and Ice
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #9 - Sakhalin Oil and Ice

    S1:E4

    Danny travels to a remote Russian island for the construction site of the Sakhalin Oil and Gas Complex. The multi-billion dollar project is designed to drill for oil and gas in the northern Pacific. Danny gets some first-hand experience in constructing this mega facility.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Build It Bigger Season 1 Episode 6 - Space Tower
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Space Tower

    S1:E6

    Danny travels to Spain for the site of the Torre del Espacio or Space Tower.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Build It Bigger Season 2 Episode 1 - Coaster Build Off
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Coaster Build Off

    S2:E1

    In the premiere episode of Build it Bigger, host Danny Forster goes on-site to the construction of two different roller coasters. One is a traditional wooden coaster, and the other a modern steel coaster. Danny works with the construction crews as they assemble various segments of the tracks.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Build It Bigger Season 2 Episode 3 - World's Tallest Skyscraper
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    #12 - World's Tallest Skyscraper

    S2:E3

    Danny travels to the building site of the Shanghai World Financial Center, soon to be the world's tallest skyscraper, to help with the construction.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Build It Bigger Season 2 Episode 8 - Floating City
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Floating City

    S2:E8

    Danny travels to Florida to discover how some of the worlds biggest cruise ships are made, and finds himself in Finland helping with the construction process.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Build It Bigger Season 3 Episode 3 - Hong Kong Bridge
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Hong Kong Bridge

    S3:E3

    Host Danny Forster heads to China's south coast to climb atop the nearly completed Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong. This $343 million dollar engineering marvel has a 3,340-foot main span, making it the world's 2nd longest cable-stayed bridge

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Build It Bigger Season 3 Episode 7 - Abu Dhabi
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Abu Dhabi

    S3:E7

    Host Danny Forster visits the $500 billion Al Raha Beach development in Abu Dhabi, where they reclaim land from the sea and erect buildings that will revolutionize the world of architecture.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Build It Bigger Season 4 Episode 2 - Rio De Janeiro's Power Island Project
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Rio De Janeiro's Power Island Project

    S4:E2

    Rio de Janeiro was recently awarded the two biggest sporting events in the world — the Olympics and World Cup. But before they'll be ready, they still have one major problem — frequent widespread blackouts. So now, Brazil is currently building one of the largest hydroelectric projects in the world. Host Danny Forster takes us into the wilderness 100 miles from Rio, where workers are rapidly building 5 massive canals, and tunneling through 7 mountains, to move a powerful river through two dams — all to make sure that while the whole world is watching Rio, the lights stay on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Build It Bigger Season 4 Episode 3 - Building a Better New Orleans
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Building a Better New Orleans

    S4:E3

    Five years after hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is reinventing hurricane protection, with the largest public works project in U.S. history. The centerpiece of the project — a massive 2-mile long, 26-foot high storm surge barrier — is designed to defend against the fiercest storms on earth. Brad Pitt's Make it Right foundation is also pitching in to help rebuild, constructing 150 of the most hurricane resistant homes in the world, in New Orleans' most devastated neighborhood. But with hurricane season looming, engineers have just 18 months to protect the Big Easy before the next hurricane hits.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Build It Bigger Season 1 Episode 3 - Biggest Warship
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Biggest Warship

    S1:E3

    Danny travels to Newport News, VA to the dry-dock containing the USS George Bush, the newest, and largest aircraft carrier of the US fleet. The ship is halfway through construction. Massive cranes are used to assemble sections of the ship constructed nearby.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Build It Bigger Season 1 Episode 2 - Megatunnel
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Megatunnel

    S1:E2

    Danny travels to Kuala Lumpur to the site of a massive tunneling project. In order to ease flooding issues the Malayan government chose to build a tunnel beneath the city to divert floodwater. The tunnel will be split into two layers, with one being used as a toll-road to ease congestion on the roads of the city.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Build It Bigger Season 4 Episode 7 - Overhauling The Bay Bridge
    6.7/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Overhauling The Bay Bridge

    S4:E7

    The overhaul of the Bay Bridge is one of the biggest construction projects in the country right now. After almost a decade, California is nearing the crucial end of what has become its most expensive public works project ever, the $6 billion dollar rebuilding and earthquake-proofing of the Bay Bridge. This massive overhaul involves building an entirely new approach into San Francisco, retrofitting the 4.5-mile double suspension bridge with more than 17 million pounds of structural steel and completely replacing the 2.2-mile cantilever bridge with a self-anchored suspension bridge, a skyway, and new touchdown into Oakland.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Build It Bigger Season 4 Episode 6 - Melbourne Stadium
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Melbourne Stadium

    S4:E6

    The Victorian government has invested nearly $270 million to create one of the most innovative stadiums ever built — the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. Melbourne wanted their new stadium to be the crown jewel of their sports district — an icon for the entire city — so they've commissioned the most structurally innovative arena in the southern hemisphere. The stadium will be a living, breathing work of art on the outside, and the ultimate athlete and spectator experience on the inside.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Build It Bigger Season 1 Episode 1 - Superstadium
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Superstadium

    S1:E1

    Danny Forster travels to Phoenix, AZ to find the construction site of the new football stadium for the Arizona Cardinals. Danny goes behind the scenes of the construction of the facade of the new stadium. He works on joining railroad track sections together. The tracks will be used to move the natural grass playing surface of the stadium outside for natural light.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Build It Bigger Season 2 Episode 2 - Battle Machines
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Battle Machines

    S2:E2

    Danny goes to the Fort Knox Armor Center to get hands on experience with an M1 Abrams tank.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Build It Bigger Season 2 Episode 4 - Super Fast Warship
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Super Fast Warship

    S2:E4

    Danny travels to the Bath Iron Works in Maine to assist in the construction of a modern warship. He takes a behind the scenes look at how they add the finishing touches.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Build It Bigger Season 2 Episode 6 - Fault Zone Tunnel
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Fault Zone Tunnel

    S2:E6

    Danny goes to Southern California to assist in the drilling of water supply tunnels. He goes 1000 feet under a mountain range to help with the construction.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"South African Gold Mine" is the best rated episode of "Build It Bigger". It scored 9.4/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/7/2010. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Gotthard Base Tunnel".