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The Best Episodes of Build It Bigger Season 5

Every episode of Build It Bigger Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Build It Bigger Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Build It Bigger Season 5 Episode 1 - Rebuilding New York's Subway
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    #1 - Rebuilding New York's Subway

    S5:E1

    Danny takes us to New York City, where the largest public works project in the country is happening: a $15 billion expansion of the NYC transit system. He heads 150 feet underground to find out what can be done without shutting down the city above.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Build It Bigger Season 5 Episode 2 - Drought-Proofing Australia
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    #2 - Drought-Proofing Australia

    S5:E2

    After 13 years of record-breaking droughts Melbourne looks to secure its future with a $3.5 billion desalination plant that will turn saltwater into freshwater. Danny joins crews as they build two undersea tunnels, 29 buildings and 52 miles of pipeline

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Build It Bigger Season 5 Episode 3 - Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation
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    #3 - Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation

    S5:E3

    After decades of Soviet occupation, Azerbaijan is reinventing itself. With a $6 billion a year renovation and over 500 new developments, Danny Forster goes behind the scenes of Baku's construction projects: the Flame Towers and Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Build It Bigger Season 5 Episode 4 - London's Olympic Aquatic Stadium
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    #4 - London's Olympic Aquatic Stadium

    S5:E4

    The London Aquatics Centre will host 44 swimming & diving events during the 2012 Olympics and live on as a new addition to the London landscape. Danny Forster goes with crews as they construct one of the most advanced swimming facilities ever built.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Build It Bigger Season 5 Episode 5 - Constructing Serbia's Largest Bridge
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    #5 - Constructing Serbia's Largest Bridge

    S5:E5

    Danny Forster joins crews as they construct Serbia's newest national icon. The Sava River Bridge in Belgrade will be the world's largest single pylon cable stayed bridge and improve a critical freight corridor connecting central Europe to the East.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Build It Bigger Season 5 Episode 6 - Amsterdam's Futuristic Floating City
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    #6 - Amsterdam's Futuristic Floating City

    S5:E6

    The Netherlands is running out of land. Nearly 70% of its land, which comprises half its population lies beneath sea level. Rather than fight back the sea, engineers are radically making it an ally, using it to create real estate where none exists.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Build It Bigger Season 5 Episode 7 - Building Mumbai's Modern Airport
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    #7 - Building Mumbai's Modern Airport

    S5:E7

    The $2 billion Mumbai Airport Expansion project is one of India's most ambitious undertakings ever. If they succeed, it could completely change the way airports are designed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Build It Bigger Season 5 Episode 8 - Turkey's Mammoth Hydropower Dam
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    #8 - Turkey's Mammoth Hydropower Dam

    S5:E8

    Crews are now carving out the Turkey's largest construction site in the country's most challenging terrain by building one of the tallest and strongest dams ever made.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Rebuilding New York's Subway" is the best rated episode of "Build It Bigger" season 5. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/8/2011. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Drought-Proofing Australia".