Bloomberg
See the Futuristic Elevators That Move in Every Direction
Dec. 5 -- 160 years after its invention, the elevator is getting a major makeover. German company ThyssenKrupp is developing the world's first cable-less system that could revolutionize the shape and height of our future skyscrapers....
Bloomberg
Dubai Tower Sees Second Blaze in Two Years
Aug.06 -- Cluttons Head of Research Faisal Durrani discusses the fire at Dubai's Torch Tower and talks about London's real estate market. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: Middle East."
Sky News
Chinese Savers Shaken By Stock Market Chaos
VOICED: Asian Stocks Fell in Early trading following a weak performance on Wall Street where the Dow dropped 115 points. Many small investors in China are worried the big profits they have built up are about to disappear. Showing Beijing...
Bloomberg
Glencore-Rio Merger a Certainty for Mining Banker
Nov. 25 -- Hedge funds are preparing for a combination of Glencore and Rio Tino after prominent London mining banker Ian Hannam told them the takeover will finally happen in the near future. Bloomberg's Matthew Campbell examines the M&A...
Bridgeman Arts
City sites and people in Europe, 1969
Clip 1 from the 'The First Step: President Nixon's European Visit', a film produced by the United States Information Agency in 1969, covering Richard Nixon's European visits and meetings. In this clip, a narrator talks over a shot of the...
Bridgeman Arts
R100 Airship construction, aerial shots London, C19th engineers, battleships
Clip from Centenary, an award-winning documentary (BISFA Gold Award 1967 best UK documentary) made by Peter Baylis & John Edwards, a duo who won BISFA Gold for a record-breaking three years running. 'Centenary' was sponsored by Vickers &...
Bridgeman Arts
New York City and London. 1960s
Clip 3 from 'Oslo, The Viking Capital' (Oslo, Ville des Vikings) from the 1960s, an animated film about vikings in Oslo. City scene of a New York skycraper, and a shot of Piccadilly Circus in London.
Physics Girl
Impossible Zero G Skyscraper
What happens if you build a skyscraper so tall it breaks the laws of physics? This hypothetical scenario leads to an interesting discussion of Newtonian forces and the imaginary forces that explain them. As part of a larger series on...
Khan Academy
Scale of the Large, Scale of the Universe, Cosmology & Astronomy
Sal makes a relatable comparison for pupils to understand the universe's relative size. The progression from a man's size to a galaxy's size is explained in terms of each object relative to the next. The multiple objects we can process...
TED-Ed
Will There Ever Be a Mile-High Skyscraper?
It seems like skyscrapers are getting taller and taller these days. An interesting video explains the challenges of constructing tall skyscrapers. It uses several examples of existing buildings to show how engineers overcome these...
Crash Course
Skyscrapers, Statics, and Dynamics: Crash Course Engineering #26
You definitely don't want skyscrapers to sway too much. An informative video discusses statics and dynamics, equilibrium, forces, and torque. It uses the Citicorp Building as an example to illustrate the danger of quartering winds and...
PBS
Pbs: City of Cranes
This fourteen-minute video looks at the cranes that are everywhere in a city's skyline today. It takes you into the world of crane operators and lets you see the world from the cab of a crane. The video is accompanied by information...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Designing the Citigroup Skyscraper
This video segment adapted from the PBS series "Building Big" shows how a structural engineer overcame the challenges of building New York's Citigroup skyscraper over a church by using triangles to add muscle and stability to the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: It's Cool to Be a Civil Engineer
Who decides how massive structures like skyscrapers are made? This video segment adapted from the PBS series "Building Big" showcases the job of a civil engineer. [3:11]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: What Is the Engineering Design Process?
This video segment adapted from "Building Big" outlines the step-by-step design process used by engineers. Includes background reading, discussion questions, and teaching tips. [4:50]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Tall Buildings a Cut Above the Rest
Architect Antony Wood discusses what makes a skyscraper great. Innovations include features that adapt to the environment, enrich the lives of their inhabitants, are sustainable, and are beautiful to look at. Aired June 22, 2012 [8:49min]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Deconstructing a Skyscraper
Author Kate Ascher dissects the architecture and engineering of a modern skyscraper.