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73 videos

18:14

urban planning and road designExplainer

Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]

Not Just Bikes

8.3M views · 2021-04-26

12 HN recommenders

29:36

how buildings change over timeDocumentary

1. How Buildings Learn - Stewart Brand - 1 of 6 - “Flow”

Stewart Brand

115.3K views · 2012-06-10

8 HN recommenders

16:48

power grid failureExplainer

What Really Happened During the Texas Power Grid Outage?

Practical Engineering

3.7M views · 2021-03-23

6 HN recommenders

30:36

orbital ringsExplainer

Orbital Rings

Isaac Arthur

421.5K views · 2017-06-29

4 HN recommenders

11:54

engineering methodExplainer

Building a Cathedral without Science or Mathematics: The Engineering Method Explained

engineerguy

1.1M views · 2023-05-09

5 HN recommenders

9:13

pumped hydro storageExplainer

World's Largest Batteries - (Pumped Storage)

Practical Engineering

1.9M views · 2019-10-31

4 HN recommenders

32:55

neom the lineCommentary

Neom - The Line - The Rise and Fall of Saudi Arabia's Linear City.

Patrick Boyle

3.2M views · 2024-04-16

2 HN recommenders

14:09

primitive buildingDemo

Primitive Technology: Tiled Roof Hut

Primitive Technology

91.3M views · 2015-09-05

3 HN recommenders

2:16

tuned mass dampersDemo

Taipei 101 Damper movement on 12 May 08

phuaalvin

1.2M views · 2008-05-14

4 HN recommenders

4:34

bay model engineering historyExplainer

This giant model stopped a terrible plan

Tom Scott

10M views · 2016-12-01

5 HN recommenders

12:13

high-speed rail in chinaExplainer

Why China Is so Good at Building Railways

Wendover Productions

8.7M views · 2018-11-13

4 HN recommenders

1:45

reversing alarmsExplainer

Why Do Reversing Trucks Not Beep Any More?

Tom Scott

1.6M views · 2014-01-24

3 HN recommenders

5:21

home constructionTutorial

EC's Big Announcement

Essential Craftsman

468.8K views · 2017-05-25

4 HN recommenders

24:18

earthship homesDocumentary

New Earthships capture more energy, water & food at lower cost

Kirsten Dirksen

2.3M views · 2020-07-12

3 HN recommenders

1:12:05

underground tunnel transitTalk

The Boring Company Information Session

The Boring Company

448K views · 2018-05-18

3 HN recommenders

47:33

office-to-residential conversionPodcast

What It Really Takes to Convert an Office Building to Apartments | Odd Lots

Bloomberg Podcasts

5K views · 2023-07-06

3 HN recommenders

28:44

arcologies and megastructuresExplainer

Arcologies

Isaac Arthur

397K views · 2016-07-01

3 HN recommenders

7:31

rotating house engineeringExplainer

I thought this rotating house was impossible.

Tom Scott

8.3M views · 2023-07-10

4 HN recommenders

9:34

roman vs modern concreteExplainer

Was Roman Concrete Better?

Practical Engineering

2.7M views · 2018-10-29

4 HN recommenders

17:44

traditional moroccan craftsmanshipDocumentary

Building the Moroccan Court

The Met

1.6M views · 2013-08-08

2 HN recommenders

9:11

concrete and civil engineeringExplainer

What is Concrete?

Practical Engineering

2.5M views · 2018-03-27

2 HN recommenders

22:05

las vegas loop transitCommentary

The Vegas Loop Is Getting Progressively More Stupid

Ray Delahanty | CityNerd

1.3M views · 2025-08-06

2 HN recommenders

14:14

earth-sheltered housingDocumentary

Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K

Kirsten Dirksen

3.7M views · 2016-04-18

2 HN recommenders

5:20

rooftopping

Shanghai Tower (650 meters)

On The Roofs

97.4M views · 2014-02-12

2 HN recommenders

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