| Description |
5 videodiscs (60 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
"Explore the greatest engineering feats of modern times"--Container. |
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Videodisc release of a 2000 television production. |
| Funding |
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers ; Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers and Siemens. |
| Summary |
The series (five parts) introduces the courageous creators and builders and reveals the deadly disasters and personal triumphs behind these breathtaking structures. |
| Contents |
[pt. 1] Dams / written, produced, directed by Judith Dwan Hallet & Larry Klein ; ed. by Sam Green -- [pt. 2] Tunnels / written, produced, directed by Eugenie Vink ; ed. by Mickey Green -- [pt. 3] Skyscrapers / written, produced, directed by Joseph McMaster ; ed. by Jonathan Sahula -- [pt. 4] Domes / written, produced, directed by Tom Levenson ; ed. by Stephanie Munroe -- [pt. 5] Bridges / written, produced, directed by Larry Klein & Mark Olshaker ; ed. by Sam Green |
| Note |
Special features: DVD-ROM access to printable building activity instructions for "Building small with Kenny and Caroline from Zoom", and the BuildingBig website. |
| Language |
Closed captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Architecture as Topic -- Design and construction.
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Building -- Design and construction.
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Dams -- Design and construction.
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Domes -- Design and construction.
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Skyscrapers -- Design and construction.
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Tunnels -- Design and construction.
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Bridges -- Design and construction.
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Structural design.
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| Genre/Form |
Educational television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Macaulay, David. Host.
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Hallet, Judith Dwan, 1941- Producer. Screenwriter. Director.
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Vink, Eugenie. Producer. Screenwriter. Director.
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McMaster, Joseph. Producer. Screenwriter. Director.
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Levenson, Tom. Producer. Screenwriter. Director.
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Olshaker, Mark, 1951- Producer. Screenwriter. Director.
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Klein, Larry. Producer. Screenwriter. Director.
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Apsell, Paula S.
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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| Added Title |
Building big (Television program)
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| ISBN |
1593751982 set |
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1593752091 ([1]) |
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1593752121 ([2]) |
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1593752113 ([3]) |
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1593752105 ([4]) |
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1593752083 ([5]) |
| Music No. |
WG32219 WGBH (set) |
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WG32249 WGBH ([1]) |
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WG32259 WGBH ([2]) |
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WG32269 WGBH ([3]) |
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WG32279 WGBH ([4]) |
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WG32289 WGBH ([5]) |
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