Explains how science and technology influence the designs of buildings and structures, describing the forces that act upon bridges, dams, towers, and more, and discussing the energy-efficient aspects of building designs.

Introduction -- Strung on a wire -- Girders, trusses, and cantilevers -- Arches -- From arches to domes -- Building high -- Feature: burj khalifa -- Building new homes -- Earthquake proofing -- Holding back the river -- Canals -- Going underground -- The structures of the future -- Fact file.