Built Environment

Architecture, urban planning, infrastructure, and housing

4 episodes

#2117: The Physics of Finding Life Under Rubble

How search and rescue teams use engineering, radar, and sound to find survivors in collapsed buildings.

structural-engineeringemergency-preparednesssensory-processing
Architecture & Design

#1976: How Cities Survive 11,000 Years

From Jericho's water spring to Aleppo's Silk Road fortress, discover the secrets of 11,000 years of urban survival.

urban-planningpolitical-historygeopolitics
Urban Planning

#1795: Living in a Tin Can on Mercury, Mars, or Venus

Explore the wild psychology and engineering needed to build cities on Mercury, Mars, and Venus.

architectureurban-planninghuman-factors
Architecture & Design

#1742: The Golden Cage of Dimona

Dimona offers property at 1/8th the price of Tel Aviv, but a massive "opportunity gap" keeps the city marooned.

israelnuclear-proliferationinfrastructure
Housing & Rental