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Strip The City

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How do Dubai's super skyscrapers stand on the sand? What keeps San Francisco's biggest structures anchored during earthquakes? Find out and explore the geological, architectural and technological foundations of the world's largest cities in ‘Strip The City'. Stunning CGI animation peels back walls, rolls up tarmac, drains oceans and rivers, and slices through rock to expose the hidden infrastructure beneath London, Rome, Dubai, Sydney, Toronto and San Francisco. Meanwhile, leading engineers and geologists reveal the robust designs, ingenious technologies and teams of forward thinking professionals who keep each metropolis running smoothly. From the vast network of transport tunnels beneath London to the snowstorm proof towers of Toronto, uncover the geological and structural wonders that continue to shape the cities and lives of the people who live there.