
Made by Destruction
Plastic bottles become chairs; rubber tires become flowerpots; a steel chunk becomes a turntable.

Plastic bottles become chairs; rubber tires become flowerpots; a steel chunk becomes a turntable.

Foam coolers become decorative frames; phones become engagement rings; turbines become fiberglass.

X-ray film becomes pure silver coins; heart pine beams become cabinets; bikes become race cars.

Mining unwanted wire to make a bronze trophy; old sails become tote bags; joists become guitars.

People work together to recycle refrigerators to help people in need; batteries get a second life.

Immortality comes when a loved one's remains get pressed into a diamond.

Recycling shopping carts into manhole covers; changing used toilet paper rolls into foosball tables.

TV sets become copper pots; processing protein into cocktail dresses; plastic bags become pavement.

Engineers construct an underwater tunnel in Istanbul, Turkey.

Danny Forster designs, builds and rides some of the world's greatest roller-coasters.

Miners work to dig two huge tunnels to supply fresh water to Southern California.

A cultural center overlooks the medieval city of Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

The heavy-lift ship transports one of the largest cargoes in one piece.

Dredger must cut through volcanic rock; a rig wreaks havoc; a chopper faces a test.

A backhoe dredges New York harbor to make way for larger cargo ships; revolutionary firetruck.

Danny Forster gets a crash course in using heavy equipment and getting lunch for the foreman.

Exploring the construction of a U.S. Navy destroyer; Danny looks at how this high-tech ship works.

Danny explores the construction of modular homes; their journey from factory to final site.

Danny lends a hand in the construction of the Palazzo, a high-end hotel and casino.

Danny Forster travels to Florida to see how the world's biggest cruise ships are created.