TY - ADVS ED - Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) TI - High-Risk High-Rise U1 - 720/.483 20 PY - 2022///] CY - [United States] PB - [PBS Direct] KW - Skyscrapers KW - Design and construction KW - Juvenile literature KW - Documentary films KW - lcgft N1 - Widescreen edition; [Typographic symbols and accents removed for systems compatibility.]; Rating: TVMA N2 - Every year, hundreds of new skyscrapers are built around the globe. As nations vie for prestige and developers look to maximize limited urban space, these shimmering towers are rising higher and higher. In China alone, dozens of buildings reach over 1,000 feet, with a few approaching 2,000 feet. But for all their impressive engineering, are these buildings safe? ER -