Suspended 565m above China’s remote south-west mountains, the Beipanjiang Bridge took decades to construct and has revolutionised bridge-building around the world.
Although not as widely known as the Great Wall, the karez – and its vast maze of underground tunnels – is one of China’s most recognized ancient engineering feats.
This unique architectural idea was medieval India’s ingenious answer to perennial water shortage.
Switzerland's 15th-Century farmers and vintners had a dangerously creative solution to irrigating their mountainous land that's still in use today.
While no one is sure exactly why these ingenious islets were were constructed, they provide a unique window on human life all the way back to Neolithic times in Britain.
Divided by an immense reservoir, the town of Sangkhlaburi, Thailand, is held together by the second-longest freestanding wooden bridge in the world.
The 8.2km-long Atlantic Ocean Road connects Averøy to mainland Norway, revealing extraordinary views as it hops from island to island.
Iran’s wind catchers stand as a reminder of how ancient civilisations have adapted to the region’s harsh desert environment.
Dating back around 3,000 years, the qanat is an ingenious and sustainable solution to Iran’s dearth of easily accessible water.
