Time-Lapse

Christchurch school gets a lesson in demolition. It’s been quite a while since we last featured any footage from New Zealand. In fact, ever since the post-quake clean-up operations drew to a close, the country has largely reverted to its former status as a quiet corner of the demolition world. So we’re delighted to be…Read moreRead more

New film captures demolition of Coventry’s Station Tower. Regular visitors will recall that we recently brought you some amateur footage of Armac Group’s work on Coventry’s Station Tower. Well we’re delighted to now bring you something a little more professional. The time-lapse video (below) charts the demolition of the 14-storey block that sat alongside Coventry’s…Read moreRead more

Video footage of DSM’s high reach work in Birmingham. The following video is aimed primarily at our readers in Texas, California and Australia who insist on send us videos where skies are blue, the sun seemingly never sets, and landscapes are constantly bathed in summertime. Things are a bit different here in the UK as…Read moreRead more

Florida says goodbye to St Petersburg Pier. The inverted pyramid of the St Petersburg Pier has stood as an iconic landmark on Florida’s coastline for many years. But with plans for a redevelopment of the waterfront location now agreed, that landmark has been erased from the skyline. This time-lapse video – which covers the works…Read moreRead more

Video footage of deck removal as landmark Californian bridge is replaced. The Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge was built from 1946 to 1948 by the US Navy. The striking north-south lift-span bridge casts a steel-pillar shape over the port landscape, carrying countless trucks and automobiles between Terminal Island and the mainland where Wilmington and Long…Read moreRead more

Disused building comes down at Dusseldorf airport. The following video – shot at Dusseldorf Airport in Germany – is over-long. But stick with it to the two minute mark when the time-lapse section kicks in. There’s some great footage here including the extensive use of a protective curtain slung from a mobile crane:

New film captures beauty of power station demolition. We have been following the progress of power station demolition specialist Brown and Mason as the company slowly eradicates the Cockenzie power station from the landscape. We have brought you several films, including this spectacular twin-stack implosion. But we have never seen the power station (and its…Read moreRead more

Time lapse video captures bridge demolition and the clean-up operation. As part of plans to redevelop the Alliance Manchester Business School, the Precinct Centre Bridge over Oxford Road was demolished in the summer of this year. The 46-year-old bridge was taken down to make room for improved student and staff facilities, and to provide new…Read moreRead more

Time-lapse captures dismantling of Canadian bridge. The old Port Mann Bridge has been completely dismantled and demolition work is now complete. As part of the new Trans-Canada Highway, this iconic bridge spanned the Fraser River between Surrey and Coquitlam in British Columbia and opened in 1964. The construction of the new 10 lane Port Mann…Read moreRead more