EdX User Stories
On this page you will find a list of stories uploaded by edX students.
Inhotim / MG / Brazil
Nicius
2015-04-22
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1429667936529214.jpg "Construction used to be a localised activity, but with the advancement of...
Washington, DC, USA
akolasny
2015-04-22
(http://www.nps.gov/thje/faqs.htm) In this case, it may be more symbolic but still conveys the concept of not using local materials. "The...
ZARAGOZA. SPAIN. TWO THOUSAND YEARS OLD
ANACRUZBETANCUR
2014-12-11
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Task 1
RicardoNeves
2014-12-11
"Construction used to be a localised activity, but with the advancement of construction processes and construction materials almost every...
Contrasting materials
RaduTeo
2014-12-10
The photo is taken in the small city of Barjols, Provence, south of France (known for its Mediterranean local stone), at the boarder of...
Task 1 - Dockwise Vanguard
forwards
2014-12-10
Picture of the Dockwise Vanguard moored at the Holland Amerikakade in Rotterdam, the largest heavy-load ship in the world. To me, a...
Extension in The Netherlands
G_rad
2014-12-10
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14182207193676697.jpg in this picture; belgian tiles, american doggie door and indonesian wood....
Single family house in Germany
karoln
2014-12-10
![Single family house in Germany - under construction][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14182108366809638.jpg
Singapore Green Buildings & Construction
GrantHume
2014-12-10
![enter image description here][1] Designed to exemplify Singapore’s ideal of a ‘city in a garden’, South Beach’s central feature is a...
Global Building Materials
gbettoney
2014-12-10
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Concrete dimension
RenzoJ
2014-12-10
There is a large production of cement in the region, more specifically in the city with the biggest cement company in south of the country....
Concrete dimension
RenzoJ
2014-12-10
There is a large production of cement in the region, more specifically in the city with the biggest cement company in south of the country....
New Construction - San Francisco
rendodge
2014-12-10
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Gherkin. London. UK.
maciejsokolnicki
2014-12-10
The glazing of the facade was manufacture in UK. Wooden panels used in office space was brought from Sweden. Floor stone tiles in the lobby...
International building materials
MicScu
2014-12-10
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181695419828797.jpg This building is being constructed from components manufactured in many...
Alexandria - Egypt
92lou2a
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181694777558392.jpg
Task1 / Globalized economy in building construction
FernandoRM
2014-12-09
The structure of the property is mixed, steel and reinforced concrete. The coatings, steel, glass, natural stone and plasterboard plates....
Old made new
AlexanderMcGill
2014-12-09
The retained features are local brick and stone from a quarry not an hour's drive away, and I assume (given all of the construction of the...
Construction Site | Basic Material
GeorgePapam
2014-12-09
Together with the structural design class, we made a visit to a construction site in northern Athens. We were introduced to conventional...
Tokyo Building Site
Derekarch
2014-12-09
![enter image description here][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/141816803152483.jpg
TASK 1 - GLOBALIZED ECONOMY
RenosP
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181677276884971.jpg For economic reasons as well as efficiency, even in areas of cultural...
Task 1_globalized economy
kasiaos
2014-12-09
Though using local building materials the construction site of today very often is dependent on elements like the scaffolding and other...
Digicel Jamaica - The Globalized #SmartBuilding
TcmHayles
2014-12-09
Digicel’s push to build this building came about as one of the Jamaica government’s push to increase investment in the Island and to also...
Vertical construction in Guadalajara
Jesusdelacruz
2014-12-09
A lack of land for future development trend of housing in big cities - over in Asia, Europe and Latin America-s vertical construction. ...
Is Everything in China "Made in China"?
VincentAB
2014-12-09
[1]: http://s23.postimg.org/l5qneh9qj/DSC_0213.jpg One of the main cliches of globalization is that China produces (almost) everything...
Glass & Cement
JuanFabuel
2014-12-09
Glass: north Syria, Mesopotamia or Ancient Egypt Cement: Ancient Greece and Ancient Romans Although the origins of these materials are...
Charles Hotel, Munich
zeitgeistStud
2014-12-09
Moreover it's a very good example for the globalized economy in building construction, because its facade is mostly built of a bright...
Globalized economy
camilarosaf
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181632289724267.jpg the Catedral in Maringa- Brasil is made of concrete, that is abundant in...
Concrete scratches the forest
lok1508
2014-12-09
![hong kong slope][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181611754442057.jpg
Quartermile Edinburgh
S31
2014-12-09
http://www.scotsman.com/news/battle-for-a-city-s-skyline-1-1406871 ![enter image description here][1] ![enter image description...
Quartermile Edinburgh
S31
2014-12-09
http://www.scotsman.com/news/battle-for-a-city-s-skyline-1-1406871 ![enter image description here][1] ![enter image description...
Task 1
AndyLockyer
2014-12-09
![enter image description here][1] This construction site uses many technologies and devices that were invented and developed outside of...
Station Arnhem
UnknownStudent
2014-12-09
The skelet is of steel, which is a contributor to modern cities. Also public transport is a meaning of modern transport (by train and...
Global Construction
saavento
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1418158770719927.jpg This bridge was prefabricated in modules and assembled on site. The arc,...
Nagpur India - SEZ Construction
NawinSona
2014-12-09
Shows an International Building in Special Economic Zone** ![INternational building construction][1] [1]:...
Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City
GABYFRUY
2014-12-09
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Eco-architecture - Benaki Museum, Athens/Greece
JKSouaila
2014-12-09
Greece for example, a country that mainly uses reinforced concrete as building material and local products (marbles, tiles, etc) has...
Al Hamra Tower, Curtain Wall ...
abusreei
2014-12-09
As we see it's Al Hamra Tower which became the icon of Kuwait City. Actually there are huge difference between Kuwait local materials and...
Task 1
Diego_80
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181547571578426.jpg Glass and aluminium, these two materials could be a good example of...
New technology for making roads from plastics and wastes
GAURAVIITRAM
2014-12-09
this shows the new technology for making roads of wastes and plastics.We can see that in modern era we use wastes ,plastics for making...
Task 1 - Building Construction - Morrope, Lambayeque
huarmi
2014-12-09
In this photo we see the replacement of traditional building materials by global or "noble": Adobe, versus brick and cement ...
Task 1 - Building Construction - Morrope, Lambayeque
huarmi
2014-12-09
In this photo we see the replacement of traditional building materials by global or "noble": Adobe, versus brick and cement ...
Task 1 - Building Construction - Morrope, Lambayeque
huarmi
2014-12-09
In this photo we see the replacement of traditional building materials by global or "noble": Adobe, versus brick and cement ...
Task 1: Construction Materials
Ivannasmoretti
2014-12-09
> advancement of construction processes and construction materials > almost every building contains components of a globalized economy." ...
Task 1: Construction Materials
Ivannasmoretti
2014-12-09
> advancement of construction processes and construction materials > almost every building contains components of a globalized economy." ...
Task 1: Construction Materials
Ivannasmoretti
2014-12-09
> advancement of construction processes and construction materials > almost every building contains components of a globalized economy." ...
How globalized is technology and the electronic features built into our urban environment?
KatharinaW
2014-12-09
I don't want to go deeper into the certification process and its criticism. The reason why I chose to take a picture of the apple...
Building construction in a global world
Ajoarriero
2014-12-09
Typical building material in the Mediterranean area are bricks and ceramic tiles, but global economy made it possible to have newer...
Brasilia, Brazil - materials
fercou
2014-12-09
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TS-01 Construction in Jamaica
AnXism
2014-12-09
Due to the mining of raw materials in the 1900s and natural disasters in Jamaica, the construction systems have typically been Portland...
Aveiro, Portugal
pbento
2014-12-09
![Aveiro][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181507091793236.jpg
Glass everywhere
AnupamaPodapati
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1418149549661220.jpg This is a picture of a mixed use building in the city of Hyderabad, India....
Concrete in the city, the transport challenge !
ppx
2014-12-09
In France, the main construction material is concrete. This material is very heavy. Even the city consume more foods and other goods than...
Concrete in the city, the transport challenge !
ppx
2014-12-09
In France, the main construction material is concrete. This material is very heavy. Even the city consume more foods and other goods than...
Task 1: Mumbai Mono
ShamikJoshi
2014-12-09
Official safety checks were performed by SMRT Corp of Singapore. ![enter image description here][1] [1]:...
Traditional building
Sjiel
2014-12-09
![enter image description here][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1418145206634975.jpg
global construction material used in local buildings
Padama
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1418144717230582.jpg The Metro rail in New Delhi, india is being constructed using global...
Johar Modern Market - Semarang, Indonesia
BugyArdhytio
2014-12-09
This is the photograph of Modern Johar Trade Mall in Semarang, Indonesia. It is an old (but still) modern market beside Johar Traditional...
GLA Building City Hall
Aspioxiana
2014-12-09
The GLA Building City Hall (on the left of the picture) is made of some parts that come from the globalized economy. The terrazzo floor...
Task.01 | Auditorium in Rome
_Valeria
2014-12-09
Renzo Piano has used for this project traditional materials of Rome: travertine to cover the steps of the auditorium, the foyer and...
Reichstagsgebäude Berlin
Pedroscaff
2014-12-09
When we look at this building we tend to think it was constructed with local materials since it is relatively old (build 1884–1894). But...
Bank Office Building in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
VladCocheci
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181380761420865.jpg ---------- This bank office building in Cluj-Napoca uses a curtain...
Global Building Construction
agcamacho
2014-12-09
**BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY, TAGUIG, PHILIPPINES** ![enter image description here][1] [1]:...
The Need for Economic Sustainability
Manualej
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181375196393813.jpg This picture was taken from the terrace of the Hotel Eurostars Gran...
Iraq - Sulaimaniyah (City Center)
sarkawt909
2014-12-09
- the building on the left side of the image shows the use of local red brick material for the facade. - while the two other building on...
Petronas Towers and the Globalized Economy
UrbNerd
2014-12-09
The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpure represent both the extent of the globalized economy's reach in construction as well as of local...
Task_01_Parth_Modi_Construction_approach
ParthModi
2014-12-09
The construction sites require the most materials not available locally and hence they import or export in order to promote globalization....
task 1
lial
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181340996952399.jpg This photograph has been taken at Malaysia depicting the famous Petronas...
Task 1 - Building Construction in Brazil
gabitflinhares
2014-12-09
![digite a descrição da imagem aqui][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181341731350619.jpg
Components of Globalized Economy in Construction
arihantjain007
2014-12-09
![enter image description here][2] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181327478717393.jpg [2]:...
Components of Globalized Economy in Construction
arihantjain007
2014-12-09
![enter image description here][2] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181327478717393.jpg [2]:...
Grenoble Bonne Neighbourhood under construction
JBourniquel
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1418133434133836.jpg On this picture (Quartier de Bonne, Grenoble, France, 2011), we can see :...
Protecting Greenery After Construction by utilizing Free Space
akshatvyas
2014-12-09
Its the most imp. aspect of today's city model. My photo shows the plantation of saplings on free space under ovepass after the...
Construction in Amsterdam
menn
2014-12-09
![Construction in Amsterdam Science Park][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181242272142359.jpg This is a picture of a...
Use of Wood as Constructional Material
BasharSawid
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181220627875126.jpg The wood is one of the famous construction material in the suburban areas...
Wooden Roof
zhavelka
2014-12-09
Pictured wooden roof is typical for historical Houses in Moravska Trebova (Czech republic). Wood is ideal material to build a Roof here. ...
Bamboo + Concrete
zackxconti
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1418115115818663.jpg This photo is from a very remote outdoor lounge in Yogyakarta in...
globalization effect to ASEAN construction
abramth
2014-12-09
![one construction building in Jakarta][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181128823214425.jpg Back to the vernacular...
Construction Material in Livermore, CA, USA
SatyamK
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181077373797532.jpeg The Building material for BJs Restaurant is El Dorado Stone
task 1 :CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
NiyatiM
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181048297464475.jpg
build
ptgupta
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180123649739106.jpg This is the image of almost completed hospital building. You can see the a...
against the grain
claudiavisa
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180878576910613.jpg Here is an image of a construction site from Bucharest, Romania. While I...
Task 1
kog2100
2014-12-09
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180829521544892.jpg This picture shows the foundation process of the construction of a...
Construction Project in DC
rxwilki
2014-12-08
Hello My name is Randy Wilkins. I live in Washington, D.C. Here is a Development Project near me. It is a mixed use development that...
Building site in Chiang Mai
Edugdiaz
2014-12-08
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SpaceTowerMadrid
agmenen
2014-12-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180738779393938.png Space Tower is the fourth tallest skyscraper in Spain and eleventh of the...
Alcobond
RudwanKiD
2014-12-08
while the ceramics on ground are local made every thing else is imported ![Administrative Building in Damascus][1] [1]:...
Building in France
jfgaillaud
2014-12-08
![saisir une description de l’image ici][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1418072502244185.jpg
Caminito
MarianaTanure
2014-12-08
I do not know if this would be the best term acoustic choice, but it was an accessible technology that characterized the site Caminito...
Greece, Athens: The involvment of globalized economy in construction
KonstantinosMegagiannis
2014-12-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180692976512843.jpg This picture depicts the change of the materials that are used in...
Use of local available construction mateial
VarunPratapSingh
2014-12-08
These data belongs to Rishikesh city where few people are constructing their home and other buildings with the help of locally available...
Goluchow castle
superkomputer
2014-12-08
This castle in my hometown in Goluchow, Poland was build in XVI century. During the renovation performed in XIX century materials from...
raw aluminium
jcmartinie
2014-12-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180653074532309.jpg
Qatar: Globilized economy in construction
StamosStamatiou
2014-12-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180588481169024.jpg Every construction project in Qatar icludes many examples that prove the...
Steel-Concrete Construction
natisnol
2014-12-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180585883594632.jpg This building it is located on the west part of Bogotá and actually it is...
Bustarviejo´s Town Hall
quajada
2014-12-08
We can see a building from the 20th century in the municipally of Bustarviejo, a small village 60 km away from Madrid. As we can see, its...
Global Building Materials
DRNTRAO
2014-12-08
The photograph depicts a library building of an upcoming private university near New Delhi, India. Building construction activities in...
recycling construction mateial
lulabalcha
2014-12-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1418048535364025.jpg
Task 1
MashhoodArif
2014-12-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180474606418709.jpg
Corian as facade
steve917
2014-12-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180464728698932.jpg Netherlands. The new STACK Building just around the corner uses 6mm thin...
Construction Globalization
Chloe_Ambruster
2014-12-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180430132917231.jpg It's quite fortunate that I'm going through a new real estate project...
Bamboo in West London
LuisaPag
2014-12-08
![enter image description here][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180413496730249.jpg
Globalisation of construction materials
nivetharamesh
2014-12-08
This image contains vernacular buildings of that region as well as newly constructed buildings which mainly used glass for exterior facade....
Condo Boom - Toronto, Canada
Lance101
2014-12-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180130844858388.jpg There is currently a condo boom in Toronto and we lead the western...
TAREA 1
AlexLopsu01
2014-12-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180119865339008.jpg
Building Construction in Brisbane
MattyStott
2014-12-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180099301312245.jpg Here we can see the construction of the new state government building, 1...
Task 1
DanielPadilla
2014-12-08
These panels are a good example of a global economy in the world of construction, many projects today use panels as a coating material for...
Building construction in Bari
Belle_K
2014-12-07
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14179867645705671.jpg This photo has been taken in Bari in the South of Italy, region Apuglia....
New and Newer
BenSmart
2014-12-07
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/141798573854224.jpg This image may be going on one piece of evidence, but the clear use of...
Globalized economy - Poznań
PiotrU
2014-12-07
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14179847395312646.jpg On this picture we can see construction yard in Poznań in Poland, a...
Task 1
Ibrahimkmin
2014-12-07
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14179776954559724.jpg The 887,000 sq feet KAPSARC campus was designed by world-renowned...
Asian workers in Dubai
enzo_messina
2014-12-07
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14179729645561529.jpg
Construction in Singapore
Jackty92
2014-12-07
In Singapore the construction material has a very close tie with the regional supply. As Singapore has not much resources on its own it...
specialized materials in Caracas
ratmiroff
2014-12-07
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14179683285861571.png here we look a mall with specialized material imported of EU, EEUU, and...
Building construction in kuwait
vaidyula
2014-12-07
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14179675171556861.jpg In kuwait except cement, every other material comes from other countries....
Building Construction
agelosts
2014-12-07
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14179653643926298.jpg
Rotterdam, the globalized city
bruperis
2014-12-07
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14179599034579849.jpg Probably Rotterdam, in The Netherlands, is one of the best example about...
VMV - Globalized Shower Infrastructure
VMV
2014-12-07
Tile - China First Shower fixture - USA Second Fixture - China
A NEW REINTERPRETATION OF THE WALL AROUND THE CITY
IsabelPi
2014-12-07
It is important to keep balance between the local economy and the global economy. The churches were built with local materials and a...
the old and the new
vk_rs
2014-12-07
! [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14179535434800165.jpg Here you can see the difference between the building style of the early...
Answer to Task 1
MatissH
2014-12-07
I'm sharing a picture from my new apartment which is now in construction. It is a closeup on a drywall but also other elements in the room...
Air conditioning
kivancsi
2014-12-07
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14179126901963221.jpg I would like this photo to reveal the aspect of globalized economy in...
TASK 1
Snipes
2014-12-06
The Rotterdam; icon of construction on the larger scale, globally and locally. Located on the Wilhelminapier in Rotterdam. Europe's...
Hall with imported lights
manjeetrp
2014-12-06
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14178954788398498.jpg This is a photo ok Kailash Hall in Shaker Hotel, Kathmadnu. The building...
Concrete Reinforcement VS Stonework
OTHNIEL1129
2014-12-06
The advancement of construction processes and construction materials in Building construction work has seen a great improvement. In...
Concrete Reinforcement VS Stonework
OTHNIEL1129
2014-12-06
The advancement of construction processes and construction materials in Building construction work has seen a great improvement. In...
Task1
MartaCZ
2014-12-06
Railway station Lodz the joints of polish steel - global technology from Germany, Norway, China![enter image description here][2] Railway...
Task1
MartaCZ
2014-12-06
Railway station Lodz the joints of polish steel - global technology from Germany, Norway, China![enter image description here][2] Railway...
Task 01 - Manchester
eslavams
2014-12-06
![ingrese la descripción de la imagen aquí][1] The name of the shopping center is Trafford Centre, and it is one of the biggest shopping...
Concrete slabs with curtain walls
Urban15
2014-12-06
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14178567389867692.jpg This is a commercial being built for one of Sydney's Universities. The...
Global Material: Steel Framework
ProfessorX
2014-12-06
40 years ago. Most commercial buildings are constructed with steel as the framework. ![enter image description here][1] [1]:...
Local/Global Materials
mario_abb
2014-12-05
With the exception of the glass factory which went out of business a couple of decades ago, and the creation of big brick factories...
Popular building construction methods and materials in Brazil
DaniTeixeira
2014-12-05
Because of the abundance of those materials in Brazil and the extensively extraction activity through mining, the steel, cement and sand...
STEEL in building construction
CarlosMogrovejo
2014-12-05
The interesting part of this project is: the station is being remodeling using the old building. For a long time it makes a lot of...
TASK 1 / the involvement of globalized economy in building construction
overthemoon2050
2014-12-05
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14178023304024439.jpg Office building in New Cairo, Egypt Structural system of iron and cover...
The wood, Domestic or Import ?
GB75
2014-12-05
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1417786423275991.jpg Now, Japanese forests, they require "demand of the woods". It has been...
Digital Technology as part of the Building
AlejandroJSosa
2014-12-05
In this picture you see the main hall of the new Hauptbahnhof (central train station) of Vienna. The official opening was less than half a...
TASK 1_Roser Igual
RoserIgual
2014-12-05
The floor is presented as a landscape of slabs of rough-hewn Stone. It is something to point out that this rocky floor is presented in such...
RCC Buildings in India!
ArPooja
2014-12-05
RCC was first patented in France and Germany. Later, England also developed some patents. However, India soon developed the capabilities of...
Globalization of Construction
Krishna1994
2014-12-05
In this picture we can see the advent of construction processes using the latest technology and the effects of a globalized economy. The...
Task 1:Building Construction - CDO, PH
TomcarIII
2014-12-05
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1417737724389007.jpg *"Construction used to be a localised activity, but with the advancement...
Contruction in front of the Sea
Mashknight
2014-12-04
Nowdays are more of 30 new buildings in the beach zone over 30 stories each but using the same construction tecniques that wastes large...
The Guggenheim of Bilbao, a symbol of a globalized economy
loresalla
2014-12-04
![ingrese la descripción de la imagen aquí][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1417718502202563.jpg
Construction of Metro rail, Chennai.
VidhyaSagar
2014-12-04
Here in Chennai a project to build metro rail is gaining speed and attention of the public and private companies. Necessarily there might...
Week 3 / task 1, Hongkong constructions
iizzoo
2014-12-04
In my picture you can see the scaffolding, made of bamboo, a product that is pretty local (I presume) in China and Hong Kong. The...
the clay...
maximo_ceron
2014-12-04
I believe that we must think in the sustainability by globally but we should act locally. This is an example of one of the materials most...
Global Construction
priji9
2014-12-04
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14176616655074913.jpg This building in construction is a photograph taken in Jakarta,...
Ukraine
AlexKh_ua
2014-12-03
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Washington Monument
maju01
2014-12-03
![Washington Monument][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14176377323671204.jpg
new vernacular
rosaliaguerreiro
2014-12-03
![enter image description here][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14176359237349506.jpg
Task 1: Dominican Republic
GeannaMBR
2014-12-03
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from venezuela to china to venezuela
Lchumaceiro
2014-12-03
![Alocubond the new rage in Maracaibo][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14176194499497755.jpg
Task 1 - The other way around
jamelana
2014-12-03
I took this Photo this summer in Weimar/ Germany. It shows a restaurant, which was part of a project of an architecture student. This...
adictive approach to construction
newton371
2014-12-02
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adictive approach to construction
newton371
2014-12-02
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14175350896392092.jpg **strong text**
Central Chinese Television HQ (CCTV), Beijing
BenediktSchleicher
2014-12-02
![The second picture puts the situation in context. Old and new. The predominant building material in China was stone and timber. That has...
Central Chinese Television HQ (CCTV), Beijing
BenediktSchleicher
2014-12-02
![The second picture puts the situation in context. Old and new. The predominant building material in China was stone and timber. That has...
Central Chinese Television HQ (CCTV), Beijing
BenediktSchleicher
2014-12-02
![The second picture puts the situation in context. Old and new. The predominant building material in China was stone and timber. That has...
Central Chinese Television HQ (CCTV), Beijing
BenediktSchleicher
2014-12-02
![The second picture puts the situation in context. Old and new. The predominant building material in China was stone and timber. That has...
Task 1
harrylee17
2014-12-02
![Hong Kong Observation Wheel][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14175168347721457.jpg
Advancement of construction
JJasso
2014-12-01
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Effects of a Globalized Economy
stylianistarr
2014-12-01
Hello fellow classmates! This building is partly a product of a globalized economy. Thailand imports from various countries, for example,...
What's left of Ruskin College, Oxford
StephenTBrown
2014-12-01
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1417454057312799.jpg I wanted to show this unusual photo of what remains of Ruskin College in...
Using pre-fabricated modules from 9 thousand kilometers away
IgorSMC
2014-12-01
I took this picture in my home town, Resende. It shows the bridge Nilo Peçanha. This bridge was built in April, 1905. It is a very good...
Using pre-fabricated modules from 9 thousand kilometers away
IgorSMC
2014-12-01
I took this picture in my home town, Resende. It shows the bridge Nilo Peçanha. This bridge was built in April, 1905. It is a very good...
Slate rock as a local and global construction material
MarjorieMa
2014-12-01
As a global material natural slate originates to 90% from the slate industries in Spain and Brazil.![enter image description here][1] ...
Building Construction
levanaels
2014-12-01
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14174404675088741.jpg ![][1] This building is on progress in Indonesia. The materials are using...
Construction materials - local amd global sources
Voloda
2014-12-01
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14174179962589054.jpg In the picture we can see extension of cafe. The extension is made from...
Global/Local Construction Mexico
TWize
2014-12-01
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14173984301105534.jpg This picture shows a "Rustic" hotel room in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, one of...
Santa Ana, Azuay, Ecuador
astvdillo
2014-11-30
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14173857227532876.jpg This picture was taken 30 minutes from the city I live. It is situated in...
Global event temporary structures
jcbrunner
2014-11-30
On large building sites and public projects this will certainly be different but those are not open to public inspection. Therefore I have...
The multiple ages of building
fluffykinz
2014-11-30
This photo was taken in Germany, and shows multiple different styles of building all built around each other over the years. There's the...
Green building
Topacita
2014-11-30
![Hotel Intercontinental][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14173579233468641.jpg
Glass facade in Greece
dakou
2014-11-30
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14173434427221668.jpg The photograph shows an office building with glass facade on a central...
Construction equipment
niketrshah
2014-11-30
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14173304884588336.jpg In heavy engineering construction work in most of India localised...
Where am I? Yes, I know it's in the City
aimeewen
2014-11-30
![enter image description here][2] The 1st picture was taken in Hongkong. The 2nd picture was taken in Singapore. When we take pictures...
Where am I? Yes, I know it's in the City
aimeewen
2014-11-30
![enter image description here][2] The 1st picture was taken in Hongkong. The 2nd picture was taken in Singapore. When we take pictures...
PET-based construction materials
Adaptator
2014-11-30
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14173222495954658.jpg Here in Venezuela, there is a massive housing development plan. Machines...
construction - nairobi, kenya
Danakl
2014-11-29
The materials used at this construction site in Nairobi are all locally produced with the exception of the steel products. The steel...
Liverpool West Tower
danieljbeech
2014-11-28
The Liverpool West Tower is the tallest buiding in Liverpool and is a steel structure with a glass facade. It is a good example of...
Steel, Concrete, and Bamboo - Global construction approaches in Hong Kong
DB94
2014-11-28
![Bambooscaffolding][1] Construction is and has for a long time been a massive industry in Hong Kong. Originally the locally mined stone...
New Residential buildind in Melbourne Docklands
raulmarino
2014-11-28
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Construction Site in Beijing
WishingBone
2014-11-28
In China the construction is probably less dependent on imports but still most of the materials are usually not local imported in a sense...
localized vs globalized construction
ioan_bou
2014-11-27
[1]: http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b524/architect_19/39_zps84e95619.jpg In this photo we can see Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a stone...
Global Construction Approaches - Task 1
marianalcorrea
2014-11-27
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14171033876244275.jpg This picture was taken by me when i was doing my construction internship...
Week 3/3.6/Task 1: Global Construction Approaches
Wakhio
2014-11-27
Well, Kenya being a country that does not produce steel, has meant that importation of steel among other building materials and components...
Construction in CBD, Mumbai
GauravSardana
2014-11-26
A GLOBALIZED ECONOMY - MATERIALS: The raked columns are imported from UK via sea to Mumbai (the steel being made from iron mined from...
Cape Town, South Africa
Adriaan2
2014-11-26
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14170323569024307.jpg This picture of an old building was taken in Cape Town, South Africa, and...
where is the globalized building component?
pedroveloso13
2014-11-26
I took a long time to write this topic, because as i commented in another post, almost all materials used in construction in Brasil are...
concrete building in Ghana
Richmond
2014-11-26
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Marble extravaganza
BennyD17
2014-11-26
![enter image description here][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14169902269492647.jpg
Task 1 : Powder Coating Plant Imported from China to India
SudhirShah
2014-11-26
We had the building envelope ready.It had three different spaces with different heights.The detailed drawings were sent to China.The Powder...
globalized product for ecological concerns
vkunik
2014-11-25
The main construction material used for thermal insulation in Switzerland is Styrofoam, a product derived from petroleum industry. Do we...
CONSTRUCTION USING LOCALLY SOURCED BUILDING MATERIALS IN ABUJA
dafangmaton
2014-11-25
WITH THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES, EFFORT BY CONSTRUCTION STAKEHOLDERS AND PROFESSIONALS ARE TENDING TOWARD LOCALLY...
CONSTRUCTION USING LOCALLY SOURCED BUILDING MATERIALS IN ABUJA
dafangmaton
2014-11-25
WITH THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES, EFFORT BY CONSTRUCTION STAKEHOLDERS AND PROFESSIONALS ARE TENDING TOWARD LOCALLY...
Teahouse in the Japanese Garden in Kaiserslautern, Germany
OliviaKarulska
2014-11-25
The garden itself was opened in the year 2000, after a delegation from Kaiserslautern visited Tokyo. In 2003 the city bought the tea and...
Ewha Womans University
Merlob
2014-11-25
Located in Seoul, South Korea, the university was founded by an American missionary and strongly reflects global ideas. Unlike the rest of...
Ewha Womans University
Merlob
2014-11-25
Located in Seoul, South Korea, the university was founded by an American missionary and strongly reflects global ideas. Unlike the rest of...
Indian Buildings!
CHAKSHUBHAGAVAN
2014-11-25
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1416877444870645.jpg This photo shows a part of an under construction building and also other...
Building components in Portugal, Aveiro
pratas86
2014-11-24
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14168687726042366.jpg This is a commercial building owned by a lighting company that uses solar...