EdX User Stories
On this page you will find a list of stories uploaded by edX students.
An example of conscious building
MarianaMerlin
2015-05-23
This is a robotic garage building built in 2011 in Florianopolis, Brazil, and has not yet been opened by legal problems(this photograph...
An example of conscious building
MarianaMerlin
2015-05-23
This is a robotic garage building built in 2011 in Florianopolis, Brazil, and has not yet been opened by legal problems(this photograph...
An example of conscious building
MarianaMerlin
2015-05-23
This is a robotic garage building built in 2011 in Florianopolis, Brazil, and has not yet been opened by legal problems(this photograph...
Isaac Newton Building, University of Lincoln
SimonObendorf
2015-05-22
See: http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2015/01/work-start-university-lincoln-isaac-newton-building-within-month/ See:...
Global Facade Materials: Aluminium Composite Panels and Glass
Srikanth_29
2015-05-22
Bangalore has tropical climate where cooling is more required than heating. In this scenario generally fenestration are oriented towards...
Construction in Milan
JanosK
2015-05-22
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14322791255382317.jpg Construction used to be a localised activity throughout the centuries in...
Week 4 Task 1, with photograph
BrianFuller
2015-05-22
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14322720289027231.png Australia is a significant producer of raw materials capable of meeting...
California Bulding
KurianJacob
2015-05-21
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14322302766205076.jpg This particular building in California, US uses Teak wood exported from...
Hamburg, Germany
Sissy0608
2015-05-21
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14321960081953537.jpg The picture shows the HafenCity in Hamburg. In the back, it shows the...
Malmö, Sweden
Jonathan1985
2015-05-21
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14321858264263249.jpg The picture shows the Turning Torso, which is the tallest skyscraper in...
Intruders in "vernacular" architecture at Villahermosa, Mexico.
violeesc
2015-05-21
Even when this house has conserved it's main structure and hence its shape. We can find many building materials such as a galvanized metal...
Sustainability hand in hand with economic benefits and tradition
PolinaLiubomirova
2015-05-20
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1432154552738201.jpg The Hague, Netherlands. This picture was taken next to the Central...
Arequipa (Perú)
xarly80
2015-05-20
![ingrese la descripción de la imagen aquí][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14321342366555604.jpg
Beirut - Lebanon
SergeWarde
2015-05-19
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14320548049748666.jpg Beirut’s building craze, despite chronic political turmoil in recent...
Medellin Colombia picture
Arevalo25
2015-05-19
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14320336635723093.jpg
dome in akure under construction
tushy
2015-05-19
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14320180625138472.jpg
TURKEY - Kahramanmaraş- KSU Universitiy
SEFA1BAGCI
2015-05-19
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14320165664296121.jpg
Korea local building
archist91
2015-05-19
All bricks are made from Korea. But All cement and irons are imported several countries. There is not much components in Korea. So we...
Mostly local supplies in Tallahassee, Florida rehabilitation
dlestabrook
2015-05-19
> Outside of my office building in Tallahassee, Florida, crews have been working for weeks to tear apart the existing 1970s-era decking...
Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City.
CaballeroErick
2015-05-18
This picture shows one of the most representative constructions in Mexico City. The Olympic Stadium is located in the main campus of the...
200.000 m2 of Bamboo
majssac
2015-05-18
We already now the importance/potential of Bamboo. Bamboo isn't a traditional material in Spain but half of the year we have a similar...
Schmitt Presser House
vnegri
2015-05-18
Schmitt Presser House, city of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil The House Schmitt Presser, exemplary of the nineteenth century...
Task 1 - Globalized Economy
jrqdl
2015-05-18
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14319586333679645.jpg The picture was taken in Neuötting, Germany. In the old town the streets...
Samir Kassir Garden
Johajjar
2015-05-18
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14319561656627724.jpg Lebanon, a very good example of globalization in construction materials,...
Global Construction Approaches-Task1
dcaroserrano
2015-05-18
Once in China, the low iron heat strengthened glass was cut into six thousand panels with unique specifications because each floor is...
Construction Materials from around the World - Dubai
Lukelly
2015-05-18
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14319377005344118.jpg In this example, wall cladding is imported to Dubai from America, the...
Pittsburgh, PA
danielwberty
2015-05-18
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14319082648057325.jpg
Cement and Steel imports
Hussaen
2015-05-17
![enter image description here][1] [1]: http://s3.postimg.org/w1v3as2zn/pic2.jpg
Globalised economy. Warsaw, Poland
Kastas
2015-05-17
![National Stadium in Warsaw][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14318543952540883.jpg
Montreal, Canada - Olympic Stadium
MGSayah
2015-05-17
The base of the structure is made out of cement and this building is directly linked to the subway system which was also built during the...
mosquée Hassan II in Casablanca
laalia
2015-05-17
![saisir une description de l’image ici][1] this is the biggest mosque in africa, build by the king of morocco hassan II in casablanca....
Building construction task
Rowbo
2015-05-16
![enter image description here][1] ![enter image description here][2] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14317654044759164.jpg...
Building construction task
Rowbo
2015-05-16
![enter image description here][1] ![enter image description here][2] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14317654044759164.jpg...
Edificio de ingeniería de la Universidad Autónoma del estado de Hidalgo (UAEH)
Raldom
2015-05-15
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1431729071442376.jpg In this picture a building of the Autonomous University of the State of...
Task1: Global Construction Approaches in Buenos Aires
fpanelati
2015-05-15
![enter image description here][1] ![enter image description here][2] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14317214509821945.jpg...
Task1: Global Construction Approaches in Buenos Aires
fpanelati
2015-05-15
![enter image description here][1] ![enter image description here][2] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14317214509821945.jpg...
macau construction
Lilau
2015-05-15
I don't have any information regarding the building on this picture, however by sight I would say that external ceramic tiles are very...
Localized Materials and Heating
CleverNucleus
2015-05-15
[1]: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/185516849/web/IMG_20150512_152525_250.jpg This is the building for The Aberdeen Green School,...
Windows that retain heat.
DanyChumbes
2015-05-15
This building have ![enter image description here][1]curtain walls (double layer insulated glass, with vacuum between them) that retain...
Local Housing, UK
Qabshoqa
2015-05-14
![Tiling Samples][2] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14315890706060595.jpg [2]:...
Local Housing, UK
Qabshoqa
2015-05-14
![Tiling Samples][2] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14315890706060595.jpg [2]:...
Taipei 101
sohearn1860
2015-05-13
Steel is the principal material in the construction of the skyscraper. Taiwan though it might produce some of the steel. It could not...
The involvement of globalized economy in building construction
Saima2014
2015-05-13
The advancement of not only construction processes and material of construction, but the availability and access to the same as well as a...
"Greenest" building in the world?
martinecarney
2015-05-13
The Tower at PNC Plaza in Pittsburgh (US), nearing completion, is the tallest LEED platinum certified structure built to date. Mostly due...
Seelbach Hotel
SmokeyJoe420
2015-05-12
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14314684713940473.jpg
Adobe and straw houses in Mexico.
Daniels055
2015-05-12
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14314538065175488.jpg The houses built with stone, adobe and straw in Mexico, are the symbols...
Bamboo: Guagua brigde in Bogota
NATIEGO
2015-05-12
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14314500579200486.jpg This bridge in Bogotta has been made from a local and very special bamboo....
A conventional building technique.
gokul041192
2015-05-12
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14314479149107627.jpg This is widely used building technique in India. A conventional method....
Globalized economy and architecture
marcelm02
2015-05-12
Photo: Avante - Antiguo Cuscatlan - El Salvador Central America is pretty well known for the fast growing cities, in almost every aspect...
Globalized economy
Genc_S
2015-05-12
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1431440942167342.jpg The mixed use building is being constructed in Tirana, Albania, in one the...
Task 1 A house in Japan
arles5
2015-05-12
![japan house][1] is very typical japanese house. And we can meet very import ants components of a globalized economy with connection...
Task 4.1 Building construction
KR3
2015-05-12
![Perth Concert Hall, Western Australia. Image sourced from the Internet:...
Construction in Rural North Dakota
TibbyR
2015-05-10
While I do not know what these white building materials are, or where they are produced, I do know a bit about the Bobcat construction...
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
hybridgibs
2015-05-10
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14312354769615599.png Photo taken by Karl Gibson The magnificent building pictured above is...
Construction site in London - Elephant & Castle
clarkehk
2015-05-09
The London borough of Elephant & Castle has seen a great number of construction sites of as part of the continuous regeneration of the...
Construction site in London - Elephant & Castle
clarkehk
2015-05-09
The London borough of Elephant & Castle has seen a great number of construction sites of as part of the continuous regeneration of the...
Toronto Construction
DanielaB333
2015-05-09
This image shows a new condo being built in downtown Toronto. The waterproofing membrane is actually from a Canadian company and is not...
Rosenberg, Texas
Mailjcl
2015-05-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14311129408713276.jpg
Interior Construction Materials: Mexico (Villahermosa)
jcleon73
2015-05-08
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14310500472354348.jpg Actually, the availibility of imported materials is almost the same with...
Tirana,Albania
Giorgio3
2015-05-07
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14310311419000957.jpg
Cidade da Cultura, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
LauraLombardero
2015-05-07
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1430994131447861.jpg Hello everyone, This is a picture of the City of Culture (Cidade da...
Seeing the New One World Trade Center being built
asmmorgan
2015-05-06
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14309349366621714.jpg It will also be one of the world’s greenest. Much of the materials used in...
TASK 1/ Armenia, Yerevan
KarinaKhachaturyants
2015-05-06
This photo was made in Armenia, Yerevan. I want to tell about an unusual material that is used in Armenia. It is the basic building...
Global Construction in Progress-Los Angeles
hypbeckons
2015-05-06
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14308948169244859.jpg Location: Los Angeles, CA USA The project is the Wilshire Grand Tower....
4.6 Task 1
chrisjongkind
2015-05-06
Attached is a (lousy) photograph I've taken in Hong Kong, China. The scaffolding here and all over Hong Kong and China is made of bamboo...
Globalized landscaping in São Paulo
LilianCasagrande
2015-05-06
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14308723541231328.jpg Construction materials in landscaping are also often globalized. The...
Building at XX century
arkibottoli
2015-05-05
Teatro Colon, opera house in Buenos Aires, its construction started in 1889 and was completed in 1908. Its structural frame is concrete....
Bamboo Parking Garage in the Hague
ClyeRandom
2015-05-05
The Bamboo Parking Garage in the Hague (Netherlands) in the Laakhaven area is a two-storey parking garage that has walls made out of...
Paseo Campo de Volantin at Nervion Riverside, Bilbao
AgnB
2015-05-05
The scale, the repetitivity and the popularity of the cold geometric forms and materials of the new buildings lack relevance to Bilbao’s...
Philadelphia high rise
HYoussefA
2015-05-05
The building material combines brick and cement (and many others, but I'll focus on these two). Brick in the US is a fairly local...
Portside (windows imported!)
DBRMIC011
2015-05-05
Although most materials were sourced and produced in south africa including the primary structure of concrete and steel, the glass was...
Portside (windows imported!)
DBRMIC011
2015-05-05
Although most materials were sourced and produced in south africa including the primary structure of concrete and steel, the glass was...
BioMuseo Panama
BESSOUHERVE
2015-05-05
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14308413734418068.jpg The BioMuseo was built by the architect Frank Gehry and is located in...
Bamboo Scaffoldings in Hong Kong
gianmariaquarta
2015-05-05
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1430829669557534.jpg
Globalised construction in Roma, Italy
ppereiramaria
2015-05-05
![ingrese la descripción de la imagen aquí][1] This photo shows a fully globalized construction around the world. The same construction...
Globalised construction in Quito, Ecuador,
MartinCalistoFriant
2015-05-05
![Globalised construction in Quito, Ecuador][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14308055826692814.jpg This image shows one of...
Hamburg harbor
krischnatz
2015-05-05
It's one of most important harbor in Europe. ![Landungsbruecke][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14307851129615096.jpg
Kyiv, Ukraine
alex_logvinov
2015-05-04
![enter image description here][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14307652228814036.jpg
Global construction practices
peeyushjain2020
2015-05-04
The image shows the use of Table Formwork developed and designed by PERI in Germany. The material of the formwork too is global and not...
A Corner of The Thames Town In Shanghai
Exoool
2015-05-04
This is a corner of the Thames Town in Shanghai. I cannot tell which materials of these buildings are global. But I know for sure that all...
Sion, Switzerland, globalized home
eribar
2015-05-04
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14307362781876657.jpg In this building we could see (green arrow) some stone coming from a...
Task 1: Lahore, Pakistan
Shahbaz27
2015-05-04
This picture was taken by me! [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1430717026505170.jpg
Task 1: Building Construction, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes
ierosas
2015-05-03
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14306936401008718.jpg The photograph was taken by me, and there are links talking about it:...
Cement Plant in Piura, Peru
RosanaPumayalla
2015-05-03
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14306863511822296.jpg This photograph was taken in Piura (Peru) and it shows the construction...
Chinese building with Danish air and water management
DanielSchmidtDK
2015-05-03
At more than 600 meters, Shanghai Tower is the highest building in China and one of the highest in the world. It is also build with the...
São Paulo Construction
MarinaStephanie
2015-05-03
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14306781919291657.jpg This building is the Tomie Ohtake Institute, constructed in São Paulo,...
Architecture firm material library
robertmarch
2015-05-03
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14306696681758896.jpg This photograph was taken inside the material library of an architecture...
The Shard: London's tallest building & the globalisation of construction
VickiLonghurst
2015-05-02
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14305793907939092.jpg **The Shard – London’s tallest building and the globalisation of...
Athens Greece
Venia_Kapsaski
2015-05-02
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14305723951947874.jpg Looking at part of a city from somewhere up! Ingore the names of the...
Building Practice in Qatar
ChristinaRisinger
2015-05-02
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14305638866588316.jpg Qatar is a small emirate in the east of the arabian peninsula. The...
Interior work in bangalore, India
A2A
2015-05-02
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14305638669574956.jpg
Stones in Mexican Pyramids
LorenaPerez
2015-05-02
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14305322237356472.jpg Mexico is a country with many natural resources, we produce steel,...
Barjols, France
RaduTeo
2015-05-02
The photo is taken in the small city of Barjols, Provence, south of France (known for its Mediterranean local stone), at the boarder of the...
Santa Monica- Bricks and Cements
eddywaty
2015-05-01
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14305103482227882.jpg Location: Santa Monica, California, United States The oldest discovered...
PORTO (PORTUGAL)
MarZumaquero
2015-05-01
![Ponte da Arrábida][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14305075109443036.jpeg
Palace of Culture and Science - Warsaw, PL - post 2nd World War international construction
maksymilians
2015-05-01
Description and info below. ![Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland][1] The building was conceived as a "gift from the Soviet...
Singapore - Construction/Destruction
ImadBirkholz
2015-05-01
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14304560812312048.jpg **Singapore / Telok Blangah area** This particular image is quite...
Cali, Colombia
NataliamC
2015-05-01
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1430453450965055.jpg lot of the new buildings of my city are built in reinforced concrete
Clay Brick & Reinforced Concrete everywhere
felniepir
2015-04-30
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14304133249119215.jpg Hi Everyone! This photo has been taken in La Línea de la Concepción,...
Dubai. the whole globalised city
SoubhiMobassaleh
2015-04-30
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14304112173997882.jpg Dubai. UAE. where no materials to be produced at all. no wood, no metal....
Lugano (Switzerland) act global
LukBo
2015-04-30
Switzerland is not part of the European Union meanwhile much of construction materials come from abroad. Please do not look at the...
Lugano (Switzerland) act global
LukBo
2015-04-30
Switzerland is not part of the European Union meanwhile much of construction materials come from abroad. Please do not look at the...
Medellín, Colombia
jgaceved
2015-04-30
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14304005401934412.jpg This is one of the fourteen neighborhoods that are inside the...
My Stairs
EliseLim
2015-04-30
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1430396149596031.jpg This picture is of the stairs in my house. I live in Australia. Steel,...
Task 1: Global Construction- Home Depot
WBJmom
2015-04-30
- Milwaukee products stated: Engineered by Milwaukee Tools, made in China - Husky tools, made in USA - Stanley tools, made in China
Building Construction goes Local in Ottawa, Canada
jswee
2015-04-30
For example, the Gold winning meeting centre (The Shaw Centre) built in downtown Ottawa in 2011 had all of its production materials...
Task 1 - The Infoversum, Groningen
Julia_ub
2015-04-30
![enter image description here][2] ![enter image description here][3] *Pictures taken from ARCHIVIEW archive
Task 1 - The Infoversum, Groningen
Julia_ub
2015-04-30
![enter image description here][2] ![enter image description here][3] *Pictures taken from ARCHIVIEW archive
Task 1 - The Infoversum, Groningen
Julia_ub
2015-04-30
![enter image description here][2] ![enter image description here][3] *Pictures taken from ARCHIVIEW archive
Universié Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris
JessHudspeth
2015-04-30
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14303865748963113.jpg This is the entrance to the Jussieu campus of Université Pierre et Marie...
Building construction in Dubai
dtapiador
2015-04-30
Materials used are clearly coming from the globalized economy. [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14303821067147026.jpg
Media House Lusaka
mk03
2015-04-30
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14303786922188482.jpg
Georgetown, Guyana. Source of building materials.
ishwarShrindatte
2015-04-30
I am referring to the unpainted building that is three stories high. The nails used in this building are from China. The zinc sheets used...
A global Barcelona
josepit
2015-04-29
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14303422625542816.jpg Here we can see a picture of Marina Street in Barcelona, just next to the...
Reinforced Concrete in Brazil
MagAtala
2015-04-29
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14303380716607699.png [2]: http:// Reinforced Concrete
Presidente Prudente, Brazil
TamiresSoaresFerreira
2015-04-29
![Presidente Prudente, Brazil][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1430334776197206.jpg
A Modeste Dwelling for lower middle class, but made globally
SamuelHWUK
2015-04-29
Neighborhood Zango/Viana, city Luanda, country Angola. What you see a modest 2 bedroom dwelling made for lower middle class family, it is...
Sao Paulo, Brazil
rafamd
2015-04-29
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14303278084528811.jpg
Building process in Hungary
Tibiti
2015-04-29
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14303168179320756.jpg In Hungary we try to follow the European standard in building industry....
Reclamation
Andi_yp_cnc
2015-04-29
Reclamation Work for Chep Lak Kok Airport. Photo downloaded from www.jandenul.com Hong Kong International Airport was constructed on a...
Leap in approach of building construction
pnitish
2015-04-29
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14302757638004299.jpg Image description = Fortune Towers, Bhubaneshwar, India. N.B-Image taken...
SPRING AND CONCRETE
Lavielle17
2015-04-29
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14302764681311652.jpg
Village in Tara Mountains, Serbia
Dragan89
2015-04-29
![enter image description here][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14302721997580134.jpg
From Zimbabwe to Spain
CristinaSS
2015-04-29
This is a picture of the building BALUARTE which is the Congress and Auditorium of Navarre (Pamplona, Spain) by the architect Francisco...
Task 1
AnaMangini
2015-04-29
The *Bandeirista* house built based on the constructive technique of "taipa de pilão" the main constructive technique of Brazilian...
Task 1
AnaMangini
2015-04-29
The *Bandeirista* house built based on the constructive technique of "taipa de pilão" the main constructive technique of Brazilian...
Plant fiber
ZairaRib
2015-04-29
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14302664617817569.jpg
Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada
Caleb9060906
2015-04-29
This building is a Credit Union. The glass made to make the windows was imported from China, the bricks from America, and the wood used...
Task 1 - Marina Bay Sands
AugustoBMF
2015-04-28
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14302492496938979.jpg This photo of the *Marina Bay Sands (MSB)* towers was taken by me in...
Building construction change. Colombia.
JulianGaviria
2015-04-28
New laws emerged to encourage the use of the construction system of columns, beams and slabs made out of reinforced concrete with steel...
Building construction change. Colombia.
JulianGaviria
2015-04-28
New laws emerged to encourage the use of the construction system of columns, beams and slabs made out of reinforced concrete with steel...
Building construction change. Colombia.
JulianGaviria
2015-04-28
New laws emerged to encourage the use of the construction system of columns, beams and slabs made out of reinforced concrete with steel...
Renewed building in Marseille
CandiceLT
2015-04-28
http://www.routard.com/photos/marseille/1377337-fort_st_jean___mucem.htm This is a picture of a very old building in Marseille that has...
Renewed building in Marseille
CandiceLT
2015-04-28
http://www.routard.com/photos/marseille/1377337-fort_st_jean___mucem.htm This is a picture of a very old building in Marseille that has...
The Bathroom
lucasgoncalves15
2015-04-28
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1430240427654637.jpg
TASK 1
biacoury
2015-04-28
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14302319233278791.jpg TASK 1 I know very well how this building has been constructed because I...
a building of my school
StoneLiu
2015-04-28
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14302221991754074.jpg This is the photo of one faculty in Hunan University,China，which I take...
Burj Khalifa - Dubai
Martevanderhoeven
2015-04-28
Photo taken by me in 2006, whilst living in Dubai. The building of the tallest man-made construction in the world, nowadays standing at...
Bitexco Financial Tower - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Guillaume05
2015-04-28
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gobernacion del meta
Hugolozano24
2015-04-28
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14301892677080855.jpg excelente edificio tomado en el meta la gobernación
Global construction image
Jonojarvis
2015-04-28
![enter image description here][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14301845628008384.jpg The main structural element is steel,...
TASK 1-Global Construction Approaches-Barcelona
jonaygg
2015-04-27
In this picture, we can see a sophisticated façade made of different components and materials. It's the façade of the PRBB (Parque de...
TASK 1, Ivanova Anna, Russian Federation
NoNiK
2015-04-27
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1430160527787062.jpg Russian Federation, Saint- Petersburg, St. Isaac's Cathedral, built in...
Calle O'Donnel, Madrid, Spain
BeatrizPalv
2015-04-27
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14301596598882651.jpg This photo was taken by me on April 24th 2015 in Madrid, Spain, over two...
Building Construction - A Globalized Economy, France
ShivDookhoo
2015-04-27
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14301563397107923.jpg Project: Georges Frêche School of Hotel Management, Montpelier | France...
TASK 1: Globalized Construction
SantiagoGrandal
2015-04-27
![New Building in Berton, Ferrol, A Coruña][2] [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14301486571462108.jpg This picture was taken...
TASK 1 ATHENS GREECE
mkont1
2015-04-27
The photo was derived from internet. It is the olympic stadium of Athens. The shelter was constructed for the Olympic Games in Athens ...
Globalized building construction
CupidKing
2015-04-27
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Málaga new port and Pompidou Museum
euporras
2015-04-27
This is a picture from Málaga, my home city. It shows the new port and the recently inaugurated Pompidou Museum. Malaga's port is one...
Shanghai 2010 Boulevard
MariaCarceller
2015-04-27
Not only the material of the fachade is not local, it is from the french company vmzinc, and the panel name is VMZ Composite. This is...
Glass Buildings
GiaInsigne
2015-04-27
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14301228177369904.jpg "Construction used to be a localised activity, but with the advancement...
road construction
tmlisapo
2015-04-26
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Bathroom tiles
kimlau
2015-04-26
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The elizabeth Tower, London
chbedekovic
2015-04-26
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14300755089984276.jpg Most of the materials used for the Elizabeth Tower (1859, London) came...
Bicentennial Monument, Mexico City, Mexico
JackHV
2015-04-26
1. Quartz from Brazil 2. Steel structure manufactured in Italy (Eurogarco) 3. Lighting elements made in Germany (Osram)
italian building
DarioItalia
2015-04-26
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Sannicandro, Italy
vincmondelli
2015-04-26
This picture is from a part of my own house in Sannicandro di Bari, Italy. The house is over 150 years old and was build with masonry. Its...
Barcelona, Spain
sesuzuki
2015-04-26
The image correspond to a construction site in Barcelona where the facade has to be maintained due to city’s regulations. Here, it is...
Chios, Greece
ateliko
2015-04-26
![enter image description here][1] This is a renovated buiding at the centre of the city, that has undergone many changes in recent years....
Sydney, AU
johntrieu91
2015-04-26
The building is predominantly constructed from steel, concrete and glass; all of which are sourced from Australia. The connection to the...
A photo of The Red Apple building
NebrasSalheb
2015-04-25
Taken by: Nebras Salheb (me) Date: 24-04-2015 The building in the picture is called the red apple which is a residential 40-story...
Toyo Ito in Barcelona
noenuve
2015-04-25
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1429988152145184.jpg The picture was taken in Barcelona, is a Building from Toyo Ito's atelier....
Task 1
mkont
2015-04-25
This photo was derived from internet. It shows a historical bridge in Hpeiros in Greece. It is made of stones and it is very old. [1]:...
Components of globalized economy in government housing programme of Ecuador
luisproano1
2015-04-25
The photograph below was taken in Guayaquil, Ecuador and belongs to the on-going national-government housing program denominated “Socio...
Task 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Almagul
2015-04-25
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Task 1
LukertDavid
2015-04-25
Backnang, Germany, 25.04.15 The big steel girder you can see in the picture comes from Belgium and Poland. But the construction plans...
La Sagrada Familia
Anchi91
2015-04-25
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Tronchoy - France
Johan_K
2015-04-25
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HPL on brick
JFrijns
2015-04-25
![old house with new dormer][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14299569417387185.jpg
LV fondation in Paris
weizhang
2015-04-25
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14299541266968707.jpg "Construction used to be a localised activity, but with the advancement...
Italian marble in Brazil
AnaPaulaCorradi
2015-04-24
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14299078082371155.jpg The picture above shows an italian marble being used in a home in Brazil....
Nuevos Ministerios Railway Station. Madrid
afergil
2015-04-24
On this station many railway lines and several underground lines connect. From 1930 just until now the station has been refurbished,...
Single Homes in Macedonia
Bikova
2015-04-24
This is a picture of my neighborhood in small town in my small country Macedonia. It is the only picture I had right now, but it is great...
Kuala Selangor, Malaysia
catwoo
2015-04-24
This is an image of a small fishing village/port in Kuala Selangor, focusing on the restaurant in frame, taken by me in January 2015. ...
4.6 Globalized materials - MARIA GIOVANNA - Italy
MGDrago
2015-04-24
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1429882897548157.jpg Here you are a picture from my apartment in Reggio Calabria, south Italy....
Cement block in Qatar
Pioannidis1973
2015-04-24
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Task 1 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
PaulaVieiraBrasil
2015-04-24
The Building "The Night", located in Mauá Square, the center of the City of Rio de Janeiro, is considered the first building in reinforced...
From imports to local production
Jdebenito
2015-04-24
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14298725566521914.jpg This picture shows the entrance to a cement plant in Calabar, Nigeria. Per...
Tbilisi, Georgia
MichaelPWurst
2015-04-24
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14298675277834694.jpg The picture shows a view of Tbilisi. You can see in the foreground many...
Materials come and go
joergfirnkorn
2015-04-24
This picture shows 2 aspects of the global material network: It is an area in North California, which used to be covered with trees. The...
Hotel Jen, Singapore close to Somerset MRT station
ERIC_LOI
2015-04-24
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Shoreham Street project, England
AthaCh
2015-04-24
*Note:* The photos are taken from http://www.archdaily.com/214007/shoreham-street-project-orange/ ![192 Shoreham Street, Sheffield,...
Marina de A Coruña
FronaHavokFra
2015-04-24
The new marina in A Coruña is a project that provides for the full pedestrianization of a part of the port of Coruña. The furniture...
The Royal Ontario Museum of art, the museum built in patches
ThatGuyThere
2015-04-23
**NOTE: IMAGE IS NOT MY OWN indulgy.com** The Royal Ontario Museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Canada as we...
European equipment in USA
edwardrs
2015-04-23
The tracks are for a light rail system that has all the electrical infrastructure supplied by a German company, the rolling stock from a...
Lima, Peru
JohnNeumann
2015-04-23
Peru is a producer of cement and the majority of cement consumed by the construction industry is produced locally. Peru is however a net...
Pasing Bahnhofplatz
SalilSharma
2015-04-23
[1]: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jZ7oGRxwdE4/U9Pj-I8WueI/AAAAAAAACcQ/zCs_ODmDQT4/w958-h709-no/IMG_20140726_183856.jpg Pasing...
Globalized Materials in Cairo-Egypt
YahyaShaker
2015-04-23
Mainly, All the construction materials used in all the buildings were " steel, concrete, colored glass(blue-green), and sometimes yellow...
globalized economy in building construction
sumeet169
2015-04-23
jhelum locality, srinagar , J&K , INDIA ![][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14297787926631807.jpg
I/O port Western Australia.
bennygards
2015-04-23
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14297660065858212.jpg 1. An Iron ore port, WA, Australia. This photo shows an automatic tug...
Task 1
SotirisT
2015-04-22
Photo taken by me and it shows the prefecture’s services building exist at my city. (Igoumenitsa, region of Thesprotia Greece). Buildings...
Glasgow Science Centre - Titanium
goatsgreetings
2015-04-22
This is a photo I took of [Glasgow Science Centre][2] in Scotland, which houses a three-floor exhibition area and IMAX cinema in the...
Task 1: Materials from multi-national company
StephanieCarta
2015-04-22
The particular material I'll focus on is the HardiePlank siding on all these homes. It's made out of fiber-cement, so this represents use...
Designing with bamboo still at undergraduate course
rochellesds
2015-04-22
During the video lectures, when Prof. Dirk Hebel spoke about alternative building materials, I remembered a discipline that my...
Tiles from China to Brazil
andreolive
2015-04-22
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14297292695269071.jpg In the example tiles were used made in China that have large-scale...
Concrete with bamboo formwork
MarcusCap
2015-04-22
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14296918565427698.jpg This is a photo of S. Holl's Sifang Museum in Nanjing, China, that I took...
Building In China
Ian-C
2015-04-22
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14296934072869882.jpg Reinforced Concrete is commonly used in China for high rise. The steel...
globalized economy
MarcRomero
2015-04-22
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14296912941901127.jpg This is a picture from the Diagonal Avenue, at Barcelona. I worked at the...
Rammed earth technology in Arizona desert
bukovitelli
2015-04-22
An 8000 year old material and construction technology in Hungary is "vályog", or rammed earth. It usually consists of some straw...
Mumbai, India
Hasanain046
2015-04-22
[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1429676142971406.png In the hustle and bustle that is the City of Mumbai, India, one can often...