EdX User Stories

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Brazil, Curitiba

Nathalia Foohs Heuko
2019-08-14

Within the construction industry, Brazil doesn’t import a substantial amount of finished goods. Nonetheless, this building is a reflection...

Brazil, Curitiba

Nathalia Foohs Heuko
2019-08-14

Within the construction industry, Brazil doesn’t import a substantial amount of finished goods. Nonetheless, this building is a reflection...

Brazil, Curitiba

Nathalia Foohs Heuko
2019-08-14

Within the construction industry, Brazil doesn’t import a substantial amount of finished goods. Nonetheless, this building is a reflection...

Brazil, Curitiba

Nathalia Foohs Heuko
2019-08-14

Within the construction industry, Brazil doesn’t import a substantial amount of finished goods. Nonetheless, this building is a reflection...

Brazil, Curitiba

Nathalia Foohs Heuko
2019-08-14

Within the construction industry, Brazil doesn’t import a substantial amount of finished goods. Nonetheless, this building is a reflection...

Brazil, Curitiba

Nathalia Foohs Heuko
2019-08-14

Within the construction industry, Brazil doesn’t import a substantial amount of finished goods. Nonetheless, this building is a reflection...

China, Suzhou

Claudia Zhang
2019-08-14

This is one cultural complex under construction in Suzhou. After deciding that they will build a cultural complex here, the local...

China, Suzhou

Claudia Zhang
2019-08-14

This is one cultural complex under construction in Suzhou. After deciding that they will build a cultural complex here, the local...

United Arab Emirates, Dubai

Vivek Prasad
2019-08-14

This picture shows the Burj Khalifa, which I took while was in Dubai, UAE for a trip. This building is currently the tallest building in...

United Arab Emirates, Dubai

Vivek Prasad
2019-08-14

This picture shows the Burj Khalifa, which I took while was in Dubai, UAE for a trip. This building is currently the tallest building in...

United Arab Emirates, Dubai

Vivek Prasad
2019-08-14

This picture shows the Burj Khalifa, which I took while was in Dubai, UAE for a trip. This building is currently the tallest building in...

Brazil, São Paulo

Tatiani Amadeu de Freitas
2019-08-12

This building is located in São Paulo/Brazil. We can notice some similar patterns in this building with others buildings around the world....

India, New Delhi

Sunidhi Gupta
2019-08-12

Construction used to be a localized activity therefore, I come with the element called Compressed Stabilized Earth Bricks (CSEB earth...

United Arab Emirates, Sharjah

Omar Elmahdy
2019-08-12

All the buildings in Sharjah and in general, all of United Arab Emirates use reinforced concrete in their buildings and huge concrete piles...

India, Ahmedabad

Enna Chetanbhai Mehta
2019-08-12

The construction industry plays a key role for governments in both developed and developing economies. The sector creates new jobs, drives...

Ecuador, Nueva Loja

Martha Elizabeth Ordoñez Bueno
2019-08-12

Location: Dureno (Google Maps 0.04556, -76.69833) The photos describe: 1. typical old house contains a single environment, composed of...

Kenya, Mombasa

Darshak Mavji
2019-08-10

In the rural areas, people used local materials to construct houses. Local materials include thatch and cow dung. However due to...

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Alaric de Beaudrap
2019-08-10

Hello everyone This photo was taken in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, the most construction material used is concrete because we can find...

Lebanon, Sidon

Alsayed Mahdi Safieddine
2019-08-09

all building here are almost the same, since here in Lebanon the major used material is stone and concrete, but the use of wood and steel...

Bahrain, Manama

Maymona Hamadani
2019-08-08

This picture in Manama, Capital of Bahrain, This interior view from United Tower (Wyndham Grand Manama) near Bahrain Gulf, this skyscraper...

Switzerland, Nidau

Stefan
2019-08-08

Our dishwasher is made in EU. When we would go further into the different components I am sure we could find parts made in other countries...

India, Bengaluru

Ashwin Abraham
2019-08-06

The construction materials and their manufacturing processes stretch across the vast land of India. Steel: Produced in Mysore, 140 km...

United States, Pittsburgh

Wyatt Lee
2019-08-05

I am sharing this photo that was taken by me of the flooring that I just replaced in my kitchen and living room. It is made out of bamboo...

Belgium, Antwerpen

Valérie Codesido López
2019-08-03

In this picture we can see some contemporary buildings. This differs totally to the traditional Belgian architecture: buildings in brick...

China, Beijing

Zhu Ling
2019-08-02

The German pavilion where I went in 2015, is the reconstruction architecture in Barcelona, designed by Mies, was dismantled at the end of...

New Zealand, Wellington

angela foster
2019-07-31

On a recent visit to Buenos Aires I came across this Zaha Hadid construction site. Interesting that the standardised construction means...

New Zealand, Wellington

angela foster
2019-07-30

On a recent trip to Buenos Aires I came across this building site. The proof that our building materials and methods are global is that...

New Zealand, Wellington

angela foster
2019-07-30

On a recent trip to Buenos Aires I came across this building site. The proof that our building materials and methods are global is that...

Bangladesh, Dhaka

Md.Nazmul Haq
2019-07-30

Building Material Used in Bangladesh mostly Concrete, Bricks, Store and Steel rebar.we do not have store ,have to import from neighboring...

France, Paris

Tomas Chroustovsky
2019-07-30

Eiffel tower from Romania The other day, visiting Paris, I was wondering how was Eiffel tower built. To my surprise I learnt that although...

Mexico, San Luis Potosí

Alice
2019-07-28

"Construction used to be a localised activity, but with the advancement of construction processes and construction materials almost every...

Philippines, Quezon City

Ali Omengan
2019-07-26

The photo shows a window manufactured in Australia. With the advancement of building technology and techniques, several companies have...

Indonesia, Jakarta

edX Student
2019-07-26

This is taken from a mangrove park in north Jakarta. The picture shows the contrast between construction as part of the globalised economy,...

Philippines, Cainta

James Patrick Pe
2019-07-22

Construction of Light Rail Transit System; supervised by Japanese Consultants with heavy machinery and steel from China built locally by...

India, Mumbai

Ashwin Ajithkumar
2019-07-21

The above picture depicts an almost finished 64 storey structure and an ongoing construction of a similar building. I was privileged...

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

Jose Manuel Garcia Garcia
2019-07-20

In the following image, we can appreciate the old and the new. A traditional house that has been cut it in half so as to provide a place...

United States, Saint Petersburg

Latesia Coleman
2019-07-18

This photo shows a living residencies downtown. The building is comprised of a variety of materials from different places, mainly the...

United States, Saint Petersburg

Latesia Coleman
2019-07-18

This photo shows a living residencies downtown. The building is comprised of a variety of materials from different places, mainly the...

Japan, Tokyo

Kaoru
2019-07-10

The Tokyo Tower represents a historical construction background during the 1950s in Japan. As well as being a observation tower, it acts...

Colombia, Bogotá

carolina gutierrez vietto
2019-07-02

Colombia and specially Bogota is a place where concrete, steel and bricks are the main materials of construction. Actually our city has the...

United States, Fountain Hills

Tricia
2019-06-29

Image is Marron Cohiba Granite, used as a countertop material in our home in Arizona, USA. The Marron Cohiba Granite is quarried in...

India, Bengaluru

Ashrith shetty
2019-06-27

This is a picture taken at a local construction site at Bangalore where a Duplex house is under construction. It is clear from the picture...

Mexico, Mexico City

Gustavo Espitia Villa
2019-06-27

Mendoza is an semideseric region located at the lowlands of the Andes mountains ( Mount Aconcagua). Very hot (40 degrees) in summer and...

United States, Visalia

Taqwan_Sequoia
2019-06-27

Industrialization and globalization opened up humming networks of trade, and the volume of inputs expanded in diversity and scale. Now, due...

Singapore, Singapore

Jason Yip
2019-06-27

[Image taken from Jurong Point Website] This is a photo taken of the Cement Terminal in the Port of Singapore. Singapore imports so much...

Russia, Kazan

Anastassia Rossman
2019-06-26

This building is a typical example of wooden architecture in Kazan, or to be precised, previously wooden. Currently, the house belongs to...

Korea South, Seoul

Margaret Yoo
2019-06-26

The picture taken here is at "Jongmyo" a shrine built in the 14th century located in the central area of Seoul. The type of construction...

India, Jamshedpur

Shikha Singh
2019-06-24

The conventional construction techniques, the pre-cast structures, extensive and easy use of cement and steel has made it possible to go...

Russia, Moscow

Anastasia Nefedova
2019-06-17

There are used reinforced concrete structures. The origin of concrete can be China or Belarus.

Canada, Toronto

M.H. - Toronto, Ontario
2019-06-16

This photo was taken at work primarily for a marketing reason, as you can see the 1-800-Got-Junk work truck. It was taken in a scrap metal...

Cambodia, Phnom Penh

Nguonsong Eung
2019-06-15

The Photo is taken at the construction site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in March 2017. Since constructions in Cambodia has increased...

United Kingdom, London

Anna Saveleva
2019-06-14

This is a current development near Tottenham Court Road tube station in London. The building is also known as "The Now Building" and...

Italy, Piacenza

Ruihong Jiao
2019-06-12

It is a small house under repairing in Bobbio, PC, Italy. It lies along the road to the forest. The stones are obvious a kind of...

Kazakhstan, Taraz

Roger Mcintyre
2019-06-11

The photograph was taken near Taraz (city), in Zambyl Region of Kazakhstan, during a road construction project. The picture is of a...

India, Mussoorie

vidya bhushan
2019-06-09

Mussoorie is a very old hill station with its modern day origin in 1823. its situated in lower Himalayan range and draws from its ecology,...

Canada, Shawinigan

Stephanie Scott
2019-06-04

This is a trestle bridge built many years ago with local timber.

United States, Boston

Vojtech Bodlak
2019-06-04

building of GSD at Harvard. First of all even style of building is "international" and does not really reflect local environment. ...

China, Nanjing

Yihang She
2019-05-28

The two towers showed in the image belong to Nanjing Youth Center, which was designed by the famous Iraque-born British Architect Zaha...

United States, El Cerrito

Aurian Durbuis
2019-05-24

The electric wires contains covering material from Africa, the tiles are coming from Asia, as well as the steel.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Zoe
2019-05-24

Look at all the containers next to a building site. They all include equipments and materials required for the construction. While...

United Kingdom, London

Frederique Le Bescond
2019-05-20

In the enclosed photo, we can see a construction site in London at the foundation stage. We can see big a wooden hoarding, concrete, and...

Russia, Moscow

Kira R.
2019-05-15

This picture shows an indoor market in the center of Moscow, Russia. Many different kinds of fresh foods and drinks are offered on market...

India, Jodhpur

Aashish panwar
2019-05-15

many building started to build glass exterior as copying from western architectural form . the import data is shown below "During...

Mexico, Chihuahua

ALEJANDRA LIVANIA CORONA VAZQUEZ
2019-05-08

I chose a current work in Chihuahua, México. For the progress of the work is difficult to appreciate the components, but the structural is...

Russia, Moscow

Antonia Franke
2019-05-07

Russia's enormous building materials sector is one of the largest in the world. And it is set for further growth as the rouble stabilises...

United Kingdom, London

Lance Villaruel
2019-05-06

THIS PICTURE IS FROM THE INTERNET. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is a good example of the globalization the construction process, both in...

India, Chennai

Modali Nandita Krishna
2019-05-05

"Construction used to be a localised activity, but with the advancement of construction processes and construction materials almost every...

Germany, Berlin

Laura Kromminga
2019-05-05

This photo was taken from this website:...

Hong Kong, Central

Philip K Ng
2019-05-03

This is the new HSBC Hong Kong headquarters located at the centre of the CBD in Hong Kong. The building was finished in November 1985. At...

Greece, Trípoli

Nikiforos Tolis
2019-05-01

Greece-Sweden The above image illustrates the result of the wooden roof structure and the distance between the structure’s location and...

Greece, Trípoli

Nikiforos Tolis
2019-05-01

Southern Greece-Sweden The above image illustrates the result of the wooden roof structure and the distance between the structure’s...

Australia, Margate

Meka Cian Rakhmat
2019-05-01

Australia is a large producer of cement as shown in lecture 4.3. Even so the Hi-strength cement depicted in the photo was made in Vietnam....

Turkey, Ankara

BETÜL BAKIR
2019-04-22

This photo was taken in capital city Turkey.(Ankara)This is new building but ıt have some tradinational references like bay windows,...

China, Shanghai

Kai
2019-04-19

This is Shanghai Bund, and most of the buildings are built during the last 20 years. Many of these buildings are designed by well-known...

New Zealand, Christchurch

Dr. Timo Munzinger
2019-04-14

The picture was taken in Christchurch New Zealand. It shows a construction site in the city centre on which a steel skeleton building is...

Mexico, Guadalajara

Ana Sofia Fraire Fernández
2019-04-08

(This picture was not taken by my own, its from internet) On of the most biggest production in Mexico, it is the production of cement,...

Chile, Santiago

Maria Sofia Massi San Martino
2019-04-05

This photo was taken at Parque Araucano. It shows how the globalized economy pops up. To begin with, construction refers to modernity and...

Mozambique, Tete

Roderick Parsons
2019-04-01

The attached photo shows construction activities for the upgrading of structures to handle reject coal at the Vale Moatize Coal Mine in...

Madagascar, Antananarivo

Olga Pieritz
2019-04-01

In Madagaskar the people are producing and using a lot of their own materials to build edifices. But glass and steal is imported, somtimes...

Madagascar, Antananarivo

Olga Pieritz
2019-04-01

In Madagaskar the people are producing and using a lot of their own materials to build edifices. But glass and steal is imported, somtimes...

Madagascar, Antananarivo

Olga Pieritz
2019-04-01

In Madagaskar the people are producing and using a lot of their own materials to build edifices. But glass and steal is imported, somtimes...

India, Jaipur

KAVITA KHATRY
2019-04-01

Hello! A part image above shows a shopping complex in the capital city of Rajasthan whose construction took 7 odd years to complete!....

Japan, Chiba

Euyx
2019-03-27

Most of the steels used in Japan are produced locally. Plywoods are imported from Malaysia. PET resin imported from China.

Canada, Montréal

Christopher Morin
2019-03-26

Montreal is continuously under construction. Whether it be new buildings (as shown in the attached picture) or the repair or maintenance of...

Turkey, Trabzon

Emre Semerci
2019-03-25

To Georgia Anaklia deep sea port project's basalt stone to be moved from Trabzon, Turkey. Basalt is preferred in the project because it is...

India, Kolkata

Arpan Debnath
2019-03-25

In this construction used burn Earth clay brick which is the most recycle material for Indian construction noms.Constructing a house of our...

Australia, Adelaide

Julien Beauvillier
2019-03-23

The example I have chosen to illustrate the fact that building materials come from every corner of the world in today’s globalized economy...

Australia, Adelaide

Julien Beauvillier
2019-03-23

The example I have chosen to illustrate the fact that building materials come from every corner of the world in today’s globalized economy...

Canada, Vancouver

SKYLA
2019-03-22

Q: The post should also contain a short explanation showing the connection between the image and the country of origin of the particular...

El Salvador, San Miguel

Bryan Mayorga
2019-03-21

This title was brought from Spain to a restaurant in El Salvador

France, Paris

Emma
2019-03-17

I went down the Metro heading to the effile tower, and I saw that every house around the same height

Russia, Moscow

Valeriia Chemerisova
2019-03-17

This image represent a building under construction in Moscow, where the material of cement is predominantly used. The countries such as...

Brazil, São Paulo

Amanda Gibertoni
2019-03-14

Japan House is a japanese government project that seeks showing the world the contemporary Japan and it's culture, design and art. This...

United States, Irving

Bill Yarborough
2019-03-13

Global Construction Material The light colored walkway on the left side of the photograph is made out of teak wood. Teak wood is not...

Spain, Barcelona

Lara Nuñez
2019-03-11

This is one of the most known buildings in my city, Barcelona. Casa Batllo was build by Antoni Gaudí and it's located in Passeig de Gracia,...

Nicaragua, Managua

Rodrigo Mendoza
2019-03-09

Old Cathedral of Managua This Cathedral was built in 1938 in the centre of Managua, it´s now abandoned due to an earthquake that...

Brazil, São Paulo

carlos alberto hyppolito
2019-03-06

WT Morumbi Building Smart and sustainable buildings. More efficient management software and less expense.

Canada, Toronto

Merrill fung
2019-02-21

This is an iconic bridge that was recently built in Toronto, connecting CF Eaton Center Shopping Centre with Hudson's Bay. The global...

Malaysia, Semenyih

Pranav Kumar Dulthumon
2019-02-15

I believe that even reinforced concrete manufactured locally relies on a global economy. This is because the concrete has been produced...

United States, Fairfield

Mark Stepsis
2019-02-12

Work has begun on the second mixed use building immediately adjacent to the Fairfield Metro commuter rail station. Hopefully, a...

United Kingdom, City of London

Lars Orgus
2019-02-10

This photo was taken by myself during my summer holiday in England. It shows a part of the Skyline of the City of London in particular the...

Spain, Barcelona

Jesús López
2019-02-03

We are able to observe an intern building square in l'Eixample, Barcelona. The material is mainly brick, without any type of embellishment,...

Sweden, Malmö

Filippa Malmgren
2019-02-02

We can see from the photo that the building in focus is very modern, incorporating a lot of steel, glass and presumably concrete in its...

Serbia, Novi Sad

Goran Segedinac
2019-01-30

On this picture we can see two buildings - on the left side is newspaper company found and built in Socialists era, while on the right side...

China, Beijing

Chi Zhang
2019-01-25

In China, most of the materials for building construction could be produced in our own country, like steel, cement, glass and aluminum. But...

India, Ahwa

Mitali Bhatt
2019-01-24

Bamboo is very good sustainable alternative material for building construction. Rather than bamboo, in India there are other various...

Brazil, Recife

Eduarda Campos Cavalcanti
2019-01-17

The photo shows a building in construction that will become a school, in the "Alto do Mandú" neighborhood. Since the beginning of...

Cambodia, Battambang

Ulrike Feldmann
2019-01-12

Globalized construction This a reconstruction of an original building in Battambang, Cambodia. The building style with the main living...

Argentina, Córdoba

Erica Claudia Carretero
2019-01-11

In this image, you can see three buildings; about the right, i can say is the most new. It´ll be the talles of the city. How you can see,...

Taiwan, Taipei

Kristine Co
2019-01-08

There is always a need to repair and restore buildings, especially monumental ones. However, as time pass by, it is nearly impossible to be...

United States, St. Louis

Mike Fabrizi
2019-01-05

The above photo, which was taken by me, is a piece of fine Italian marble. It was probably quarried in the town of Carrara, which is...

Turkey, Ankara

Sare Nur AVCI
2019-01-02

This construction site includes steel, concrete, glazing system and timber framing. Most of these materials can be afforded in Turkey, but...

Colombia, Medellín

Andres Felipe De Avila Ortega
2018-12-29

Engineers: Mexico Marmol: US Plants: Colombia

Denmark, Svendborg

Malak
2018-12-25

In this image, we see the materials used for a building designed for parking. The materials used for construction are cement, steel and...

Uganda, Kampala Central Division

Regina Mwenyango
2018-12-21

This is a construction site of a small shopping center in a suburb called Naguru in Kampala Uganda. Here you can see that there is a...

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Talal AlFrayan
2018-12-20

The photo illustrate the buildings contains components of a globalized economy.

Australia, Brisbane

Brett Patterson
2018-12-10

Here is a picture of a new building largely made of concrete, steel and glass in the Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia

Serbia, Novi Sad

Katarina Cimbaljevic
2018-12-08

What these pictures represents is the usage of modern technologies and materials, and global economy, without realizing it is in need of...

India, Bengaluru

Naman Sharma
2018-12-08

The image depicts an under-construction high-rise office building of an IT company in Bengaluru, India. The building has been built with a...

Mozambique, Maputo

Zouna Meades
2018-12-07

In this picture, taken in Maputo, Mozambique, the once clay moulded bricks used because of the hot climate have now been replaced with...

France, Paris

Jacques Buesche
2018-12-04

If you take a look on construction materials even the smallest pieces are part of something far bigger. There is no building not containing...

Estonia, Tallinn

Corlynne
2018-12-04

This is a photograph of the outside of a market called Balti Jaama Turg In Tallinn. It's located near Telliskivi, an old industrial area...

Germany, Fellbach

Johan Niklas Fischer
2018-12-03

The picture has been taken during a field trip to the so called „Schwabenland Tower“ - Former known as the “Gewa Tower”. The construction...

United Arab Emirates, Dubai

Jose Sibi
2018-12-03

This is a photo of the site where I'm currently working. The country of the United Arab Emirates is predominantly occupied by desert land...

Switzerland, Wädenswil

A Wigram
2018-11-30

This is a picture of a block of apartments being built nearby. On the one hand it shows the true internationality of the project - but, on...

United Kingdom, London

Julie Maksimova
2018-11-26

In my opinion, this picture illustrates both what construction used to be and what it is now. We can directly notice the tall glass...

United Kingdom, Glasgow

Miguel Silva
2018-11-26

Contrary to traditional dynamics in which local landlords (Church -as in the image-, aristocracy, landed gentry) would develop their land...

Sudan, Khartoum

Alaa Abu Baker
2018-11-25

This picture is showing the rapid construction processes going on in Khartoum city, repetitions of heterogeneous buildings being built and...

Switzerland, Rolle

Colin
2018-11-24

Use of imported wood beams from Austria to rebuild train stations.

Italy, Milano

Maurizio De Palma
2018-11-19

This is a picture taken in Los Angeles of the building site of Renzo Piano New Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, glasses and aluminum will...

South Africa, Durban

Víctor Serna
2018-11-18

I take the liberty of proposing the practice from a photograph seen in the network, but perfectly summarize the place where the...

Brazil, Porto Alegre

Vânia Abreu
2018-11-17

The Beira Rio stadium, localization in Porto Alegre, received new coverage, numbered seats and hosted five World Cup matches. The roof...

Australia, Melbourne

Gary Buck
2018-11-14

This large construction site shows the use of concrete, steel, plastic (piping) plus heavy equipmenta.. global equipment and being run by a...

Canada, Montréal

Kathleen Cummings
2018-11-03

Garnite, marble and quartz counters are very popular in new homes in Canada. This picture shows a granite counter in my kitchen that came...

Denmark, Aalborg

Isabella Rivera Kjaer
2018-10-28

As with my other posts, my city, Aarhus, does not show up on the drop-down menu, so I have marked the city as Aalborg even though it is in...

Brazil, São Mateus

Leticia Machado Botteon
2018-10-25

As we were able to see in the video lectures, construction has become a global activity, especially when we are talking about material, but...

United States, West Covina

Silvan Li
2018-10-25

My name is Silvan. This photo is taken in a plaza in West Covina, California. We used to build homes and shelters with local materials...

Netherlands, Amsterdam

Celia Almudéver
2018-10-23

Every new user of this recycled space is bringing new materials to be part of this old factory.

Guyana, Georgetown

Timothy Chand
2018-10-15

This picture depicts the usage of Guyana's main exporting product, Timber. Which is mainly obtained from its vast rain forest and parts of...

Colombia, Cali

guillermo tovar
2018-10-15

Although we have tile factories in the country, this material is imported a lot, mainly from China and we have another material in...

Brazil, Ouro Preto

Viviane Silveira Amaral
2018-10-15

It is difficult to find in Brazil a building whose construction materials are the product of globalization because we produce iron, steel,...

Netherlands, Rotterdam

gerben
2018-10-15

Not my picture - off the internet This is a picture taken from one of the flats they are constructing in my area. Rotterdam is growing...

Colombia, Bogotá

William Lopez
2018-10-13

In Colombia, unprocessed natural materials are stone, wood, clay, metal and water which are called raw materials, while products made from...

Poland, Warsaw

Paweł Drembkowski
2018-10-07

Design and construction of the S2 expressway, the Southern Bypass of Warsaw, from the "Puławska" junction to the "Lubelska" junction. ...

Canada, Québec

maurane
2018-10-01

Canada depends on the United States for the construction materials, same that the United States depends on Canada as well. the bilateral...

Malawi, Lilongwe

Anna Rago
2018-09-28

Localized activity In image two, you can see the people of Malawi in a pit of mud. They are actually inside an ant hill that is watered...

Australia, Melbourne

TIANXIN PAN
2018-09-28

This photo is taken in Melbourne, Australia. There are several skyscrapers in the progress of construction. A feature of these buildings...

Australia, Melbourne

TIANXIN PAN
2018-09-28

This photo is taken in Melbourne, Australia. There are several skyscrapers in the progress of construction. A feature of these buildings...

Vietnam, Hanoi

Ha Ngan Thi Nguyen
2018-09-23

This image is part of the city of Hanoi where construction of tall buildings are taking place in a quiet residence with many small, short...

Germany, Berlin

Lars Rybak
2018-09-16

Attached is a photo of Regent Street towards Piccadilly Circus, London (UK), at night-time, showing the famous illuminated billboards on 46...

United Kingdom, Wigan

Tonny Rutakirwa
2018-09-16

This picture shows the use of modern materials and advanced technology to create housing in Wigan, United Kingdom. Some of the materials...

Mexico, Hermosillo

Artemis OrdCamp
2018-09-16

Those 3 buildings behind the orange Soriana's supermarket sign I think use globalized construction material, because when it was in...

United States, Charlotte

2018-09-15

As part of the globalized resourcing of construction materials and technologies the infrastructure being planned around the growth of the...

Italy, Bologna

Antonio Caso
2018-09-15

Bologna is a big city in Italy, but it is also one of the most traditional according to the buildings. The only skyscrapers of the city are...

Mexico, Playa del Carmen

Laura Pájaro S.
2018-09-15

This picture was taken in Playa del Carmen, México. Although I am not sure if whether or not the construction materials are bought...

Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

Jack Seaberry
2018-09-13

This is an image from a solar installation academy. Despite the fact that Malaysia is one of the largest producers of solar panels...

Canada, Montréal

Anne-Frédéric Blais
2018-09-11

I have to mention that the image was not taken by me. It was taken on the internet :...

Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

Keith Yeoh
2018-09-09

Pictured here is the Four Seasons Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, which was recently completed. At a height of 342.5m, it is the second tallest...

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

Tran Nguyen
2018-09-07

It may looks like I'm straying from the question as this is not a building. However this photo is taken inside the construction site of the...

Mexico, Guadalajara

Samuel González Gómez
2018-09-05

the photo wasn´t taken by me!!! in the following picture we can see how the CCTV building in China is in construction. the main theme...

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

ABDULWAHAB ALALYANI
2018-08-31

In Saudi Arabia, the wood as material is not a local materials even more than that it does not work as well with ground directly. We can in...

India, Mumbai

Rehan
2018-08-29

This is an image from a corporate building in a well developed area in Mumbai, India. It portrays- 1) Aluminium Composite Panels- A...

Germany, Lübars

Shino Iwami
2018-08-28

This is Lübeck’s Holstentor gate. The central angular roof is similar to the roof of House of the Blackheads in Riga, Latvia. In fact,...

Spain, Torrent

Jose Cortés Grao
2018-08-28

In the photograph, it is showed a building under construction. The materials and methods applied to its construction are not globalised...

Indonesia, Ponorogo

Taufiqurrahman
2018-08-28

Creates the simple settlement using friendly materials.

Netherlands, Amsterdam

Lars Duindam
2018-08-27

The building on the picture is a timber building structurally designed by the firm I'm currently doing an internship at. Only the...

Pakistan, Gujrāt

hussain agha
2018-08-26

In the picture we can see a store made up of bricks and loam as it is locally produced.

Kenya, Kapenguria

Kasepoi Faith
2018-08-26

This is an example of a newly constructed building deep in the rural parts of Kenya. Most people are trying to merge the localised...

China, Nanjing

Yufei Dong
2018-08-21

This is a screenshot of the China National Building Materials & Equipment Import & Export Corporation's official website. It listd the...

Switzerland, Basel

Tea Lobo
2018-08-21

This is a picture of a typical construction site in Switzerland. The construction materials are quite traditional: it is a steel-enforced...

Thailand, Bangkok

Amelia Libeau Dulos
2018-08-20

A traditional Thai temple with a luxury skyscraper in the background (the River Condominium). This reflects the contrast found all over...

Germany, Weil am Rhein

Marcos Bresser
2018-08-17

In this picture we see a building designed by pritzker Architect Álvaro Siza. This building is a factory for the Vitra design company and...

Korea South, Seoul

Kyubin Lee
2018-08-16

I took this photo last year at my construction site. I designed this 5-story building in Seoul, Korea as a project architect. In this...

Thailand, Bangkok

David Fiske
2018-08-15

Here is a photo of one of the newest malls in Bangkok, Thailand. Marketed as a development with an innovative connection to nature and...

Singapore, Singapore

Pushpa Veerappan
2018-08-14

Singapore, 277-square-mile city-state, with a population of more than 5 million residents, relies heavily on imports and almost all...

Germany, Amberg

Tobias
2018-08-12

I think the statement is true.Every building has somewhat globalized items in it. Beginning with smart assistants like Alexa people are...

India, Lucknow

Sanjeev kumar sinha
2018-08-12

The Photograph posted here is a typical residential two storied house in a planned zone in a District in India. Fortunately for this...

India, Lucknow

Sanjeev kumar sinha
2018-08-12

The Photograph posted here is a typical residential two storied house in a planned zone in a District in India. Fortunately for this...

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Ocho Puntos
2018-08-11

This photo was taken in a place curiously known as the instagram pier in Hong Kong and it clearly shows the globalised aspect of the city....

Egypt, Cairo

Eman Elmassah
2018-08-04

Adrer Amelal Hotel in Siwa Oasis,Egypt. It is being considered one of the 10 strangest hotels in the world,because it built completely...

Namibia, Windhoek

Amr Abdelwareth
2018-08-03

The small bridge has been built by concrete. Currently, Namibia does not produce all its needs from concrete. A considerable part of...

China, Xinjiang

INTERNET
2018-08-03

Hami, Xinjiang, China This is a construction site of single houses in Hami, Xinjiang, China. Single rises in China are rare. China is...

Nigeria, Abuja

Karos Dalyop
2018-07-24

This building is in Abuja, Nigeria but it contains construction materials from around the globe. 1. The roof of this building was...

Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

Tomasz Koczur
2018-07-23

The photo depicts the interior of a 6-7 storey market building on the area of Merkato in Addis Ababa - Africa's biggest market. Building in...

Turkey, İzmir

Damla İleri
2018-07-20

As seen in the picture, brick, wood, waterproofing membrane, steel and cement are used at the construction. One by One, wood and brick are...

United States, Red Bank

Joseph Hoffman
2018-07-20

I found this on the internet. It is a photo of a large building in Amsterdam being construction from Bamboo. Since we know Bamboo is an...

Canada, Kitchener

Maria Munir
2018-07-19

This photo depicts a house under construction. Living in Canada, private homes of this size are almost always made of light wood frame...

France, Santa-Lucia-di-Moriani

Josh
2018-07-18

In St. Lucia, building materials (cement, steel, etc.) are imported regionally and internationally. Modern architecture require us to do...

Mexico, Santiago de Querétaro

Daud Efrit Romero Andriano
2018-07-09

This is a disc for wall saw that its made in china and its used in a construction site in mexico as part of my family company. This is a...

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo

Jasmin Sirčo
2018-07-07

Skyscraper SCC is one of the largest buildings in Sarajevo. It was built and opened in April 2014. And It is also one of the largest...

India, Bengaluru

Sadhvi S
2018-07-05

The traditional houses of the region (parts of Karnataka(a state in India)), what they now call 'guttu mane' was mostly made of wood, a mud...

Brazil, São Paulo

Kamila Oazem
2018-07-04

This picture was taken in a specialized fair of material of construction. It is a very exquisite glass mosaic made in Italy, the homeland...

Mexico, Mexico City

Ramiro Rocha Vázquez
2018-07-04

In the modern era, steel glass and aluminum have become the most used materials around the globe, In Mexico city has been appearing new...

United Kingdom, Poole

Oliver Hewitt
2018-07-03

The globalised economy is shown in this construction project through the choice of brick work for the building facade (seen on the pallet...

India, Bengaluru

Apoorva lakshmi
2018-06-30

In this Image, We can see the construction of massive concrete skyscrapers with provision for huge amount of glass. The context being India...

India, Indore

Druti Gangwar
2018-06-26

This picture is of Aranya Low Cost housing designed by B.V.Doshi in city of Indore in Madhya Pradesh State of India. To talk more...

United Kingdom, London

Mina Hasman
2018-06-24

In the presented photo, we can observe the imported glass and aluminium framing (from China) along with stone (from Italy) that...

India, Bengaluru

Aquib Wahab Ali
2018-06-22

Construction used to be localized but now days due to globalization we tend to keep up with world or foreign standards more than just...

Sweden, Furulund

Jasmina McKenna
2018-06-18

Many buildings in Sweden - particularly in the country side still show which materials can be locally extracted from the environment. In...

United Kingdom, Laceby

William Wyer
2018-06-16

This images is of the construction site of Wahat Al Karama in Abu Dhabi, located in the forecourt of the Sheik Zayed Mosque. The project...

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