Uploaded on 2020-06-09 by B Sazer

A photo of the Tate Modern extension, Switch House in London. Although this building takes some inspiration from its local context - the existing Tate Modern building as well as the brick of the Bankside Power Station previously located on its site, it also contains many components of a globalised economy. The architects Herzog & de Meuron, even though they have an office in London, are a firm that is originally based in Switzerland. Loveld, the company used for the concrete, manufacture their products in Belgium. Seele, who supplied the glazing, is primarily based in Germany. While the brick and steel contractors are based in the UK, none of them are in London. Bourne Steel Group manufacture in Poole, while the company Severfield manufactures across the UK and has another facility in India. Overall, it is unlikely for any modern construction not to have any international component - wether that be in the source or manufacturing location of the material, in its design, or the scope of the contractor companies.