Uploaded on 2016-11-14 by Maria Alejandra Diaz

Hi This photo was taken in Bogota, Colombia. In Colombia, the most construction material used is concrete because we can find all the materials to make it and is cheap. But with all the globalization and new eras in architecture, the new buildings want to be different and modern, so they try new forms and shapes that need more materials to make it possible. So, in this picture, we can see that the building has to major materials: Concrete and steel. The steel is used to reach the big spaces between columns. As we know steel has more resistance than concrete. but in Colombia, we need to import the steel, so the need of this material leads a flow of material. On the other hand, when the building will be completed its facade will be of glass. this type of facade is getting more and more popular in Colombia even though is not the traditional. We can find this type of building in the big and important cities of Colombia, because when yo go to smaller ones or to towns we can still find some constructions with raw materials of Colombia such as Straw or wood.