INTRODUCTION TO THE GLOBAL PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE Flashcards
It is often associated
with economic development,
financial markets and
international business.
GLOBALIZATION
He describes
globalization as a homogenizing
process, made possible by the
differentiation of time from space.
Anthony Giddens
refers to
the increasing interdependence of
world economies because of the
growing scale of cross-border
trade of commodities and services,
flow of international capital and
wide and rapid spread of
technologies.
ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION
refers to the
transmission of ideas, meanings and
values around the world in such a way
as to extend and intensify social
relations. This process is marked by the
common consumption of cultures that
have been diffused by the Internet,
popular culture media, and
international travel.
CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION
- focal points of the world,
they also represent globe-wide activities and positions of
their countries. - are engines and archives of
growth, change, culture, and ideas.
global cities
Two sources to Globalize Architecture
- the culture of commerce
- the culture of design
is driven by changing consumer
expectations, market opportunities,
and business agendas.
GLOBAL CULTURE OF COMMERCE
NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE CHANGING THE NATURE OF
WORK — WITH ITS________
MULTIDIMENSIONAL EFFECTS
AiCC
Architect in Charge of Construction
AoR
Architect-of-record
CA
Consulting Architect
AF
Architectural Firm
DAEDS
Detailed Architectural and Engineering Design Services
DADS
Detailed Architectural Design Services
PCC
Project Construction Cost
PPCC
Probable Project Construction Cost
APCC
Awarded Project Construction Cost
FPCC
Final Project Construction Cost
CoW
Cost of Work
PF
Professional Fee