The Political Reality of Globalization and the Open Practice of the Architecture in the Philippines

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has been driving the standardization of spaces and Architecture.

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GLOBALIZATION

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often associated with economic development, financial markets and international business.

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GLOBALIZATION

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the increasingly free flow of goods, services, financial capital and labor across national borders

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GLOBALIZATION

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is an interdisciplinary concept that has not a certain definition due to differences in views and interpretations

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Concept of Globalization

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describes globalization as a homogenizing process, made possible by the differentiation of time from space.

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Anthony Giddens

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refers to the increasing interdependence of world economies as a result of the growing scale of cross-border trade of commodities and services, flows of international capital and wide and rapid spread of technologies.

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Economic globalization

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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.

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Cultural globalization

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Was never a public concept in the way that globalization has turned out to be.

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Postmodernism

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By contrast, globalization is argued for by the

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World Bank

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is named in the business plans of Fortune 500 companies, and is on the lips of politicians across the globe

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Postmodernism

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it constitutes official state policy and is the object of activist dissent

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Postmodernism

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Global flows of finance, media, information, ethnicities, and technology shape societies, and therefore countries and cities.

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GLOBAL CITIES

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are spatially organized socio-economical systems. As such they become global accumulation fields.

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Cities

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The position of_____within these global flows also affects their economic, social, and cultural structures. Although “global cities” are the focal points of the world, they also represent globe-wide activities and positions of their countries. Moreover, they are involved in relations with other global cities.

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GLOBAL CITIES

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GLOBALIZATION FORCES IN
ARCHITECTURE

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One force seeks to safeguard and promulgate established indigenous architectural traditions, forms, decorative motifs, and technologies.

The other force promotes invention and dissemination of new forms using new technologies and materials in response to changing functional needs and sensibilities.

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Two sources to Globalize Architecture:

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the culture of commerce and

the culture of design.

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is driven by changing consumer expectations, market opportunities, and business agendas.

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The global culture of commerce

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With fabulous photographs in slick magazines and professional journals, trend-conscious designers can scan and span the globe, sharing high-style concepts rendered in stylish materials.

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The global culture of design

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE CHANGING THE NATURE OF WORK — WITH ITS MULTIDIMENSIONAL EFFECTS — by creating new forms of leisure,

including the hyper-reality of cyberspace,

new virtual realities, and

new modes of information and

entertainment.

“The practice of architecture is a delicate balance of art and science — a creative endeavor which also requires that the architect master a broad array of technical skills, including engineering.”

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Technology Globalization

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means the act of - - planning and architectural designing,
- structural conceptualization,
-specifying, supervising and
- giving general administration and responsible direction to the erection, enlargement or alterations of buildings and building environments and architectural design in engineering structures or any part thereof;

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General Practice of Architecture

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Planning, architectural designing and structural conceptualization;

consultation, consultancy, giving oral or written advice and directions, conferences, evaluations, investigations, quality surveys, appraisals and adjustments, architectural and operational planning, site analysis and other pre-design services;

schematic design, design development, contract documents and construction phases including professional consultancies;

preparation of preliminary, technical, economic and financial feasibility studies of plans, models and project promotional services;

preparation of architectural plans, specifications, bill of materials, cost estimates, general conditions and bidding documents;

construction and project management, giving general management, administration, supervision, coordination and responsible direction or the planning, architectural designing, construction, reconstruction, erection, enlargement or demolition, renovation, repair, orderly removal, remodeling, alteration, preservation or restoration of buildings or structures or complex buildings, including all their components, sites and environs, intended for private or public use;

the planning, architectural lay-outing and utilization of spaces within and surrounding such buildings or structures, housing design and community architecture, architectural interiors and space planning, architectural detailing, architectural lighting, acoustics, architectural lay-outing of mechanical, electrical, electronic, sanitary, plumbing, communications and other utility systems, equipment and fixtures;

building programming, building administration, construction arbitration and architectural conservation and restoration;

all works which relate to the scientific, aesthetic and orderly coordination of all works and branches of the work,

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Scope of the Practice of Architecture