Preface This report presents main aspects of my doctoral research conducted at Harvard Graduate School of Design from Fall 2001 to Spring 2004. It was initiated by the aspiration to better understand impacts of globalization on building practice, its worldwide labor markets, and flows of capital. These phenomena have been analyzed for other fields but have so far been widely neglected in building practice as a research subject. This investigation addressed the need for a diversified analytical framework and a comprehensive description of different impacts of globalization on building practice and its potential subsequent transformation. Such a framework can potentially not only facilitate colaboration and foster mutual understanding among various actors in design and building. It also provides a better understanding of the implications of globalization for the design and building professions and the built environment in general. Thomas Schroepfer Globalization and Building Practice 1: An Analytical Frame work and Four Character Studies. Contents 7 Introduction Globalization as a Dominant Theme of the 21st Century Developments in the Building Industry: Global Builders The Traditional and the Current Building Environment 10 Research Methodology Selection of Global Builders Selection of Research Respondents Selection of Global Projects In-depth Case Studies 13 Qualitative and Quantitative Data Summary of Respondents' Statements Summary of Project Data Mappings Findings on Qualitative and Quantitative Data 15 Towards an Analytic Framework The Need for an Analytic Framework Four Project Types 17 The Anschutz Arena Investigated Practice Project Definition Profiles of Main Project Actors Summary of Case Study Impact on Practice Global Project Type 23 The Genzyme Center Investigated Practice Project Definition Profiles of Main Project Actors Summary of Case Study Impact on Practice Global Project Type 31 The Villa Mumm Investigated Practice Project Definition Profiles of Main Project Actors Summary of Case Study Impact on Practice Global Project Type 37 The Hearst Tower Investigated Practice Project Definition Profiles of Main Project Actors Summary of Case Study Impact on Practice Global Project Type 43 Conclusions Project Types and Building Practice Trajectories of Project Types Implications for the Built Environment Further Research 46 References |
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