The Influences of Globalisation and Architectural Resistance within Tropical Climate

The Influences of Globalisation and Architectural Resistance within Tropical Climate by: Willie Yogatama, University of Nottingham

Four Season Hotel (2008)

Commerz Tower (2010)

Figure 43 Four Season Hotel, Mumbai

Figure 44 Commerz Tower, Mumbai

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/humayunnapeerzaada/

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Imperial Mumbai (2010)

Sunshine Tower (2011)

Figure 46 Sunshine Tower, Mumbai

Figure 45 Imperial Mumbai Source:

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ImperialMumbai.JP

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t

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The Influences of Globalisation and Architectural Resistance within Tropical Climate

Published on Sep 1, 2011

Willie Yogatama

About

The influences of globalisation have been one of the biggest concerns in the developments of architecture. Moreover, the implementation of globalisation in tropical countries has caused a few criticisms that the new developments indicate lack of cultural and social identity. This dissertation was conducted to address the issue of identity loss in architecture by focusing on the influences of globalisation and architectural resistance in Mumbai, Lagos, and Rio de Janeiro. The first objective of this dissertation was to learn from the past about the influences of globalisation into tropical architecture. The second aim of this dissertation was to understand what determine the architectural resistance of cities in facing globalisation and how detached the current developments from their origin. Lastly, this dissertation extracted some possible improvements for future sustainable developments.

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