Architecture, Sustainability, and Globalization: Towards a Comprehensive Understanding The Value of Globalization: An Alternative View

1.
Ali Abd Alraouf, Ph.D.
Department of Architecture
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Keywords: Globalization – Sustainability - Architectural Creativity- Architectural Education
University of Bahrain
Students’ Scientific Day
Bahrain 24 Nov., 2005
Architecture, Sustainability, and
Globalization
Towards a Comprehensive Understanding

2. Globalization
The Term, The Vision & The Process
Rich Poor
Economic Development Hostility & Fear

3. What is Globalization?
Integration, Flow & Movement

4. The Trap of Globalization: The World View
Global Village – One World Market
Economical Domination – Environmental Destruction – Cultural Degradation

5. Regional Perception of Globalization
The Local View
The Threat The Conspiracy

6. The Value of Globalization: An Alternative View

7. The Modern Condition vs. The Global Condition
The Salad Bowl
The Melting Pot

8. The Value of Globalization

9. Thailand England Brazil
The Collective Ability of People

10. Global Human Conscious
A- The Environment

11. B- The Heritage: Local Assets – Global Responsibility

12. C- Human Rights

13. Globalization and Culture
Cultural Openness
Towards A Cultural Dialogue

14. Globalization as a Natural and Desired Change
The Regional Representation of the Phenomena

15. Architecture as a Cultural Product in the Age of
Globalization

16. Contextuality of Architecture

17. Cultural and Architectural Hunger
An Opportunity for Exposure

18. Community Heritage Vs Creativity
An Imaginary Dichotomy

20. Collective Creativity
An Alternative Model of Making Architecture

21. Conclusions
Globalization: Threat or Opportunity?

22. Sustainability: Concept and
Transformations
“The Earth has enough for everyone’s need but not for everyone’s greed”
-M.Gandhi

23. The Dilemma of Development: A Question of Meaning
Redefining Development:
.The Objectives Of Sustainable Development:
Sustainable development can be defined in terms of four broad objectives:
 Preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment.
 Rational utilization of natural resources.
 Protecting human health.
 Promoting measures at international level to deal with environmental
problems.

24. The Local Model:
The Village of New Bariz, Egypt Architect: Hassan Fathy

25. The Regional Model:
Housing Proposal for Sana’a, Yemen Architect: Rasem Badran

26. Housing Proposal for Sana’a, Yemen Architect: Rasem Badran

27. The International Model:
The Vocational School in Frejus, France Architect: Norman Foster

28. Cultural Centre, Caledonia, Spain. Renzo Piano.
Environmental Thinking:
The Art of Architecture in
the Age of Ecology

29. The Concept of Natural
Protectorates

30. Main Types of Natural Protectorates

31. Natural Protectorates In
Egypt

33. The Wadi Degla Experiment
Context and Site

34. The Urban Level
Wadi DeglaWadi Degla

35. The Architecture: Language, Form & Patterns

40. Sustainable Architecture in Bahrain
Potentials, Opportunities, and Challenges
Al-Areen Wildlife Park & Reserve

41. Hawar Islands: The Present and The Future

42. Thank You……….Ali A. Alraouf.