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Characteristics of Concrete Masonry Architecture and Construction in Colombia
Concrete Masonry has developed in Colombia with very special architectural and technical characteristics, due to the restrictions of a developing economy (quality and availability of materials; training necessities; scale of application and cost relation with other technically equivalent alternatives). But those aspects have not stopped it from creating a very distinctive and high-quality image through clearly defined building categories: One and two-floor houses, low-rise apartment buildings, high-rise apartment and office buildings, churches, sport and social clubs, educational and industrial buildings, etc.; and, in a very special way, in institutional architecture, providing a distinctive image to buildings from supermarkets to designer's stores, including car dealers, gasoline stations, savings corporations, etc. The natural resources of the material, together with the ingenuity of Colombian architects and designers, are opening a great avenue for Concrete Masonry in this country, something that could be duplicated in many others with similar conditions.
Characteristics of Concrete Masonry Architecture and Construction in Colombia
Concrete Masonry has developed in Colombia with very special architectural and technical characteristics, due to the restrictions of a developing economy (quality and availability of materials; training necessities; scale of application and cost relation with other technically equivalent alternatives). But those aspects have not stopped it from creating a very distinctive and high-quality image through clearly defined building categories: One and two-floor houses, low-rise apartment buildings, high-rise apartment and office buildings, churches, sport and social clubs, educational and industrial buildings, etc.; and, in a very special way, in institutional architecture, providing a distinctive image to buildings from supermarkets to designer's stores, including car dealers, gasoline stations, savings corporations, etc. The natural resources of the material, together with the ingenuity of Colombian architects and designers, are opening a great avenue for Concrete Masonry in this country, something that could be duplicated in many others with similar conditions.
Characteristics of Concrete Masonry Architecture and Construction in Colombia
G. G. Madrid (author) / L. G. Pelaez (author)
1994
7 pages
Report
No indication
English
Architectural Design & Environmental Engineering , Construction Materials, Components, & Equipment , Construction Equipment, Materials, & Supplies , Foreign Industry Economic Development , Concrete blocks , Architecture , Construction , Colombia , Developing countries , Residential buildings , Apartment buildings , Office buildings , Single family houses , Masonry , Construction materials , Quality , Labor force , Construction costs , Commercial buildings , Reprints , Foreign technology
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