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Circulating knowledge, marketization and norm‐making: international developers and construction firms in Eastern Europe since 2000
Author(s) -
GRUBBAUER MONIKA
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
global networks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.685
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1471-0374
pISSN - 1470-2266
DOI - 10.1111/glob.12079
Subject(s) - marketization , real estate , bridge (graph theory) , norm (philosophy) , german , work (physics) , architecture , business , knowledge management , architectural engineering , regional science , public relations , economic geography , economic system , political science , engineering , sociology , economics , computer science , geography , china , finance , medicine , mechanical engineering , archaeology , law
In this article, I explore how international actors in the development of real estate projects affect building practices in local markets. The focus is on the dynamics of interaction and exchange of knowledge between the disciplines of architecture and construction. Using the German ECE group and its expansion in the region as a case study, I look at shopping centre development in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) over the past two decades. I seek to show that the implementation of globally circulated design and planning solutions relies heavily on the particular construction practices and technologies available in a local market. I also argue that the role of marketization in diffusing building practices in the construction sector is as powerful as the work of global architects. Nonetheless, judging from the existing links and feedback between architectural practices and the construction industry, there is a definite need for further research to bridge the gap between analysis of knowledge mobility within the field of urban studies on the one hand and construction studies research on the other.