Newly opened?
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Something is amiss
From an ongoing construction project across from the “new” bus stand in Dharamshala. Someone got excited about printing a sign, but the promised bowling lanes are no where to be found.
Tags: bowling, construction, dharamshala, india, photography
Jungle roofing
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under ecuador
Evil leaves
One of the heaviest days of work for our volunteers involved hauling and collecting leaves from the jungle. These leaves, which resemble palm fronds, were bundled in masse for roofing for a new traditional hut.
Much of the construction material used by the Shuar community comes from its reserve and this is no different. Local materials, locally harvested sounds more sustainable.
The “rope” used to bind the bundles of leaves is actually the husk of young plant stems. See below. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: arutam, construction, en la selva, oriente, photography, shuar, sustainable, volunteering
Tools of the trade
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Qutub construction
All of Delhi is being rebuilt — a combination of the country’s new wealth and the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Even parts of the historic Qutub Minar complex are getting a facelift. This is from some renovation and restoration going on near the college and tomb of Alauddin Khalji. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: construction, delhi, history, india, monument, photography, qutb, qutub minar, tourism
Brickmakers of Akurdi
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Family of brickmakers
India’s construction boom requires bricks. Bricks are labor intensive. They are carefully molded and dried in the sun. Then they’re intricately stacked amid charcoal, for firing in what is essentially an open kiln.
Here, a family of brickmakers are getting ready to fire another batch of bricks (more photos below).
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Tags: akurdi, brick, construction, emerging nations, india, journalism, photography, pune, wallah
