Morvi Temple (the Secretariat) an administrative building with a Hindu temple in the centre, built in the 19th century and being restored following the 1997 earthquake, Morvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Morvi Temple (the Secretariat) an administrative building with a Hindu temple in the centre, built in the 19th century and being restored following the 1997 earthquake, Morvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Morvi Temple (the Secretariat) an administrative building with a Hindu temple in the centre, built in the 19th century and being restored following the 1997 earthquake, Morvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Morvi Temple (the Secretariat) an administrative building with a Hindu temple in the centre, built in the 19th century and being restored following the 1997 earthquake, Morvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Morvi Temple (the Secretariat) an administrative building with a Hindu temple in the centre, built in the 19th century and being restored following the 1997 earthquake, Morvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Morvi Temple (the Secretariat) an administrative building with a Hindu temple in the centre, built in the 19th century and being restored following the 1997 earthquake, Morvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Morvi Temple (the Secretariat) an administrative building with a Hindu temple in the centre, built in the 19th century and being restored following the 1997 earthquake, Morvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Morvi Temple (the Secretariat) an administrative building with a Hindu temple in the centre, built in the 19th century and being restored following the 1997 earthquake, Morvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Morvi Temple (the Secretariat) an administrative building with a Hindu temple in the centre, built in the 19th century and being restored following the 1997 earthquake, Morvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

City Hall interior, Braga, Minho Province, Portugal

Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Barletta, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

Silk weaver at work, Soatanana, Fianarantsoa province, Ihorombe Region, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Four poster bed, new hand stenciling work on dado and picture rails in Lutyens style bungalow, New Delhi, India, Asia

Primitive chain gang and scaffold near Bharatpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Woman at work building new tourist centre at Dazu Rock Carvings, Mount Baoding, Chongqing, China

Church of San Benedetto, Massafra, Taranto, Apulia, Italiy

Restoration work, Arg-e Bam, Bam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iran, Middle East

View across the Lowry Centre, apartments and new building construction work at Salford Quays Pier 8, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Europe

New construction by the newly built ITC Grand Central Sheraton Hotel in Parel district of central Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Scaffolding for refurbishment at The Grand Palace and Temple complex, Bangkok, Thailand

Bazaaris chatting after work, Azadegan Tea House, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Inuit elder teaches igloo building to young men from the community of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, North America

House being built in conservation area, Hutongs Area, Beijing, China

Western-style modern apartment housing development in Yichang, China

Repair and alteration work with sewing machines, Toul Tum Poung Russian Market, Toul Tum Poung, city centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Building a Datcha, Tomsk, Tomsk Federation, Siberia, Russia, Eurasia

Building traditional wooden cabin in the Siberian Taiga forest, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, Eurasia

Economic growth in India - new luxury international hotel, Hotel Kariya Ji, being constructed near Varanasi Airport, Benares, India

Men at work building new tourist centre at Dazu Rock Carvings, Mount Baoding, Chongqing, China

Western-style modern apartment housing development in Yichang, China

Silk weaver at work, Soatanana, Fianarantsoa province, Ihorombe Region, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Bridge under construction, Japan, Asia

Woman at work building new tourist centre at Dazu Rock Carvings, Mount Baoding, Chongqing, China

Men at work building new tourist centre at Dazu Rock Carvings, Mount Baoding, Chongqing, China

Derelict stables, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

View of new and old architecture in Xian seen from the Dayan Pagoda, China

Man using a drill in the construction of a wood framed house in California, United States of America, North America

Building a hut, Gourague area, Shoa province, Ethiopia, Africa

Building site near Fuli, China

Woman at work building new tourist centre at Dazu Rock Carvings, Mount Baoding, Chongqing, China

New Terminal Three building at Beijing Capital International Airport, China

Modern glass skyscapers being built in Beijing, China

Western-style modern apartment housing development in Yichang, China

Construction of new viaduct near Hidaka, for freeway from Sapporo to Obihiro, across central Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Building site Guilin, China

Building site for new homes, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Men painting building without aid of scaffolding, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

House being renovated in conservation area, Hutongs Area, Beijing, China

House being renovated in conservation area, Hutongs Area, Beijing, China

Brickworks, Tamil Nadu state, India, Asia

Cranes and buildings, Shanghai, China, Asia

Lifting by hand heavy stones for restoration work, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

New housing estate a sign of economic development at Comillas in Cantabria, Northern Spain

New housing estate a sign of economic development at Comillas in Cantabria, Northern Spain

Interior of a wood framed house under construction in California, United States of America, North America

Building sea defences, Bryer, Scilly Isles, United Kingdom, Europe

Workmen on a housing development in Yichang, China

New pier under construction, Santa Maria, Sal (Salt), Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Man selling cucumbers from wheel barrow in street near war damaged building, Central Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

Building works, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

New pier under construction, Santa Maria, Sal (Salt), Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Collecting sand for building in the Backwaters, Kerala state, India, Asia

Ferry Building Marketplace, San Francisco, California, United States of America, North America

Ministry of Works Art Deco Building, Napier, Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Building sea defences, Bryer, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom, Europe

Labourers, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Builders, Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Seaweed farming, Rebun Island, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

New coastal expressway under construction, Mexico, North America

Thatcher, Glencolumbkille, County Donegal, Ulster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

A guard in front of the Municipal building in Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Interior of Lloyds Insurance Building, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Calesa (horse drawn carriage) and Spanish colonial building in the Intramuros Historical District, Manila, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bamboo scaffolding, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Interior of Lloyds Insurance Building, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Expansion work at Oslo Airport in Norway.

Vietnam crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building

Indonesia a kindergarten in banda aceh which lost many of children to tsunami, been rebuilt. schools director halimah anwar bustam (seen here in foreground) describes horrors suffered: area kids came from completely flattened by waves. On that fateful sunday children were in their homes, or many were already on beach having. So many died that morning. It devastating. Only we getting things back together, very grateful to helping with reconstruction of damaged building. staff give up a portion of their (already) salaries to sponsor poor children from outlying villages to come to school. structure includes offices staff, a library, prayer room wheelchair accessible classroom.__ Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Uganda boys digging a pit latrine, and hauling up the dirt with a winch and small bucket. kayunga district

Vietnam crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building

Vietnam crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building

Expansion work at Oslo Airport in Norway.

Interior of Lloyds Insurance Building, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tanzanian school boy making mud bricks. Kisangara, same, in the north-east near kilimanjaro

Indonesia villagers rice, batak house shaped grave in background, lake toba, sumatra

A man precarioulsy balanced at height, painting a building in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Demolition of an old mill building in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Demolition of an old mill building in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Demolition of an old mill building in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A man precarioulsy balanced at height, painting a building in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Tanzanian school boys making mud bricks. Kisangara, same, in the north-east near kilimanjaro

Woman worker building highway, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Bamboo scaffolding, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Women workers building highway, Rajasthan, India, Asia

A man precarioulsy balanced at height, painting a building in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Building Work

Building site, Shanghai, China, Asia

A surveyor working on a construction project in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Excavating volcanic Scoria rock from the Seydisholar cone for road building material, near Selfoss, Iceland, Polar Regions

Scaffolders working on a building in Gateshead, Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Europe