Men thatching the roof of a house near Moni, Flores, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Engineer at work hand-building one complete M157 5.5L V8 biturbo engine, Mercedes-AMG engine production factory in Affalterbach, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Combine harvester at work in a crop field on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, UK

Brightly painted yellow corrugated wall and green wooden building of the general store selling hardware and gifts, Stanley, Falkland Islands, South America

Woman painting the wall of a village house, Tonk region, Rajasthan, India

Builders and roofers viewed from The City Wall, Xian, China

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

New housing development at Jaca in Northern Spain

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

New houses under construction in Xian, China

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

High rise developments by Mahalaxmi Station and the Western Railways train of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, India

Derelict stables, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Model boat building, Bequia, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

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

Construction, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

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

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

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

Bridge under construction, Japan, Asia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Terminal Three building at Beijing Capital International Airport, China

Western-style modern apartment housing development in Yichang, China

Building site near Fuli, 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

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

Building site Guilin, China

Modern glass skyscapers being built in Beijing, China

Cranes and buildings, Shanghai, China, Asia

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

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

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

Western-style modern apartment housing development in Yichang, China

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

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

Western-style modern apartment housing development in Yichang, China

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

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

Workmen on a housing development in Yichang, China

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

Brickworks, Tamil Nadu state, India, Asia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Building works, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

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

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

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

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

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

Labourers, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Seaweed farming, Rebun Island, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

New coastal expressway under construction, Mexico, North America

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

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

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.

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

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

Expansion work at Oslo Airport in Norway.

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

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

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

Bamboo scaffolding, Hong Kong, China, Asia

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

Woman worker building highway, Rajasthan, India, 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

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

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

Building new office and apartment blocks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Kabgayi, Rwanda has the oldest Cathedral in the Country (1925). Restoration work is underway and scaffolding is a rather basic if not intricate combination of tree branches and sawn wood planks. An art form all to itself. Kabgayi, Rwanda, East Africa

Kabgayi, Rwanda has the oldest Cathedral in the Country (1925), and one of the largest. Restoration work is underway and scaffolding can be seen supporting either side of the building. Kabgayi, Rwanda, East Africa