Described as Japan's first two-story 3D-printed home, the O House is inspired by the geometry of natural caves. Built to meet the country's strict seismic requirements, it combines cutting-edge ...
A team of UB engineering students placed third in a recent national earthquake engineering design competition. The 2008 Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition, held last month during the annual ...
The water lifeline that keeps Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital running is getting a serious seismic makeover under ...
If you’ve ever seen footage of enormous buildings swaying uncontrollably during an earthquake or actually felt the Earth opening under your feet, you would know just how terrifying an earthquake can ...
No matter how beautiful architecture can be, the forces of nature can instantly reduce even the most majestic buildings to rubble. Architects thus have an obligation to create designs that are not ...
On Friday, James R. Harris — president of J.R. Harris and Company — gave a lecture in Sinclair Auditorium as part of the Fazlur R. Khan Distinguished Lecture Series. Harris addressed the community ...
A severe earthquake is a terrifying disaster; only a few seconds of ground shaking can annihilate a vulnerable community. Most deaths occurring during an earthquake are the direct result of the ...
181 Fremont—which will become the third tallest structure in San Francisco and the most resilient tall building on the West Coast of the U.S.—has been awarded the REDi™ Gold Rating, a new earthquake ...
The Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects won the competition to design the New Central Library in Christchurch, New Zealand, which will replace the old building damaged by devastating ...