Many sizes of buildings are viewed, from very small projects, like a house by Shigeru Ban designed for the homeless after the Kobe disaster of 1995, to huge bui

This is arguably the most comprehensive book on the subject of architectural-structural design decisions that influence the seismic performance of buildings. It

“The first history of seismic engineering in San Francisco . . . spiced with survivor and eyewitness accounts. ”—Midwest Book Review For the past one hund

This concise work provides a general introduction to the design of buildings which must be resistant to the effect of earthquakes. A major part of this design i

Introducing important concepts in the study of earthquakes related to retrofitting of structures to be made earthquake resistant. The book investigates the poun