Earthquake architecture : new construction techniques for earthquake disaster prevention

New York: LOFT and HBI, 2000. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ with genlty bumped; worn corners. Original paper band laid in . Remainder stamp to bottom edge.. Quarto in illus DJ; 208 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 30 cm. Earthquakes; Arquitectura sísmica, New construction techniques for earthquake disaster preventionPolytechnic Center of the University of Granada / M.A. Graciani, Llopis Architects and J.E. Martínez de Angulo -- The new European Parliament / Architecture Studio -- The Yapi Kredi Bank Oprations [sic] Center / John McAslan & Partners -- Paper houses / Shigeru Ban -- The National Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand / JASMAX Architects -- Manantiales building / Luis Izquierdo ... [et al.] -- Metropolitan Cathedral of Managua / Legorreta Arquitectos -- Augen Ópticos laboratories / Alberto Kalach -- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center / BTA-Bobrow/Thomas & Associates -- Residence for Florence and William Tsui / Eugene Tsui (Tsui Design and Research Inc.) -- Los Angeles emergency operations center / BTA-Bobrow/Thomas & Associates -- First Interstate World Center / Pei Cobb Freed & Partners -- Expansion and renovation of the San Francisco Court of Appeals / SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP) -- New international terminal for San Francisco airport / SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP), Del Campo & Maru y Michael Willis Associates -- San Francisco main public library / Pei Cobb Freed & Partners/Simon Martin-Vegue Winkelstein Moris -- A business center ; The Money Store headquarters / E.M. Kado & Associates -- Century Tower / Foster & Partners -- Millenium Tower / Foster & Partners -- The Fruit Museum / Itsuko Hasegawa Atelier -- Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge / HSBA-Honshu Shikoku Bridge Authority -- Temporary housing for people affected by the Kobe earthquake / Shigeru Ban -- Kansai International Airport / Renzo Piano Building Workshop -- The CEC building / Artech Inc. -- Taichung II Tower / KPF-Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC -- Bionic tower / Javier Pioz, María Rosa Cervera and Eloy Celaya. Chapters entitled: Polytechnic Center of the University of Granada / M.A. Graciani, Llopis Architects and J.E. Martínez de Angulo -- The new European Parliament / Architecture Studio -- The Yapi Kredi Bank Oprations [sic] Center / John McAslan & Partners -- Paper houses / Shigeru Ban -- The National Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand / JASMAX Architects -- Manantiales building / Luis Izquierdo ... [et al.] -- Metropolitan Cathedral of Managua / Legorreta Arquitectos -- Augen Ópticos laboratories / Alberto Kalach -- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center / BTA-Bobrow/Thomas & Associates -- Residence for Florence and William Tsui / Eugene Tsui (Tsui Design and Research Inc.) -- Los Angeles emergency operations center / BTA-Bobrow/Thomas & Associates -- First Interstate World Center / Pei Cobb Freed & Partners -- Expansion and renovation of the San Francisco Court of Appeals / SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP) -- New international terminal for San Francisco airport / SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP), Del Campo & Maru y Michael Willis Associates -- San Francisco main public library / Pei Cobb Freed & Partners/Simon Martin-Vegue Winkelstein Moris -- A business center ; The Money Store headquarters / E.M. Kado & Associates -- Century Tower / Foster & Partners -- Millenium Tower / Foster & Partners -- The Fruit Museum / Itsuko Hasegawa Atelier -- Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge / HSBA-Honshu Shikoku Bridge Authority -- Temporary housing for people affected by the Kobe earthquake / Shigeru Ban -- Kansai International Airport / Renzo Piano Building Workshop -- The CEC building / Artech Inc. -- Taichung II Tower / KPF-Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC -- Bionic tower / Javier Pioz, María Rosa Cervera and Eloy Celaya.Earthquake resistant design. Conception parasismique.