Quarto in illus DJ; 208 p. : ill. (chiefly col. ), col. maps; 30 cm.

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.