The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced in Dubai that current codes of practice around the world are inadequate for the seismic design of tall buildings and has called for a more ...

In an effort to improve the design of structures to better withstand earthquakes, researchers at UCLA are developing testing and monitoring equipment that will serve as the 'eyes and ears' of a ...

Celebrated every first Monday of October, World Architecture Day directs a valuable spotlight on the built environment and ...

Officials have denied public access to findings on the Gas Co. Tower, one of the city’s tallest buildings, even as engineers ...

The primary cause of death in an earthquake is not the shaking ground but crumbling roofs, crashing walls and collapsing buildings. No deaths have been reported from the most recent 7.7 magnitude ...

The Juan de Fuca Plate has been steadily pushing against the Pacific Coast as it slides beneath the North American Plate. But ...

USC wrote in a statement to the Daily Trojan, that it had retrofitted Mudd Hall, Webb Tower, Phillips Hall and the Dramatic Arts Building since 2003. However, it acknowledged not all buildings were in ...