{"id":4837,"date":"2018-11-30T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/earthquake-architecture\/"},"modified":"2022-01-03T08:09:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T13:09:10","slug":"earthquake-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/earthquake-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing For Earthquakes: 7 Buildings That Guard Against Seismic Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work through\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletter<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Back in 2014, the AIA Center for Architecture put on an exhibition entitled <em>&#8220;C<\/em><i>onsidering the Quake: Seismic Design on the Edge&#8221;,<\/i>\u00a0exploring how the specifics of earthquake engineering can be merged with contemporary architectural forms. New buildings like <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/oma-taipei-performing-arts-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMA&#8217;s Taipei Performing Arts Center<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/contemporary-jewish-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Libeskind&#8217;s Contemporary Jewish Museum<\/a> in San Francisco and Singapore\/Tokyo-based Studio SKLIM\u2019s earthquake-resistant <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/hansha-reflection-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hansha Reflection house<\/a> were examined to see how different contemporary building methods and structural systems can provide new structures with protection from earthquake activity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png?ssl=1\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/13898972927972010_Chile_earthquake_-_Building_destroyed_in_Concepcion.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/13898972927972010_Chile_earthquake_-_Building_destroyed_in_Concepcion.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/13898972927972010_Chile_earthquake_-_Building_destroyed_in_Concepcion.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/13898972927972010_Chile_earthquake_-_Building_destroyed_in_Concepcion.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/13898972927972010_Chile_earthquake_-_Building_destroyed_in_Concepcion.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/13898972927972010_Chile_earthquake_-_Building_destroyed_in_Concepcion.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t data-recalc-dims=\"1\">\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Building destroyed during the 2010 Chilean Earthquake. Photo via <a href=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/49\/2010_Chile_earthquake_-_Building_destroyed_in_Concepci%C3%B3n.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Inciting a larger dialogue about the ways in which engineering and architecture can be employed to provide a buffer from seismic events is constantly relevant. Some of the world&#8217;s largest metro areas \u2014 including Tokyo, Jakarta, Shanghai, and Los Angeles \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/politics\/2013\/09\/10-cities-most-threatened-damaging-natural-disaster\/6969\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are all located within highly active seismic regions<\/a>, with the potential to cause destruction to millions.<\/p>\n<p>The principles of seismic design and structural engineering for earthquakes include base-isolating structures, tuned-mass dampers, lightweight construction materials, and reinforced foundations to absorb shock waves. With many architects already designing new structures in earthquake-prone metro areas, the following buildings incorporate engineering principles and support systems that blend contemporary design with seismic-sensitive principles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png?ssl=1\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282012\/d3f47355.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282012\/d3f47355.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282012\/d3f47355.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282012\/d3f47355.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282012\/d3f47355.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/282012\/d3f47355.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Rural Urban Framework\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t data-recalc-dims=\"1\">\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Rural Urban Framework<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/a-house-for-all-seasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>A House For All Seasons<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/rural-urban-framework\/\">Rural Urban Framework<\/a>, Shaanxi Province, China<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the innumerable glass and steel skyscrapers built in China&#8217;s urban areas over the last couple decades, the decorative red mud brick screen that envelopes A House For All Seasons represents a decidedly rural take on new construction in Shaanxi Province by looking to traditional building techniques. However, the brick structure does more than provide a vernacular aesthetic; a concrete column and roof structure is combined with mud brick infill walls, creating a new hybrid that satisfies criteria for earthquake resistance.<\/p>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47956 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/e099bd2c.jpg?resize=1680%2C2240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"earthquake television house\" width=\"1680\" height=\"2240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/e099bd2c.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/e099bd2c.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/e099bd2c.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/television-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Television House<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/noriyosha-morimura-architects\/\">Noriyosha Morimura Architects<\/a>, Suita City, Japan<\/p>\n<p>Situated on top of a V-shaped concrete foundation, the Television House sits weightlessly above the ground \u2014 1.5 meters, in fact. This robust foundation was specially designed as an earthquake absorbing unit, creating a durable home with a sleek industrial design capable of resisting the seismic activity of Osaka Prefecture.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/440-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>440 House<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/fougeron-architecture\/\">Fougeron Architecture<\/a>, Palo Alto, California<\/p>\n<p>While the San Francisco Bay metro region is renowned for its relaxed lifestyle, enviable climate, and unsurpassed scenery, the area also experiences frequent earthquakes \u2014 a fact that Fougeron Architecture had to take into consideration when designing the 440 House. A reinterpretation of California&#8217;s midcentury modernism, the house&#8217;s exposed steel moment frame is made of thin columns and beams, providing lateral support during an earthquake and expressing the home&#8217;s presence in an active seismic zone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png?ssl=1\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/072013\/06951b76.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/072013\/06951b76.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/072013\/06951b76.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/072013\/06951b76.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/072013\/06951b76.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/072013\/06951b76.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Rafael Vinoly Architects, The University of California, San Francisco\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t data-recalc-dims=\"1\">\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Rafael Vinoly Architects, The University of California, San Francisco<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png?ssl=1\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/072013\/af11ccf5.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/072013\/af11ccf5.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/072013\/af11ccf5.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/072013\/af11ccf5.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/072013\/af11ccf5.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/072013\/af11ccf5.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Rafael Vinoly Architects, The University of California, San Francisco\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t data-recalc-dims=\"1\">\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Rafael Vinoly Architects, The University of California, San Francisco<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/the-university-of-california-san-francisco-ray-and-dagmar-dolby-regeneration-medicine-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The University of California, San Francisco, Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/rafael-vinoly-architects\/\">Rafael Vinoly Architects<\/a>, San Francisco<\/p>\n<p>Rafael Vinoly&#8217;s 80,000-square-foot stem cell and developmental biology research center is a feat of science and engineering. The horizontally oriented science building sits high off the site&#8217;s steep slope, supported by space trusses that rest on concrete piers, acting as a seismic base isolation system to absorb earthquake forces while promoting greater connectivity across campus departments.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/sahouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>SA.house<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/ateliera5\/\">atelierA5<\/a>, Tokyo<\/p>\n<p>To reinforce the &#8220;stacked-tray&#8221; SA.house against Tokyo&#8217;s seismic activity, atelierA5 installed iron plate braces in the back of the each floor&#8217;s spandrel walls and built-in furniture. Since the necessity for earthquake resistance is reduced on the upper floors, the height of each level\u2019s spandrel wall vary to afford privacy from the street.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/sliced-porosity-block-capitaland-raffles-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sliced Porosity Block &#8211; CapitaLand Raffles City<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/steven-holl-architects\/\">Steven Holl Architects<\/a>, Chengdu, China<\/p>\n<p>While the diagonal beams slice the geometric grid of Steven Holl&#8217;s residential towers in Chengdu, they also help to brace the buildings in the event of an earthquake by providing extra support. The white concrete structures also incorporate geothermal heating and cooling, as well as rainwater collection systems to create a new icon for the city.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/bioclimatic-residence-in-paiania\/\"><b>Bioclimatic Residence<\/b><\/a> in Paiania by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/gem-architects\/\">Gem Architects<\/a>, Paiania, Greece<\/p>\n<p>Besides being built with sustainable features, like alternative heating systems, cantilevered shading systems, and increased ventilation, the Bioclimatic Residence on the outskirts of Athens was also designed to resist the region&#8217;s active seismic zone. With a lightweight construction system and a reinforced base, the metallic-paneled house bears an industrial aesthetic, and has the ability to withstand earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? 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