NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT

There will be a session devoted to Architecture and Earthquake Engineering at the 14WCEE (14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering), to be held in October, 2008. The deadline for abstracts is October 1, 2007.

Information about the conference and instructions for how to submit abstracts is available at: http://www.14wcee.org .

Professor Andrew Charleson is convening the session, and an email message of his has been sent to everyone on the Earthquake Architecture directory. He notes that: "The title of the theme session has deliberately been kept very broad so as to include any papers relating to some aspect of architecture and earthquake engineering. I already am aware of a few colleagues who will be submitting papers, but I invite you to join us to move forward research and practice at the intersection of the two disciplines."

An EERI-FEMA publication entitled "Designing for Earthquakes: A Manual for Architects" is now available in print. With a writing team consisting primarily of EERI members headed up by Chris Arnold, this publication is intended to explain the principles of seismic design in ways that are easy to understand for those without rigorous technical backgrounds in engineering and seismology.

The primary intended audience includes practicing architects, architectural students, and faculty in architectural schools who teach structures and seismic design. A secondary audience includes facility managers, building owners, and tenants. This publication takes the form of a set of chapters whose topics are arranged in rough order of their consideration in the design process.

Hardcopies can be ordered by calling (800) 480-2520 M-F: 8:00 am-5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time or faxing the FEMA Publication Warehouse.

Order forms can be downloaded from
http://www.fema.gov/library/docs/Blank Publication Order form IRL.doc.

The publication is also available online from http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=2418.). A two-day course teaching the main principles of this publication will be available in the RMS website soon at http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/rms/index.shtm.

A limited number of printed and bound copies are available from EERI: eeri@eeri.org

Lateral Thinking, Both Ways, for Both Objectives
by R. Reitherman [download paper]

Prospecting for the Future:
Searching for Trends that would Change Structural Engineering
by R. Reitherman [download paper]

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