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

Recently published:

Seismic Design for Architects
Andrew Charleson
Architectural Press - Elsevier, Oxford, UK, 2008

Also available:

Structure as Architecture:
A Source Book for Architects and Structural Engineers
Andrew Charleson
Architectural Press - Elsevier, Oxford, UK, 2005

Articles in the Italian journal Essempi di Architettura
on seismic design and architecture. [read more]

Recent articles posted:

Base Isolation In Architecture
A. Guisasola. 14WCEE, October 12-17, 2008 [download]

The Structure's Architecture
A. Guisasola. 14WCEE, October 12-17, 2008 [download]

Seismic Retrofit Design of Historic Century-Old School Buildings in Istanbul, Turkey
C. C. Simsir, A. Jain, G.C. Hart, and M.P. Levy. 14WCEE, October 12-17, 2008 [download]

Kinetic Structures in Architecture
M. C. Phocas and T. Sophocleous-Lemonari. 14WCEE, October 12-17, 2008 [download]

Seismic Architecture as an Essential Component of the Structural Integrity of Apartment Buildings in Israel
M. Sever and D. Yankelevsky. 14WCEE, October 12-17, 2008 [download]

An Investigation of Structural Engineer-Architect Colloboration
A. W. Charleson and S. Pirie, SESOC Journal - April 2009. [download]

Simplified Ranking System for Recognition and Evaluation of Earthquake Architecture
T. Slak and V. Kilar. 14WCEE, October 12-17, 2008 [download]

Assessment of Earthquake Architecture as a Link Between Architecture and Earthquake Engineering
T. Slak and Vojko Kilar, PROSTOR 2008. [download]

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