Over the nearly 30 years since this legislation was passed, a rash of innovations have been incorporated into hospital design and construction, including advanced seismic systems (such as seismic isolation, damping, and buckling-restrained braces), nonlinear analysis techniques, comprehensive nonstructural bracing, and performance-based evaluations. There is an increasing understanding that structures and communities need to be resilient.
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Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has designed three towers for the Toranomon-Azabudai district urban redevelopment project in the heart of Tokyo, Japan.
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A state-of-the-art children’s surgery center has opened on the UC Davis Medical Center campus in Sacramento, California. Designed by HGA, the 1858-m2 (20,000-sf) center is one of the next steps in a multi-year, multi-phase seismic compliance masterplan for the hospital.
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Recent code changes, more stringent sustainability requirements, and a challenging economy are some of the factors increasing demand for high-performance structures that integrate and optimize several attributes on a lifecycle basis. This definition carries with it several shifts from ‘business as usual.’
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