Bracing for Disaster: Earthquake-Resistant Architecture and Engineering in San Francisco, 1838-1933
Cultural Writing. Architecture. Are we prepared for the big one? In 1906, San Francisco was destroyed not by the terrible earthquake of April 18, but by the fires that ensued. Yet journalists and historians then-and now-have been quick to point out the speed and supposed sloppiness with which architects and engineers rebuild San Francisco after every major earthquake. The conventional wisdom holds that corruption prevents proper seismic safety in new buildings. But those presumptions are far...
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Ever since the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, journalists and historians have frequently criticized the city's architects, engineers, and builders for sloppy work or even criminal negligence. But according to architectural historian Stephen Tobriner, such criticism is often inaccurate or unfair. In Bracing for Disaster, this internationally recognized authority on earthquake engineering shakes up old conceptions and sets the record straight.
\ From Barnes & NobleEver since the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, journalists and historians have frequently criticized the city's architects, engineers, and builders for sloppy work or even criminal negligence. But according to architectural historian Stephen Tobriner, such criticism is often inaccurate or unfair. In Bracing for Disaster, this internationally recognized authority on earthquake engineering shakes up old conceptions and sets the record straight.\ \
