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Leading the world in earthquake engineering

28/09/2010

Andy Buchanan, of the University of Canterbury, wrote this opinion piece for The Press in Christchurch. 

In it, he credits the rigorous work of engineers in New Zealand, including our founder, Lyall Holmes, for contributing to the low level of loss of life and property.

It provides a good perspective on the development of earthquake engineering in New Zealand. The piece can be found here.

  • The Christchurch Air Traffic Control Tower is an inverted cone, echoing the Neil Dawson 'Chalice' sculpture in Cathedral Square.