
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Thinking outside the box: Integrated seismic system evolution in high rises
M. Sarkisian, N. Mathias & E. Long
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, San Francisco, CA, USA
ABSTRACT: International building codes typically tend to offer limited prescriptive design options for the
seismic load resisting systems of high-rise structures. This, inevitably and unfortunately, has tended to restrict
the creativity of designers, leading to a preponderance of “boxy” tall buildings, particularly in seismic regions. ...