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Detail of traditional construction in heart of earthquake area, Golcuk, Turkey, October, 1999

RESEARCH PROJECT ON

TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS IN SEISMIC AREAS

excerpts from the Istanbul "Earthquake-Safe"conference

• "Intuition from the Past: What we can learn from Traditional Construction,"
  KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE ISTANBUL CONFERENCE, November 2000
  (unfortunately, this is no longer available online)

• ICOMOS/UNESCO "EARTHQUAKE-SAFE" CONFERENCE ON THE SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS: Istanbul, November 2000. (external link to conference website)

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• UNESCO Sources Article, December 12, 2000.  (Internal link)

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• CHICAGO TRIBUNE article, December 12, 2000.  (Internal Link)

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• CUMHURYET (TURKEY) Newspaper articles.  (Internal Link)

Traditional hımış construction in Safranbolu, Turkey

 (C) Randolph.Langenbach

An interview of Randolph Langenbach in Turkish by Zeynip Ahunbay

• "Geleneksel Yapılar ve Deprem, Randolph Langenbach’la Söyleşi" ("Traditional Buildings and Earthquakes, An Interview with Randolph Langenbach") (in Turkish followed by a synopsis in English) YAPI 228, Mimarhk, Kültür ve Sanat (A magazine on Art and Culture, November, 2000. 2MB PDF

   

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