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Randolph Langenbach Stephen Kelley, Patrick Sparks, Kevin Rowell, Martin Hammer, Co-authors, Preserving Haiti's Gingerbread Houses, World Monuments Fund.  85 pages, published December 2010.

See also the blog website:  www.haiti-patrimoine.org.

Don't Tear It Down! 
Preserving the Earthquake Resistant Vernacular Architecture of Kashmir.  UNESCO, New Delhi, 2009.  Republished for distribution outside of South Asia by Oinfroin Media, USA, 2009.  (Available in print, and as a downloadable Adobe Digital Editions eBook)

For more information about the book, prices, availability in South Asia and the rest of the world, with links to retailers, see:
www.traditional-is-modern.net

in Masonry Construction in Active Seismic Regions, published by Woodhead Publishing, an imprint of ELSEVIER

Chapter 1: What We Learn from Vernacular Construction

Excerpts of the book as a whole can be read in Google Books Here.  In Google Books, Chapter 1 is shown complete.  To find it, turn through 20 pages of the book's front matter with Roman numeral numbered pages, to find it on page numbers 3-36.

In: K.A. Harries & B. Sharma, editors; Nonconventional and Vernacular Construction Materials, Characterisation, Properties and Applications, Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering, No. 58, Elsevier, London, 2016, pp 3-36

co-author with Greg Bankoff, University of Hull, UK, and Maggie Stephenson, UN-HABITAT,
Chapter 5: Culture, Risk, and the Built Environment, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies World Disaster Report 2014, (see page 146 for list of authors of this Chapter.)

OPEN ACCESS
Link to free download of PDF of complete WORLD DISASTER REPORT 2014

Keynote Address paper: 

OPEN ACCESS:
Complete book Flood Protection for Historic Sites, available for free download from ICOMOS-DE Website.

For other publications by ICOMOS-DE: CLICK HERE

Keynote Address paper: 

Published as a book in 2015 by Springer Publishers.

2019, Keynote

2019, Keynote

2019, Paper for Keynote Addresses in Two Conferences.

Photos of SACEE Conference & Speakers

2017, Journal Chapter

UN-WCDR: World Conf. on Disaster Risk Reduction

The UN-WCDRR Book of Proceedings was published 2016.

2014, Newsletter

2013, Keynote

2013, Keynote

2013, Keynote

2012, Invited speaker

2011 (1), Keynote

2011 (1), Keynote

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
on
FORENSIC ENGINEERING
FAILURE DIAGNOSIS AND PROBLEM SOLVING
6th to 9th December 2007
 Mumbai, India

2007,

This is in the premier issue of this journal - which was launched in 2007 with this first issue available for free from the Taylor & Francis at this website: International Journal of Architectural Heritage,  Conservation, Analysis, and Restoration.  Published By: Taylor & Francis, Volume Number: 1, Frequency: 4 issues per year: Subscribe Online

PHOTO ESSAY: Portuguese Pombalino "Gaiola" Construction revealed during renovation work in Lisbon, Portugal, January, 2003.

2007, Heritage at Risk - Special Edition 2007 Report, Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters: Risk preparedness and the limits of prevention,  Edited by Hans-Rudolf Meier, Michael Petzet and Thomas Will

1) Table of Contents, etc.

2) Randolph Langenbach: Understanding What Works: Lessons from Earthquake Resistant Traditional Construction, excerpt from Heritage at Risk Special Edition 2007

3) PDF of Complete Heritage at Risk Special Edition 2007 Report

From “Opus Craticium” to the “Chicago Frame,” Earthquake Resistant Traditional Construction, Plenary Address Paper, Proceedings, Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions Conf., (P.B.Lorenço, P.Roca, C.Modena, S.Agrawal, New Delhi, India, 2006.

PREVENTING PANCAKE COLLAPSES: Lessons from Earthquake-Resistant Traditional Construction for Modern Buildings of Reinforced Concrete, Proceedings of the 2006 ICCROM Special Workshop on the Integration of traditional knowledge systems and cultural heritage into risk management, at the International Disaster Reduction Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland, August, 2006. (3MB)

2006, Co-authors: Randolph Langenbach & Alberto Dusi, THE VICTIMS' DILEMMA: When Doing Good may be Doing Wrong, Proceedings of the 2006 International Disaster Reduction Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland , ICCROM Workshop on the Integration of traditional knowledge systems and cultural heritage into risk management, Davos, Switzerland, August, 2006. (0.3MB)  Updated in 2011 with new illustrations in color.
 

2006, Co-authors: Randolph Langenbach, Khalid Mosalam, Sinan Akarsu, Alberto Dusi; ARMATURE CROSSWALLS: A Proposed Methodology to Improve the Seismic Performance of Non-ductile Reinforced Concrete Infill Frame Structures, 8th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (8NCEE), San Francisco 1906 anniversary, San Francisco, California, USA, April 2006.

PHOTO ESSAY: Portuguese Pombalino "Gaiola" Construction revealed during renovation work in Lisbon, Portugal, January, 2003.

RESEARCH PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Armature Crosswall Research Project proposal

2005 "EARTHQUAKE AND THE CITADEL," in Mina Marefat, Editor, Architecture & Disaster: Guiding Sustainable Reconstruction, pre-publication page proofs of a book reporting on the International Conference and Architectural Design Studio on Bam at the Library of Congress, and the Catholic University of America, 2005. (700 kb)  (This is an edited transcript of a lecture in the Bam)

NEWS REPORT:  US Dept. State News Report on the Bam Studio and International Conference at the Library of Congress, December 21, 2004.

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 "La Dinamica Dei Suoli E Gli Effetti Del Sisma Sull’architettura Di Terra Della Cittadella Di Bam" (1.4 MB)

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2003:  ,  “THE INTEGRITY OF STRUCTURE: The Armature of our Architectural Heritage,"  CHS NEWSLETTER, No. 67, December 2003, London, Construction History Society.  (Edited and republished from Proceedings of the 2002 ICOMOS General Assembly, Madrid, 2002.)

2000, Zeynep Ahunbay, (in Turkish followed by a synopsis in English) "Geleneksel Yapılar ve Deprem, Randolph Langenbach’la Söyleşi" ("Traditional Buildings and Earthquakes, An Interview with Randolph Langenbach") YAPI 228, Mimarhk, Kültür ve Sanat (A magazine on Art and Culture, November, 2000. 2MB PDF   (This paper is authored by Professor Zeynip Ahunbay, based on an interview by her of Randolph Langenbach.)

2000   “Structural Conservation:  Philosophical Rules of Thumb,” unpublished report for the Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust, Kathmandu, Nepal, June, 2000.

1998,  "Architectural Issues in the Seismic Rehabilitation of Masonry Buildings," in Disaster Management Programs for Historic Sites, Dirk Spennemann and David Look, Editors, U.S. National Park Service/APT/Charles Sturt University, 1998.

1997,  “Life Safety and Historic Masonry in Earthquake Country; Balancing the Objectives in the Seismic Rehabilitation of Historic Masonry Buildings,”  Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, (SDEE’97), Istanbul, Turkey, July, 1997.

1994,  "Public Policy Vs. Seismic Design: Cost And Performance Criteria For Seismic Rehabilitation Of Unreinforced Masonry  Infill Frame Buildings", Proceedings of the NCEER Workshop on Seismic Response of Masonry Infills, NCEER, March 1, 1994

1994,  "Architectural Issues In The Seismic Rehabilitation Of Masonry Buildings,"  US-Italian Workshop on Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings, Pavia, Italy , June, 1994.

1992,  "Earthquakes: A New Look at Cracked Masonry," Civil Engineering Magazine, November, 1992, pp56-58. (1.4MG)

PHOTO ESSAY by © Randolph Langenbach, 1989 of the Oakland Hotel, Oakland, California, to illustrate the Civil Engineering article.  The Oakland Hotel, is a previously retrofitted steel frame, infill wall building after the Loma Prieta earthquake.  This was the most heavily damaged early 20th century "Chicago Frame" construction building in Oakland.  All of the interior hollow clay tile infill walls had been removed during the retrofit carried out prior to the earthquake during the conversion of the building into apartments for seniors.  (This opens an on-line PowerPoint show.)

1991,  “The Seismic Strengthening of the Pardee Home Museum” co-author with Sven Thomasen, Engineer, N.P.S. Conference on the Seismic Strengthening of Historic Buildings Proceedings, San Francisco, Ca., October, 1991

1990,  “Technology and Public Policy following the Loma Prieta Earthquake”, The  1st  International Conference on the Planning and Management of the Building Process in Europe '92 Proceedings, sponsored by: the Ordine Degli Ingegneri Della Provincia di Roma, Rome, Italy, March, 1990.

1990,  “OF TAQ AND DHAJJI DWARI:  The Earthquake Resistant Mud Architecture of Kashmir,” ADOBE 90, International Conference on Earthen Architecture Proceedings, Las Cruces, New Mexico, November, 1990, re-published in Traditional Southwest Magazine, February 5, 1992.  (Text only)

Please note:  For those with a particular interest in Srinagar and Kashmir, "Of Taq and Dhajji Dwari" does go into the subject of the traditional architecture of Kashmir itself in greater depth than the earlier 1989 article Bricks, Mortar and Earthquakes (below).

For more on Historic Preservation in India, see also  1982,  "India in Conflict: Urban Renewal Moves East," Historic Preservation, National Trust For Historic Preservation, 34:3, May-June 1982, pp46-51 (Located on "General Articles on Conservation" page)

1989,  “Traditional Unreinforced Masonry in Seismic Areas & The Loma Prieta Earthquake”,  International Technical Conference on Structural Conservation of Stone Masonry, Athens, Greece, sponsored by: ICCROM, the National Technical University of Athens, & the Greek Ministry of Culture, Oct. 1989.

1989,  "Traditional Construction Practices Utilizing Unreinforced Masonry in Seismic Areas,"  Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Working Paper Series, Vol XVII, Berkeley, CEDR, 1989. p107-119.

1989,  "Learning from the Past: Traditional and Contemporary Unreinforced Masonry in Seismic Areas,"  Proceedings of the International Technical Conference on Structural Conservation of Stone Masonry, (Peer reviewed publication) Athens, Greece, ICCROM, National Technical University of Athens, & Greek Ministry of Culture, Oct. 1989.

1987,  "Traditional Masonry and Contemporary Reinforced Concrete Frame with Infill Wall Construction in Seismic Areas," Proceedings, Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering, New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, New Zealand, Vol 2, pp 129-37.

1987,  "Masonry as a Ductile Material: Traditional and Contemporary Construction Practices Utilizing Unreinforced Masonry in Seismic Areas,"  Proceedings: Fourth North American Masonry Conference, Masonry Society, Los Angeles, California, USAVol I, pp 33.1 - 33.14

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