October 5th, 2023 (4:30pm – 6:00pm Boston | 22:30pm Madrid) | In Person & Via Zoom
RSVP: https://bit.ly/RSVP-Observatorio or info-observatory@fas.harvard.edu
By taking preventative efforts to mitigate the effects of a disaster prior to its occurrence, we can largely diminish the economic, structural, and humanitarian impact it poses on society. This presentation offers an introduction to some of the mitigating practices that have been employed to improve the coordination between architects and structural engineers, as well as promote practices that will save human life and reduce economic loss. The talk will be illustrated with examples from a variety of contexts, with special attention to Latin America.
Ramon Gilsanz is a founding Partner of Gilsanz Murray Steficek based in New York City. With a 40-year career as a structural engineer, his projects are as varied as Caja Madrid in Spain, the renovation of the Cervantes Institute in New York, and installations of exhibits in the Guggenheim Museum. Gilsanz has participated on six post-earthquake investigative teams since 2010, traveling to impacted foreign countries to investigate earthquake preparedness, recovery, and seismic code issues. Closer to home, he has participated in Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. Following September 11th, Gilsanz also led the WTC7 collapse analysis on the national ASCE-FEMA building performance assessment team, which investigated the World Trade Center attack.
Language: Spanish