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Unreinforced Masonry Construction Caused High Death Toll in Iranian Quake
12/29/2003
Traditional materials used in most buildings destroyed by the late-night Dec. 26 Iranian earthquake contributed to the high death count, according to local observers. As international rescue teams prepared to leave the stricken city of Bam, close to Pakistan's border, some gave credence to reported estimates of over 20,000 fatalities.
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12/29/2003
Unreinforced
Masonry Construction Caused High Death Toll in
Iranian Quake
12/29/2003 Tower’s
Top Adapted From Bridge Design
12/29/2003 Earthquake
Hits California
12/19/2003
Freedom Tower Design Unveiled
12/15/2003
Trade Center Probe Clears Data Hurdles
12/01/2003 Turkish
Blasts Prompt Debate
11/24/2003
Work Resumes in Berlin On Holocaust Memorial
11/24/2003
Secretive Dubai Developer Hopes To Break Height Record
11/19/2003
WTC Memorial To Be Chosen From Eight Designs
11/18/2003
Chicago Sprinkler Debate Heats Up Around Residential High-Rises
11/17/2003
Shipping Containers Show Promise for Living Space
11/13/2003
House Approves 13% Cut in Military Construction
10/31/2003
Lynn Beedle, Founder of Tall Buildings Council, Has Died at 85
10/27/2003
Deadly Blaze Raises Same Old Questions
10/20/2003
Building Materials Show Artsy Side
10/15/2003
Chicago's Soldier Field To Cost $50 million Over Budget
10/13/2003 Experts
Debate Using Structure To Resist Fire Loads on a Structure
Gift
10/06/2003 Smithsonian
Jewel Set to Open Thanks to a $60-Million Gift
10/03/2003 Fluor
Wins U.S. Embassy Contracts in Jamaica, Kazakhstan
09/29/2003 Calatrava
Dropped as Designer Of Oakland's New Cathedral
09/22/2003 Team
At Odds On Miami Job
09/15/2003 California’s
Adoption of New Standard Creates Controversy
09/11/2003 Call
Center Reconstruction Continues At Trade Center Disaster
09/01/2003 Long-Shuttered
Gem Ready To Reopen in Golden Gate Park
09/01/2003 Army
Engineers on Front Line After U.N. Blast in Baghdad
08/11/2003 New
Shake Table in California Based on a Solid Proposition
07/28/2003
Emergency Seismic Upgrade Turns Into Major Production
07/21/2003
Structural Engineers Try to Boost Quality
07/14/2003
National Building Museum Names New President
07/14/2003 Collapse
in Shanghai
07/14/2003 Taiwan
Tower Is On Course To Break World Height Record
07/11/2003 Senate
Votes to Cut DOD Construction 14% for 2004
07/07/2003 Mold
Fix Puts Expensive End To School District Legal Battle
06/16/2003 $1-Million
Kinetic 'Skylight' Is Showstopper in Illinois
05/26/2003 Focus
Shifts To Persuading Owners To Use Data-Sharing Tool
05/19/2003 Architects
Launch New Science Dubbed Neuro-Architecture'
04/28/2003 Slurry
Wall Construction Sets Sturdy Base For $4-Billion Job
04/21/2003 Seabees
Are Advancing Plans For Postwar Rehab Work
04/14/2003 Park
Service Preps Liberty Bell For Relocation In September
04/14/2003 Beijing
Picks Olympic Stadium Design
04/14/2003 Mobile
Engineering Unit Builds Forward Communications Post
04/14/2003 Steel
Sector Plans Paradigm Shift
03/31/2003 Staging,
Props Could Not Keep Wavy' Roof's Original Tempo
03/31/2003 Erecting
Out-Of-Kilter Canopy Proves To Be A Difficult Job
03/24/2003 Bearing
Replacement Silences Miller Park's Noisy Roof
03/20/2003 Libeskind
Officially Retained To Rebuild WTC Site
03/17/2003 Damage
May Be 'Tip Of The Iceberg'
03/10/2003 Crews
Struggle With Cold To Fit Seats On Green Monster
03/10/2003 Plan
picked for Ground Zero
03/03/2003 DOE
Outfits Two Laboratories For Particle-Physics Project
02/27/2003 Libeskind's
Proposed Trade Center Scheme Wins
02/27/2003 Federal
Agency Launches Probe of Rhode Island Nightclub Fire
02/24/2003 New
York Eyes 'Safety' Changes
02/10/2003 Structural
Engineering Groups Cooperate To Build Strength
02/03/2003 Engineers
Push Risk Analysis
01/27/2003 Study
on 9/11 Pentagon Attack Contains No Surprises
01/20/2003 Designers
Slam Weak Leadership
01/09/2003 Ground
Zero Design Schemes Debated
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