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Tokyo’s Earthquake-Resistant Supertall SKYSCRAPER - #31

The World's Best Construction Podcast

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I've Been in an Earthquake, a Very Small Quake

I've been in an earthquake, a very small earthquake, but it was absolutely terrifying. I cannot begin to imagine what some of these bigger earthquakes and disasters must have been like. Growing up in the East Coast Museum, we grew up with heaps of earthquakes. Those are regular currents when you're growing up. And that's reassuring. It's terrifying. The pictures on the news, obviously, at the moment from Turkey and Syria are absolutely horrific. They're difficult to look at. But if only other places learn from that and really put, you know, engineering first. Yes, it's probably going to cost a bit more, but there's no other choice.

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