Since its initial construction in 1912, the historic Capitol Park Hotel has served a variety of roles, from women’s college to furniture store and most recently as temporary housing for the homeless before closing down in 2020.
Architectural Record recently spoke with ENR 2024 Award of Excellence Winner Kit Miyamoto of Miyamoto International about his firm's efforts to assess the damage in the war-torn Gaza Strip while making plans for eventual rebuilding efforts.
For his tireless drive to engineer enduring solutions for a disaster-plagued world and his persistent push for both technical innovation and seismic design information exchange, ENR’s editorial team has selected Kit Miyamoto to receive its 59th Award of Excellence.
Miyamoto International, a seismic structural engineer, is opening a permanent office in Ponce, Puerto Rico, to offer its services to public and private entities to help with the repair and seismic strengthening of buildings damaged in the earthquake on Jan. 7.
Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi launched a long-term program to reinforce millions of aging buildings against earthquakes following the Aug. 24 shocks, measuring magnitude-6.2, that caused nearly 300 deaths as of Aug. 30 in an area northeast of Rome.