An architect's life. I grew up in Huntington Beach, California, United States of America. I've traveled to Grand Cayman, Bahamas, St. Thomas USVI, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, England, Wales, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Israel, Austria, Switzerland, Kenya, Ecuador, Italy, and Scotland.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Why we have the California Building Code
On March 10, 1933, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Long Beach,
California. According to the Department of General Services
(department), that earthquake destroyed 70 schools and inflicted
major structural damage on another 120.
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