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A 2011 assessment of earthquake damage to Ica Cathedral in Peru,
conducted as part of the GCI’s Seismic Retrofitting Project. Photo: Scott S.
Warren, for the GCI.

A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR
By Timothy P. Whalen

FEATURE ARTICLE
IN THE WAKE OF QUAKES
The Seismic Retrofitting Project in Peru
By Daniel Torrealva and Claudia Cancino

BETWEEN TWO EARTHQUAKES
From Recovery to Mitigation and Preparedness
By Stephen Kelley and Rohit Jigyasu

BRINGING ORDER TO CHAOS
Managing Seismic Risk for Historic Structures
By Zeynep Gül Ünal

REDUCING SEISMIC VULNERABILITY
Retrofitting Historic Buildings
By Paulo B. Lourenço

MASTERING THE MECHANICS OF THE PAST
A Discussion about Preservation Engineering

KEY RESOURCES
A list of key resources related to seismic retrofitting

GCI NEWS
Projects, events, and publications

• Modern Oils Research Consortium Formed
• Mogao Grottoes Visitor Center Opens
• Conservation of Shuxiang Temple, Chengde
• Conservation and Rehabilitation plan for the Kasbah Taourirt
• GCI Turns Thirty
• Historic Places LA
• Proceedings Published
• Environmental Management for Collections: Alternative Conservation Strategies for Hot and Humid Climates

MASTHEAD