Tag: H. Kit Miyamoto
Puerto Rico: Earthquake Disaster at a Cross Road
H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., S.E.
The Caribbean sun is beating down. Sweat is falling from my forehead. As I walk through the Ponce heritage...
Miyamoto Opens Puerto Rico Office
PONCE, Puerto Rico – The global earthquake and structural engineering firm Miyamoto International has opened a permanent Puerto Rico office to share its expertise with...
The Earthquake that Killed 315,000 People
H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., S.E.
Ten years ago this month, a great earthquake of magnitude 7 devastated the capital city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which...
Tallest Building in Southeast Asia Under Construction
Construction on Southeast Asia's tallest building, the Exchange 106 skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is in its final stages and the first tenants are...
Minimum Requirements
Yes, Revenue and Profit, but also Humanitarianism
H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., S.E.
The room is small and dark. I came in from the mid-day sun and my...
Ultimate Sustainability
Converting a 1965 Vintage Office to a New Hotel
H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., S.E.
I am at a vacant and gray 13-story building near Los Angeles International...
A Curse or Savior?
Advancements in Engineering Can Bring Prosperity, But There Are Also Human Costs
H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., S.E.
Slicing through a wide red river, our small boat approaches the...
From 1,400 Feet
Looking down at the world, both failure and success are easy to see.
H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., S.E.
I am standing at 1,400 feet...
Hope in liquified land
Disaster triggers resolve to build safer, more resilient communities.
H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., S.E. in Jakarta, Indonesia
I am standing on liquified land that swallowed more...
