Sustainability Lecture Featuring Steve Preston
Post-Earthquake Reconstruction in China Hosted by Engineers Without Borders
Event Details
Date
Monday, April 6, 2009
Time
4-5 p.m.
Location
Description
After a May 2008 earthquake ravaged parts of China, a team of MIT architecture students visited China, not only to view the devastation but to help with its reconstruction. Civil and environmental engineering alumnus Steve Preston was among the MIT students who recently designed the new Beichuan Middle School, soon to be rebuilt in Sichuan, a province in western China.
Cost
Free
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