Earthquake-proof housing design gets a shake-up

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2004 / July 15 2004: Earthquake-proof housing design gets a shake-up

Replica RIAI plaques adorn the walls of a village in El Salvador where houses are being built to resist earthquakes. Emma Cullinan finds out how architect and Trócaire boss Justin Kilcullen combined design skills and knowledge of the developing world to help create them "All credit must go the the Institute (RIAI) for accepting our project in the spirit it was intended," says Justin Kilcullen, director of Trócaire, whose earthquake-resistant housing in El Salvador recently won an Irish Architecture Award in the Overseas (over €300,000) category. And it's true that the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland probably had to think sideways on this one: aesthetics usually count for a lot in these awards but, as Justin says, beauty wasn't the main criteria on this project.

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