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Seismic isolation

Read about this techniqueSeparating the building from the ground: how seismic isolation worksNot resisting an earthquake, nor absorbing it, but not letting it in. Seismic isolation does this by slipping a soft layer between building and ground. From the workings of laminated rubber bearings to Japan’s first isolated house, and the project that lifted a century-old station from below to isolate it.
The Tokyo Station HotelHotelThe Tokyo Station HotelKingo Tatsuno / Chiyoda, Tokyo Separating the building from the ground: how seismic isolation worksColumnsSeparating the building from the ground: how seismic isolation works2026.10.21