Hi,
I was just looking at some pictures of the chch quake and I noticed some modern/new buildings are also damaged.
- PGG-Wrightson building
- Pyne Gould Guinness building
- car parking building
I believe new/modern buildings should be probably designed properly against earthquakes. I am really surprised to see the new and modern buildings in the CBD have been damaged but the ordinary houses in the suburbs are safe.
What is the reason for that? Which buildings are most prone to damage in an earthquakes in NZ? Maybe I am just making a mistake in assuming the aforementioned buildings as new ones? I mean maybe they are only renovated that seem new to me?
Thank you