[[wiki-architecture]] · [[Biographies]] · [[ARCHITECTURE]] · [[000]] # Kit Miyamoto Dr. Hideki "Kit" Miyamoto (born 1963) is a Japanese-American structural engineer known for being the founder-CEO of Miyamoto International, a global structural engineering and disaster risk reduction organization. He is also the chairman of California's Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission, which investigates earthquakes and recommends policies for risk reduction. == Early life and education == Miyamoto was born and raised in Tokyo and studied earthquake engineering at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and California State University. He lives in Los Angeles. == Career == Miyamoto started his career in structural engineering and later focused on disaster resiliency, response, and reconstruction. He provides policy consultation to the World Bank, USAID, UN agencies, governments and private sector. He has led teams of professionals on response and reconstruction projects after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2011 Japan earthquake, 2015 Nepal earthquake, 2020 Puerto Rico earthquakes and other seismic risk reduction programs along with disaster risk mitigation policy work. Miyamoto was elected as a chair of the California Seismic Safety Commission in October 2020. He has formerly served as a seismic safety commissioner for eight years where he has advocated for increased resiliency in California. == Innovations == Dr. Miyamoto was responsible for the seismic retrofit of the Theme Building, an iconic Space Age structure at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The innovative retrofit consisted of adding a tuned mass damper (TMD) to the top of the building's core. The TMD option was selected because it was less expensive, protected the building's architectural features, and minimized building closure. This was the first time this retrofit had been achieved in the United States. == Awards and recognitions == == Disaster response == Miyamoto works in earthquake damage assessment, building safety, capacity building, and reconstruction strategies to improve seismic resilience. His work focuses on failure mechanisms and improved construction practices to reduce future earthquake risks. == Media == He was also featured in the “Designing for Disaster” exhibit at the National Building Museum. == References == - [[Building Construction/Estimating & Costing/kitchens]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 08 - Building Services/Section 5B - Escalators and Moving Walks]] - [[Interior Architecture/Interior Design]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 08 - Building Services]] - [[Wiki-Architecture/General Architecture]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 8 - Glass and Glazing]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/Energy Codes]] - [[Building Construction/Construction & Materials/Building Material/Concrete and Cement]] - [[Professional Practice/Construction Management/Project Planning]] - [[Design/Art and Culture]]