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“You can’t ask that an ancient structure adhere to norms designed for modern structures, but you can try to improve them.”

Quake Exposes Italy’s Challenge to Retrofit Its Architecture

This week’s death and destruction was amplified by the lack of anti-seismic codes that are too costly, too complicated and too cumbersome to approve.

NYTIMES.COM|DE GAIA PIANIGIANI AND ELISABETTA POVOLEDO