Architect Kenneth Liu, 62; Engineers Chuck Salmon and Louis Guy

摘要

Kenneth Liu, 62, a California-based architect who helped revise seismic safety rules for the state's hospitals after the Loma Prieta and Northridge earthquakes in 1989 and 1994, respectively, died in Los Angeles on May 1. The cause of death was not given. Liu and colleagues Ken Lee and Erich Burkhart launched Lee Burkhart Liu Architects (LBL) Inc. in 1986, specializing in hospital design and planning in California. Liu worked in China, Guam, Korea and the Philippines. The 55-person practice reported $10.5 million in 2013 revenue, says Architectural Record, a sister publication to ENR. Liu's work laid the foundation for retrofits to 100 California hospitals that sparked a statewide boom in earthquake-resistant healthcare facilities. At the time of his death, Liu was involved in design work to support hospital seismic safety in Japan following the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami.