The 1963 Skopje earthquake that killed hundreds and destroyed Macedonia’s capital came with an unusual silver lining, an invaluable crash course for budding local professionals. During the reconstruction after the quake unprecedented global effort was taken to help and rebuild communities. Entire neighborhoods went up, linked by all manner of social and physical infrastructure — planned by international experts, who in turn helped train future cadres of Macedonian workers educated at new technical institutes. Earthquakes are devastating, but we can learn to make buildings more resilient for future generations

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