Rene Lagos

Rene Lagos Engineers, President | Santiago, Chile

About

René Lagos is the Founder and Chairman of Rene Lagos Engineers, a privately held structural engineering firm in Chile. With 38+ years of experience, René is recognized as a leader in structural engineering consultancy in South America, with important projects in high risk seismic countries worldwide.

Mr. René Lagos has been the principal structural engineer of more than 1,500 projects, representing over 12,000,000 m2, ranging from mid-level buildings to 64 stories (with over 100 projects at 20 stories or more). The work covers a full range of building structures, including complexes of affordable housing.

The most prominent of these projects are located in high-risk seismic zones, such as: Torre Costanera in Chile (300m), the tallest building in South America; the Tower Atacama Solar Plant in Chile (250m), the world’s tallest concentrated solar power tower; Sky Fort Tower (202m), the…

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Rene Lagos

CTBUH Roles

Awards Structural Engineering Jury (2019)

Awards Technical Jury (2018)

Research

28 July 2018

Debating Tall: Functional Recovery from Earthquakes?

Dr. Thomas Heaton, California Institute of Technology; Rene Lagos, Rene Lagos Engineers

Some consider the typical “Collapse Prevention Objective” an inadequate target for the seismic design of tall buildings, advocating instead that buildings “functionally recover,” e.g., be...

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Research

16 September 2014

Seismic Base Isolation of the Nunoa Capital Building

Rene Lagos & Mario Lafontaine, Rene Lagos Engineers; Ruben Boroschek & Rodrigo Retamales, Ruben Boroschek and Associates

The 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule Chile earthquake caused more than 30 billion US dollars in direct losses. The indirect losses remain unknown, but it is...

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Research

01 September 2012

Seismic Performance of High-rise Concrete Buildings in Chile

René Lagos, Marianne Kupfer, Jorge Lindenberg, et la, Lagos Engineers

Chile is characterized by the largest seismicity in the world which produces strong earthquakes every 83±9 years in the Central part of Chile, where it...

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20 October 2018

Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting

CTBUH Leaders convened on Day 1 of the 2018 Middle East Conference for updates on the year's developments and to plan for 2019.

19 October 2018

Advisory Group Convenes at 2018 Middle East Conference

The CTBUH Advisory Group had the opportunity to meet at the 2018 Middle East Conference to further hone the core mission of the group and its role in the success of the Council.

27 July 2018

Debating Tall: Functional Recovery from Earthquakes?

In the CTBUH 2018 Journal, Issue IV, two experts debate on the effectiveness of current seismic design technology for tall buildings and their "functional recovery".

1 June 2018

CTBUH Leaders Meet at Annual Awards Event

The first 2018 Leaders Meeting brought together CTBUH leaders from around the world to provide mid-year updates on the Council's major initiatives.

29 October 2017

CTBUH Seismic Working Group Workshop Talks Industry Developments

During the CTBUH 2017 Conference, the CTBUH Seismic Working Group Workshop welcomed a handful of industry experts to discuss the latest advances in performance-based seismic design.

29 October 2017

CTBUH Leaders Connect at 2017 Conference

The Annual Leaders Meeting was held the day before the start of the CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference, bringing together the Council’s leaders.

28 July 2018

Debating Tall: Functional Recovery from Earthquakes?

Dr. Thomas Heaton, California Institute of Technology; Rene Lagos, Rene Lagos Engineers

Some consider the typical “Collapse Prevention Objective” an inadequate target for the seismic design of tall buildings, advocating instead that buildings “functionally recover,” e.g., be...

16 September 2014

Seismic Base Isolation of the Nunoa Capital Building

Rene Lagos & Mario Lafontaine, Rene Lagos Engineers; Ruben Boroschek & Rodrigo Retamales, Ruben Boroschek and Associates

The 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule Chile earthquake caused more than 30 billion US dollars in direct losses. The indirect losses remain unknown, but it is...

01 September 2012

Seismic Performance of High-rise Concrete Buildings in Chile

René Lagos, Marianne Kupfer, Jorge Lindenberg, et la, Lagos Engineers

Chile is characterized by the largest seismicity in the world which produces strong earthquakes every 83±9 years in the Central part of Chile, where it...