Thursday 3rd November 2011. Dr. Akira Wada of the Architectural Institute of Japan is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2011 CTBUH Awards Symposium at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Dr. Wada, recipient of the 2011 Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal, has contributing greatly to the understanding and development of tall building structures in seismically active regions. He talks on his career acheivements and inspirations that influenced his focus on the importance of seismic design. Less