TABLE OF CONTENTS Barbara A. Nadel, FAIA
Principal, Barbara Nadel Architect
Forest Hills, New York
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
GEORGE SANTAYANA (1863-1952)
Spanish philosopher
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (1882-1945)
32nd U.S. President, during his first inaugural speech, 1933
In 1933, President Roosevelt told the world that only by confronting the biggest challenges head-on could they be defeated. Years later, twenty-first century global communities, linked electronically and through air travel, challenge free societies to resist threats to freedom and attacks on personal safety. The events of September 11, 2001, changed the way Americans and global citizens go about their daily routines, from entering an office building or attending a popular sporting event to visiting a national landmark or arriving at an airport. Increased terrorist threat levels have focused greater attention on defeating these threats head-on, by successfully integrating design, aesthetics, and public safety throughout the built environment.
Building security is based on identifying threats and vulnerabilities in order to determine the most appropriate methods of protecting people, buildings, assets, and ongoing operations. The primary goals of security are preventing or mitigating damage from terrorism, crime, and disaster, so that communities can maintain the flow of commerce and...
