PROTECT AND SURVIVE

摘要

When Security Minister Lord West publicly announced last month that architects and planners should be responsible for 'designing out terrorism', that is, mitigating bomb threats in buildings and public spaces, it was easy to imagine a future with UK cities dominated by fortresses of bollards and concrete. Since 9/11, blast resistance in architecture has gained more and more attention, particularly in facade engineering. But even now, such measures haven't been standardised in kit.