ABSTRACT
‘Security by design’ is an age-old concept being resurrected in the face of modern-day enemies like terror and crime, which are more imminent and closer to home. In that context, it is only fitting to explore modern-day iconic buildings and built environments for their design responsiveness.
The content identifies six disparate built environments to explore and critically analyse for their security needs and design responses. Three of these are high terror responsive and high resilience examples of security engineering to counter-terror and crime. These showcase divergent methodologies and approaches within the realm of security by design, each with its contextual relevance and merits.
The other three are examples of unique undocumented interpretations and manifestations of the CPTED strategies equally relevant to crime and terror. The true significance of all the theories elaborated in previous chapters assumes a larger-than-life significance, as it adopts a simplistic narrative. In the course of this exploration, the diversity of the selected samples showcases the role of planning, building form, coordinating agencies, promoters, marketing concerns, budgets, policy frameworks, culture and other tangible and intangible factors towards the efficiency and comprehensiveness of the security design.
