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P • A • R • T • 1
ACHIEVING
TRANSPARENT
SECURITY
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Source: BUILDING SECURITY
CHAPTER 1
LESSONS LEARNED FROM
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, AND
OTHER BENCHMARK EVENTS
Barbara A. Nadel, FAIA
Principal, Barbara Nadel Architect
Forest Hills, New York
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
E SANTAYANA (1863–1952)
Spanish philosopher
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unrea-
soning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to
convert retreat into advance.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (1882−1945)
32nd . 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 munities, 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 essfully 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