Joe Doucet installs anti-terror benches in New York's Times Square
New York designer Joe Doucet has created a 3D-printed concrete bench that also functions as a barrier to protect public spaces from vehicle-led terrorist attacks. More
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Modular anti-terror barriers adopted at Premier League football stadiums
A modular barrier system that can be assembled in under an hour to protect fans from vehicle-led terrorist attacks has been installed at Burnley and Manchester United football stadiums. More
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Eindhoven pioneers use of scent and light to "influence the behaviour of people" in crowds
Scent and coloured lights could be used to reduce aggression in city streets, according to a crowd-behaviour expert who spoke at Dezeen's talk about design and terrorism at Dutch Design Week 2017. More
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Manhattan vehicle attack prompts call for better protection for cyclists and pedestrians
New York City must provide better protection for cyclists and pedestrians in areas close to busy roads, says a local transportation think tank, following Tuesday's terrorist attack that killed eight. More
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New Sandy Hook school is designed to "prevent unwanted intrusions of any kind"
Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, the site of the 2012 shooting that killed 20 children and six adults, has been rebuilt by architects Svigals + Partners to incorporate the latest anti-terror measures. More
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Winy Maas led debate on design's role in preventing terrorism
MVRDV founder Winy Maas joined a panel of speakers to discuss the relationship between city design and terrorism in this talk, which was the third in our Good Design for a Bad World series recorded during Dutch Design Week. More
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Eight responses to terrorism from architects and designers
Is it possible to design out terrorism? This is one of the questions we are asking as part of our Good Design for a Bad World talk series at Dutch Design Week. Here are eight proposals that suggest a way forward. More
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Winning design chosen for Norwegian government headquarters following 2011 terrorist attack
Nordic Office of Architecture and Haptic have won the competition to redesign the Norwegian government headquarters after it was damaged during a fatal terrorist attack six years ago. More
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Robot barriers could protect pedestrians from terrorists, says Paris deputy mayor
Robotic anti-terror barriers that automatically move into position when a threat is detected could be a reality within five years, according to the deputy mayor of Paris. More
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Florence to adopt Stefano Boeri's "anti-terror" planters proposal
Stefano Boeri's proposal to use trees and planters to protect against terror attacks instead of "ugly" military-style barriers is to be implemented in Florence, mayor Dario Nardella has announced. More
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Stefano Boeri proposes trees instead of barriers to protect against terror attacks
Following the recent terror attacks in Barcelona, Italian architect Stefano Boeri has suggested that European cities be redesigned to include trees with bulky planters rather than concrete barriers to prevent vehicles targeting pedestrians. More
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Barcelona terrorists were planning attack on GaudĂ's Sagrada FamĂlia
The terror cell responsible for the fatal attacks in Barcelona last week had been planning to bomb the Antoni Gaudí-designed Sagrada Família, it has emerged. More
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New designs unveiled for Norwegian government headquarters following 2011 terrorist attack
The part of Oslo's government quarter damaged during the 2011 terrorist bombing will be replaced by one of two proposals – one by a team including Haptic and Nordic, and another by a team featuring A-Lab and LPO Architects. More
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"Illustrations have become a key component of the response to terrorist atrocities"
Opinion: in the aftermath of the Brussels attacks, Rob Alderson asks how illustrations like Plantu's hugging flags and Jean Jullien's Peace for Paris symbol have become part of our "post-terror grammar". More
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Jean Jullien's Peace for Paris illustration becomes symbol of unity in wake of terror attacks
An image created by French designer Jean Jullien in response to the terrorist attacks in Paris yesterday has gone viral, becoming the most-shared symbol of unity with the French city. More
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Landscape intervention by Jonas Dahlberg to honour Norwegian terrorist attack victims
The 77 individuals who lost their lives during the 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway will be commemorated by this competition-winning intervention by Swedish artist Jonas Dahlberg to sever a strip of headland from the coastline near Oslo. More
