Catalogus NL shows a rich variety of security mechanisms located within the Randstad four largest cities Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Haque, and Utrecht. Forty additional examples from antiterrorism and security measures in major cities around the globe accompany this catalogue. The main reason for establishing such catalogue came as a direct result off a design task. ‘Security ‘design’ is often ‘ad-hoc’ – retrofitted on the level of the (architectural) object. The options offered to designers are limited, i.e. “Are you worried about vehicle born explosion? Then block up the underground car park”. The direct context of the object which needs to be secured is to a great degree scrutinized in terms of their treat, to a much lesser degree, if at all, seen as potentials. De collection of security mechanism are set-out as different components that can be used speculatively and applied at an very early design stage. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the National Coordinator of Terrorism (NCTb) were involved in the project.

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