Luke Mihaere||||||||||Nooks and crannies may look good, but they can attract the wrong sort|Tamir Addadi’s Nairobi office complex wont be behind gates and fences|A lack of “dead areas” mean that crime is much harder to commit|At Heron Tower, an enormous fish tank disguises scary X-ray equipment|In the event of a blast, Heron Tower’s facade will act like a net|“Sentry planters” with steel frames can withstand the force of a car|Planters in situ at Canary Wharf – the friendly face of defensive space|St Helier’s new Esplanade Quarter, masterplanned by Hopkins Architects|Depite its appealing looks, terrorism is seen as a genuine threat to the safety of the Jersey development||
17 May 2011

Siege mentality

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Editor’s picks

Italian design studio No Smoking The Future launches new lighting collection made from waste

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Studio Elk launches new home office furniture subscription concept

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BAUX expands its offering with a new range of colours for its bio-based acoustic panel collection

Vitra launches its tenth task chair in partnership with Antonio Citterio

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Interiors

Note Design Studio creates Scandi-inspired showroom for Tarkett

HTA unveils new office space in Hackney Wick

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London’s Oxford Street Evolution: The Parcels Building’s transformative interiors designed by Piercy&Co

Building community: the urban landscape offers inspiration for a new workplace in Shanghai

A Grade II listed building in London is reimagined by 4 S Architecture

KN Group embraced daring colour while keeping sustainability at the core of their design for Edenred’s Athens office

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