About BUILDING SECURITY
The term refers to
"the security in the specific context of buildings and built environments
and also the process of building and designing-in the security as natural (embedded) design elements & approach."
This subject has been basic to architecture, its origin, and evolution but gaining prominence once again today with the ever-changing crime and threat profiles globally. Unlike the traditional approach to security and defense, this relies heavily on balancing effective security with its perceptibility and mental comfort.
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About ABS India
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Know more about SHIELD
ABS India is the First and only Asian chapter of
The INTERNATIONAL CPTED ASSOCIATION (ICA)
ABSI presents SHIELD
(Design Guidance, Audit & Rating systems)
Click on the logos of ICA & SHIELD to know more
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Also please see the videos About ABSI & given above;
A B S I N E W S
2025 July 07-11: CoA TRC Online Training Program
‘SECURITY BY DESIGN-Building to Prevent Crime and Counter Terror'
from 7th July 2025 to 11th July 2025, 2.30 pm to 5.45 pm .
EoPT is scheduled on Friday, 13th June 2025, 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm
Click on POSTER to REGISTER
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2025 February:
NBC 2025 accepts ABSI proposal
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ABSI has contributed Section 30 to Part 3 of NBC 2025 on
"Requirements for Built Environments to Prevent Crime and for Resilience Against Extreme Events".
To know more Click the pic on left
2024 Ocotber:
ABSI engages with UN-Habitat as ICA undertakes the 10 CITIES PROJECT
ABSI invited to NIDM conference commemorating the International Day for Disaster at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi
2024 June:
ABSI invited to the Yug Yugeen Conference at Bharat Mandapam as part of CoA Team towards 'Security by Design'
2024 February:
ABSI President is elected Vice President of International CPTED Association
2023 December :
First book on 'Security by Design' from India
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Security by Design
Protecting Buildings and Public Places
Against Crime and Terror
By Manjari Khanna Kapoor
This is a book about the intersection of architecture and
security, about effective crime prevention and counter terror
using the built form. Combining international case studies
including One World Trade Centre, New York; the New WHO
Headquarters, Geneva; and the Akshardham Temple, New
Delhi, along with numerous examples from the author’s
professional career, this book offers a systematic approach to
integrating security into built environment design for easy
adoption by architects, planners, security professionals and
policy makers.
