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.
About ABS India
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
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
2025 February:
NBC 2025 accepts ABSI proposal
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
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.
