The ATF Building

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The ATF Building Designed for Security

• Site Security in an aesthetically acceptable
  manner was a primary design goal
• A ring of bollards is placed at the outer
  perimeter to prevent penetration by vehicle
• Outer building wall reduces and deflects
  blast wave
• Primary office buildings face is angled to
  further deflect blast
• The Buildings frame is designed to absorb
  designed to absorb a large blast without
  failure
• One of the first buildings where modeling
  was done to determine survivability from
  varying levels of threats