How, if at all, will schools and other architecture built for kids change in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting? Architect Mark Simon believes more open layouts can improve security by offering clearer views of what's happening. Also, he says, "Buildings tell stories, and when a building is designed [with bars or concrete walls, say] it tells you that it doesn't trust you. And kids intuit that they're not trusted." [Arch Record; previously]
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