Archinect - Features 2024-11-24T00:12:54-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/149948881/to-design-a-secure-bank-ask-a-bank-robber To design a secure bank, ask a bank robber Julia Ingalls 2016-06-30T08:22:00-04:00 >2018-06-03T12:01:04-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/r8/r83ccnecem5vu53i.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Joe Loya, a former bank robber turned TV writer, learned to read spaces the way other criminals learned to crack safes. His insights illuminate the changing role of privacy in the architecture of crime prevention design for banks.</p> https://archinect.com/features/article/148987999/when-designing-for-money-breaks-the-bank-architecture-mold When designing for money breaks the bank architecture mold Julia Ingalls 2016-03-25T13:26:00-04:00 >2016-07-16T12:31:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/hs/hs6ruluyd15zpoqf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Think bank architecture and its associated headquarters and you may find yourself stultified by visions of doric columns, artless atriums, and bland corporate highrises. However, these six structures by prominent practitioners are a survey of the unusual and intriguing. Here&rsquo;s what each financial institution says about its social/historical context, as well as the role of money at that time.</p>