Archinect - News2024-05-19T10:13:13-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150308125/as-the-threat-of-war-mounts-finland-s-high-tech-bomb-shelter-system-lies-ready-and-waiting
As the threat of war mounts, Finland’s high-tech bomb shelter system lies ready and waiting Josh Niland2022-04-26T18:23:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/13/1393078ec0d3d202bbdc1681781958c9.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As Finland mulls its <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/25/sweden-and-finland-agree-to-submit-nato-applications" target="_blank">possible entry</a> into NATO, residents can feel a sense of safety thanks to the decades-old network of more than <a href="https://theculturetrip.com/europe/finland/articles/deeper-underground-how-helsinki-is-building-its-future-beneath-the-city-surface/" target="_blank">54,000 bomb shelters</a> mandated by the country’s <a href="https://intermin.fi/en/rescue-services/preparedness/civil-defence-shelters" target="_blank">Rescue Act</a>, which requires any currently in-use buildings with a floor area of at least 1,200 square meters (12,900 square feet) to include such facilities. </p>
<p>A total of 85% of the shelters are operated privately, with most serving more practical peacetime roles as sports centers, shopping malls, and in some cases parking garages. The country’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/world/europe/coronavirus-finland-masks.html" target="_blank">past preparedness</a> for other emergency situations paid considerable dividends at the outset of the pandemic, but Finnish civil defense officials maintain they aren’t looking forward to a system-wide litmus from the Russian military anytime soon.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/72/729b28dedc9df15a575744ded443164c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/72/729b28dedc9df15a575744ded443164c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150302003/ukraine-s-libraries-acting-as-hubs-for-sheltering-psychological-support-and-even-camouflage-classes" target="_blank">Ukraine's libraries acting as hubs for sheltering, psychological support, and even camouflage classes</a></figcaption></figure><p>“It’s sad to see what is happening in Ukraine,” Tomi Rask, a safety instructor at the civil defense cente...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/90372397/bucky-fuller-s-war-shelters-persist-in-peacetime-thanks-to-new-jersey-preservationists
Bucky Fuller's war-shelters persist in peacetime thanks to New Jersey preservationists Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2014-01-03T13:55:00-05:00>2014-01-06T19:30:43-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/03/03ff5e5eae138b0cc1680c9f282ebde8?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Conceived as low-cost, mass-produced shelters that could comfortably accommodate a family of four, the units, known as D.D.U.s, were manufactured in the early 1940s and distributed to military bases around the world. [...]
Several institutions and individuals have expressed interest in acquiring Camp Evans D.D.U.s. “They’re important artifacts,” said Marc Greuther, chief curator of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich., who hopes to exhibit one of the units with Fuller’s Wichita House.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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