Globe Editorial
THE TENSION between security and freedom plays out every day at the airport. But less well appreciated is how the fear of attacks affects architecture. The short answer is: strangely. Consider the metal detectors shoehorned into State House entryways, or at the too-huge-to-be-decorative spherical bollards that now dominate the sidewalk outside the Thomas P. O'Neill Federal Building near North Station. (Full article: 402 words)
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