How Fort & Castle Design Informs Architecture in an Era of Mass Shootings

Andrea Arias
9 min readMay 17, 2022

The architectural reaction of a nation at war with itself.

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You don’t have to look far to know why talking about mass shootings is relevant. In an age with lax gun regulations, heightened political and racial tensions, and mass communications — mass shootings have, unfortunately, become a staple in our weekly news cycle.

Andrea Arias

Architecturally trained. Artfully minded. Permanently in my experimental phase. Follow me to look at the built environment through unique perspectives.