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Florida Atlantic University B r o w a r d C o l l e g e Higher Education Complex CPTED Assessment report

Florida Atlantic University I Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design I Spring 2013 I Camilo Lopez I Prof. Atlas

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What is CPTED………………………………………………………

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Building Location…………………………………………………..

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Good Interior Bad………………………………………………………….

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What is CPTED? Crime Prevention Through g Environmental Design g is a strategic g mechanism to implement specific features to our built environment, in order to anticipated any crime related probability. It serve communities as a tool for a safety environment. CPTED goals for a safer environment consequently generates a sense of community that enhance will engage every body to take part in this positive initiative. Why wouldn’t we want a better place to li in? live i ? CPTED establishes t bli h the th perimeters i t f a better for b tt place l t live to li in i through th h three main design principals. First, the principal of natural surveillance which implies that human visibility should be promote at all times in every possible angle, so it keeps one person as guardian of another and vice versa. The second principal introduces the necessity and importance of access control When we are inside any building we tend to feel secure, control. secure due to the fact that we are under a shelter, but sometimes when the access is not adequate and not controlled it becomes as an exterior shelter. This principal suggest that the access should be implemented and limited to the demand on the specific location. The third principal of CPTED is the one of ownership that promotes the idea that if a place is visible and tend to be human friendly it generates a sense of place and ownership between the stakeholders and they will take care of it.

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Florida Atlantic University and Broward College Higher Education Complex has the characteristics of a dynamic urban development due to its strategic location on the urban context of downtown Ft. Lauderdale in Florida. The complex has immediate access to public spaces, restaurants, banks, plazas, parks, residences, cultural, and educational spaces. The complex provides and easy access for pedestrian and vehicular approaches. There are some restricted access areas and surveillance cameras. At ground level there is permanent 24hr security desk, but of course, the complex is not perfect. perfect It lacks access control to open spaces within upper floors and after hours. The building infrastructure generates blind spots and natural surveillance is no achieve at some points. Despite its imperfections, it is in our best hopes and efforts that the complex could acknowledge k l d it its d fi it deficits and d implement i l t the th mostt appropriate strategy to make a more secure and livable space.

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Building Location Description Coordinates Latitude: 26°08’9” N Longitude: 80°08’31”W

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Country USA State Florida County Broward Facility Name Florida Atlantic University Broward College Higher Education Complex

E Las Olas Blvd

Facility Type Educational Street Address 111 E Las Olas Blvd Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Contact (954)236-1000

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Building Location Description

Parking Dimensions Width:130’-0” Length:270’-0” Facility Dimensions Width:100’-0” Length:146’-0” Gross Floor Area 146,403 square ft Loading Zone Width:21’-0” Length: 40’-0” Building Height +203’-0” 12 stories

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Site Dimensions Width:258’-0” Length:280’-0”

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Program O f f i c e s S t u d i o s p a c e

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O f f i c e s C l a s s r o o m s M e e t i n g R o o m s

Special Hours Architecture Students 24hr Access

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Operating hours Weekdays 6:00am to 11:00pm Weekends 6:am to 6:oopm

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Users Employees Students Visitors

After Hours Limited Access Id card and Sign up is required

B r o w a r d C o l l e g e C l a s s r o o m s B o o k s t o r e L a b s L o b b y S e c u r i t y C o u n s e l i n g o f f i c e s C l a s s r o o m s

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Exterior Good

Surveillance camera -Guard visibility through curtain Wall -24hr security desk Southeast facade

-Glass faรงade that Promotes visibility To side walk

-Wide pedestrian Sidewalk -Sense of ownership -Appropriate setback From the road

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-Appropriate signage -Private property Advisory -limited access -School faculty parking West parking entry -Students parking after 6pm -Students parking on weekends Id required

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Exterior Good

Yellow coated Concrete barriers -identifiable west facade

Surveillance Camera in Dark area Back zone Fencing -permeable material That promotes Visibility at all times -Back zone location With high pedestrian activity

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Lighting on Parking is lot -open parking lot Secure sense northeast facade

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Exterior Bad

Hidden entry -no signage -Static Surveillance Camera, only pointing In one direction -no camera on the blank Wall by the mail truck

east facade

Open pedestrian Accessibility -Late night students might be subjected as crime victims as they go to their cars

Hidden locations With no visibility from The security guards Especially at night time -no sense of ownership “Home of the homeless�

northwest facade

south facade

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Interior Good

Access control -limited access to Service rooms -key mechanism -identifiable sign -readable

Key floor plan -A t e v e r y f l o o r -room organization -fire exits -circulation routes

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Offices and rooms visibility to elevator corridor -exit sign (lit red)

Emergency Exit highlighted by the bright red paint on the wall Natural lighting and natural surveillance to the exterior (glass Wall facades)

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Interior Bad

Lacks access control -anybody can access The building in operable Hours and walk around Floor to floor without any restrictions

Valuable elements Out in the open without supervision

Roof access signs exposed on every floor on the southwest Emergency stairs Exposed mechanical system

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Access control door Control device Id card required

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Exterior Ideas Sign implementation -entry recognition -sense of place

Camera surveillance on the back wall

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Exterior Ideas Implementation of a fencing Device on the perimeter of the parking Lot to prevent unauthorized access

Use natural elements as barrier elements

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After critically reviewing the Higher Education Complex in downtown Ft. Lauderdale it is advantageous to state that their performance for crime prevention through environmental design is positive. Of course, there are some almost non minimal situations in which it lacks the opportunity to promote strategies that would prevent crime. It is in our best hopes that the school officials received this assessment with great gratitude and motivate themselves to implement the specific strategies proposed in this report.