V Owen Bush interviewed Kayla Cooper of Kayla Cooper Design, who specializes in defensive architecture for secure government and private facilities, including design against various threats and extreme conditions through rigorous material testing. Kayla Cooper discussed their background, design mission focused on inherent needs for containment and protection, the importance of material science and testing, and the unique considerations for designing unseen yet critical spaces. They also touched upon ethical client vetting, potential AI applications for safety, and their perspective on legacy in a discreet field, highlighting their focus on the safety and well-being of occupants and the integrity of the secure environments they create.This episode is brought to you by Scan2Plan — the measure of excellence for architects and engineers.From adaptive reuse to MEPF modeling, Scan2Plan delivers high-fidelity BIM and CAD documentation grounded in LiDAR precision and project-ready accuracy. Whether you're preserving heritage, coordinating across disciplines, or modeling for a net-zero future, their tailored workflows and rapid delivery help you focus on what matters most: design.Certainty lies in good data. Scan2Plan gives you both.Scan2Plan Websitehttps://www.scan2plan.io/Kayla Cooper is a defense-oriented architect whose work blends discretion, durability, and deep design ethics. With a background in engineering and industrial design, she specializes in environments that protect people, assets, and information—from ballistic-resistant compounds to biometric containment systems. Her practice emerged from luxury interiors and evolved into high-threat defense architecture, driven by a moral clarity as sharp as her material logic. Kayla’s projects span the globe but remain unseen, built on precision modeling, fail-safe sequences, and a strategic understanding of what it means to design for failure before beauty. Her voice sharpens the Practice Forward lens—bringing a field rarely discussed into clearer, critical focus.Kayla Cooper Design websitehttps://kaylacooperdesign.com/home-kayla-cooper-design/

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