0 the design of public spaces in a way that stops unwanted behaviour, for example putting spikes (= pieces of metal with a sharp point) in doorways to stop people who have nowhere to live from sleeping there: --
Once you know what hostile architecture is you’ll see it everywhere - dividers on benches, bumps on elevator rails, leaning rests instead of seats.
The problem with hostile architecture is that it doesn't aim to address the crisis of homelessness.
Is hostile architecture designing people (and nature) out of cities?
Hostile architecture can be as subtle as simply not providing a place to sit.
Hostile archtecture is often used to deter rough sleepers.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
hostile architecture