Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Examples of hostile architecture, also known as hostile design or defensible architecture, are everywhere in cities and public spaces.

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Modern anti-homeless design is not new — it’s the continuation of a long history of racist, classist architecture that ...

The "humble bench, fast disappearing from public places, once was an emblem of civic comity," says Mark Lasswell. "Discouraging the homeless, who already are plenty discouraged by life, is everywhere.

I f you didn't know, there's a strategy to discourage people from resting or sleeping in public spaces that's called hostile ...

The boulders appeared on Fourth Street as if by magic. But their placement near Tulsa's Metrolink station is no accident; the rocks are intentionally unwelcoming, placed to deter those without homes ...