Hostile architecture
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hostile-architecture-206-5031284
title:
Hostile architecture
text:
Hostile architecture is an urban-design strategy that uses elements of the built environment to purposefully guide behavior. It often targets people who use or rely on public space more than others, such as youth, poor people, and homeless people, by restricting the physical behaviours they can engage in. The term hostile architecture is often associated with items like "anti-homeless spikes" – studs embedded in flat surfaces to make sleeping on them uncomfortable and impractical. This form of a
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description:
Civic design intended to leave out certain populations
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_architecture
date created:
2015-02-23T21:47:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T16:35:48Z
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