Architecture that is covertly hostile is all around us: at home, at work, at school, on our roads, and in our hospitals. Once we acknowledge these invisible forces, we can start designing in ways ...

Encinitas giving up on sidewalk benches Encinitas giving up on sidewalk benches Not the solution: u-shapes, power washing, more sheriffs, hostile architecture Author Publish Date Oct. 22, 2024 ...

Not every butt is happy about it The colder, harder cousin to the bench is popping up in public spaces like subways and bus stops. Is it designed for efficiency—or is it hostile architecture?

People are up in arms over a bench that appeared Tuesday at the “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” premiere in Los Angeles for its “anti-homeless architecture,” with some pledging to boycott the ...

“Exclusionary Design”, also known as “Hostile Architecture”, are the names given to the relatively modern concept of “an urban-design strategy that uses elements of the built environment ...

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling allowing cities to ban camping for homeless people shines a light on “hostile architecture” in public spaces.

Hostile architecture is the name urban engineers give to public space designs that discourage people from settling in. Examples include sloped window sills, retaining walls with spikes, ...

"Hostile architecture" is used to discourage public sleeping or camping but it is not treated as regulation the way other city acts are.