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Hostile architecture is an urban-design strategy that uses elements of the built environment to purposefully guide or restrict behaviour. 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.

While at times necessary to ensure the safety of vulnerable groups (think Churches, Schools, etc) this form of civil engineering often has unintentional consequences. It has the potential to distroy communities that used to thrive, and over engineer public spaces.

HostileDesign.org saysHostile designs are designs against humanity. They are made specifically to exclude, harm or otherwise hinder the freedom of a human being. Quite often they aim to remove a certain section of a community from a public space.”

For more information or to start the discussion, read more on HostileDesign.org.