Started by Matteo Rossi (@roman_road) ·
hostile architecture is everywhere once you notice it
Benches with armrests in the middle, spikes in doorways, sprinklers that go off at night, high-pitched tones only teenagers can hear. Cities quietly designing against people.
4 sources · 18 min down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- “hostile architecture examples”
- Ended at
- The Mosquito
The Trail
- “hostile architecture examples” (google.com)
- Hostile architecture (en.wikipedia.org)
- Camden bench (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Mosquito (en.wikipedia.org)
Keep going
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