hostile architecture
noun[U]
uk/ˌhɒs.taɪl ˈɑː.kɪ.tek.tʃər/us/ˌhɑː.stəl ˈɑːr.kə.tek.tʃɚ/(alsodefensive architecture)thedesignofpublicspacesin a way thatstopsunwantedbehaviour, forexampleputtingspikes(=piecesofmetalwith asharppoint)indoorwaystostoppeoplewho havenowheretolivefromsleepingthere:
不友好建筑，敌意建筑（如在门口装置道钉以阻止流浪者睡在那里）Theproblemwithhostilearchitectureis that it doesn'taimtoaddressthecrisisofhomelessness.敌意建筑的问题在于其目的并不是要解决无家可归这个迫切的议题。
Once youknowwhathostilearchitectureis you’llseeiteverywhere-dividersonbenches,bumpsonelevatorrails,leaningrestsinsteadofseats.
- Hostile archtecture is often used todeterroughsleepers.
- Hostilearchitecturecan be assubtleassimplynotprovidingaplacetosit.
- Ishostilearchitecturedesigningpeople(andnature) out ofcities?
Architecture
- anti-modernism
- anti-modernist
- architect
- architectural
- architecturally
- brutalism
- brutalist
- built environment
- colonial
- defensive architecture
- Georgian
- golden ratio
- ground plan
- Italianate
- mid-century modern
- pyramid
- rococo
- Romanesque
- sympathetically
- vernacular