defensive architecture
noun[U]
uk/dɪˌfen.sɪv ˈɑː.kɪ.tek.tʃər/us/dɪˌfen.sɪv ˈɑːr.kə.tek.tʃɚ/thedesignofbuildingsorcitiesin a way thatprotectsthem againstattackby anenemy:
防御性建筑Thenorthgateof thecityis anotherimpressiveexampleofdefensivearchitecture.城的北门是防御性建筑的又一个典范。
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thedesignofpublicspacesin a way thatstopsunwantedbehaviour:
不友好建筑，敌意建筑Defensivearchitecturemightincludeslopedwindowsillstostoppeoplesittingon them, orbencheswitharmrestspositionedtostoppeoplelyingon them.敌意建筑可以包括为防止人们坐在上面而故意倾斜的窗台，或者为防止人们躺在上面而在特定位置加上扶手的长凳。
Synonym
hostile architecture
- The pueblos of Taos and Acomaretaintheirancientdefensivearchitecture.
- "It's amedievalcity," she says, "and thedefensivearchitectureaffectsthementalityof thepeople."
- The anti-homelessspikesinstalledoutsidedepartmentstoresare anexampleof thespreadof "defensivearchitecture".
- Uglydefensivearchitecturesuch astemporaryvehiclecontrolbarriersisdefacingourcities.
Fortifications
- acropolis
- barricade
- bastion
- battlements
- castle
- drawbridge
- earthwork
- enceinte
- entanglement
- fort
- foxhole
- Martello tower
- moat
- moated
- motte
- redoubt
- stockade
- storm cellar
- stronghold
- turret
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