Hostile urban architecture: A critical discussion of the seemingly offensive art of keeping people away

For many years, some urban architecture has aimed to exclude unwanted groups of people from some locations. This type of architecture is called “defensive” or “hostile” architecture and includes benches that cannot be slept on, spikes in the ground that cannot be stood on, and pieces of metal that...

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Main Author: Karl Persson de Fine Licht
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Norwegian University of Science and Technology Library 2017-11-01
Series:Etikk i Praksis: Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics
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Online Access:https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/etikk_i_praksis/article/view/2052