Hostile architecture. You might not be familiar with the term, but you've probably seen it in action.
Those spikes on the window ledges, designed to keep the birds away. Or, in a more sinister fashion, things like strategically-placed armrests or rocky floors, cynically installed to ensure that vulnerable people in need of shelter are forced to look elsewhere. Not only are homeless folks discriminated against directly and culturally, but also structurally too. These exclusionary designs, denying people even the right to find a place to rest, are a stark illustration of our society's collective disregard for basic humanity. Surely we can do better than this?. This heartbreaking list, some of the most offensive examples of 'anti-homeless' designs, and it will make you ever so grateful for that roof over your head. Because it seems that if misfortune strikes and you should one day happen to lose it, you are most certainly not welcome to try and find a place to sleep on the streets. Scroll down to see for yourself.
Those spikes on the window ledges, designed to keep the birds away. Or, in a more sinister fashion, things like strategically-placed armrests or rocky floors, cynically installed to ensure that vulnerable people in need of shelter are forced to look elsewhere. Not only are homeless folks discriminated against directly and culturally, but also structurally too. These exclusionary designs, denying people even the right to find a place to rest, are a stark illustration of our society's collective disregard for basic humanity. Surely we can do better than this?. This heartbreaking list, some of the most offensive examples of 'anti-homeless' designs, and it will make you ever so grateful for that roof over your head. Because it seems that if misfortune strikes and you should one day happen to lose it, you are most certainly not welcome to try and find a place to sleep on the streets. Scroll down to see for yourself.
#1 You’ve Got To Be The Worst Kind Of Heartless Twat If You Can Go Around Slashing Homeless People’s Tents.
#2 Someone Installs These Poles To Prevent The Homeless From Sleeping Here, They Find A Solution Anyways.
#3 Modern Problems Require Modern...oh Wait.
#4 When You’re Inclusive But Still Hate The Poor.
#5 Anyone Else Find This Ironic?
#6 An Eyecatching Response To Mumbai’s Homelessness Crisis.
#7 Bench In Volgodonsk, Russia.
#8This Man Removed 'Anti-Homeless' Devices From Benches And Ended In Court.
#9Cut In The Shape Of An Obelisk, They Are Installed On A Private Site In Paris. Imagine A Homeless Man Who Would Lose Balance In The Middle Of This Work Of 'Art'? Or A Child?
#10 The Worst Example Of Anti-Homeless Architecture I've Ever Seen
#11Man Sleeping On A Anti-Homeless Bench.
#12More Anti Homeless Spikes....so Much For Community Spirit.
#13Anti-Homeless Architecture
#14When You Wanna Look Inclusive But Hate Homeless People
#15 There Are A Few Different Varieties But They All Serve The Same Purpose.
