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hostile architecture
[ hos-tl ahr-ki-tek-cher, hos-tahyl ]
noun
- design elements of public buildings and spaces that are intended to stop unwanted behavior such as loitering or sleeping in public by making such behavior difficult and uncomfortable:
The new park was filled with hostile architecture such as spikes on flat surfaces and hard, narrow benches.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hostile architecture1
First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences
Nor could he forget for one second the hostile architecture of their destination.
From Project Gutenberg
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