英语单词:hostile architecture

意思翻译

hostile architecture

noun [ U ] uk/ˌhɒs.taɪl ˈɑː.kɪ.tek.tʃər/ us/ˌhɑː.stəl ˈɑːr.kə.tek.tʃɚ/ (also defensive architecture)

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）

the design of public spaces in a way that stops unwanted behaviour, for example putting spikes (= pieces of metal with a sharp point) in doorways to stop people who have nowhere to live from sleeping there

The problem with hostile architecture is that it doesn't aim to address the crisis of homelessness. 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 you know what hostile architecture is you’ll see it everywhere - dividers on benches, bumps on elevator rails, leaning rests instead of seats. More examples

Hostile archtecture is often used to deter rough sleepers.

Hostile architecture can be as subtle as simply not providing a place to sit.

Is hostile architecture designing people (and nature) out of cities?