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hostile architecture

[ hos-tl ahr-ki-tek-cher, hos-tahyl ]

noun

  1. 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.

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