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Hostile architecture

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Hostile architecture, also called defensive design, is an urban design strategy that uses elements of the built environment to purposefully guide behavior and exclude the public from public space access. Hostile architecture is "hostile" because it covertly (and sometimes overtly) keeps people away. Hostile architecture stems from urban planning decisions that aim to fight perceived social disorder and often targets people who use or rely on public space more than others, such as youth, poor people, and homeless people, by restricting the physical behaviours they can engage in.