wages to do their part to address homelessness if our environment and these cities are supposed to reflect the world we desire and want to live in then hostile design should give us pause however supporters of hostile architecture prefer to call it defensive architecture dean harvey the co-founder of a company that produces furniture like this states that it's a solution against drug drops when we design a piece of furniture we're not thinking about it being anti-social we're thinking about that piece being used in the public realm rather than as a skating pit or for grinding an object or as a hangout there are some forms of hostile or defensive architecture that do genuinely serve the purpose to defend bollards such as concrete barriers and planters hardened street furniture and water fountains all surround dc's federal buildings museums and monuments they're meant to stop any unwanted entry from vehicles especially those that might be carrying bombs some retractable bollards were developed after the deadly lorry attacks in nice and berlin and they can stop a NUMBER_TOKEN ton truck going at NUMBER_TOKEN kilometers per hour others have a post and arm shape to provide security to storefronts and a place for bicycles to park as well there is a downside to some forms of bollards such as hardened benches definitely are not ideal seats and they can limit public space making it harder to navigate for people with disabilities even so to pretend that every single type of defensive architecture is hostile would be disingenuous unfortunately it is the hostile architecture that seems to go too far and before we take a look at how far these things have gotten let's take a quick moment to thank today's sponsors it's the holiday season it's the season of giving but you've already given enough to your internet service provider if you haven't been using expressvpn every time you've gone online this year you may have been giving away information to your isp now i'm not just talking about the enormous internet bill you have to pay every month every time you go online without expressvpn your provider like att or verizon comcast whoever can see and log every single website that you visit oh and they can sell that too so that's why i'm kind of done giving my internet service provider free information which is why i go online with expressvpn it's the app that encrypts and reroutes NUMBER_TOKEN of my network data through their secure servers so my provider can't see or sell a thing and it's time for you to also start taking back your internet privacy today with the vpn that's rated number one by techradar and mashable make sure you visit URL_TOKEN prism to get three extra months of expressvpn for free that's URL_TOKEN prism URL_TOKEN prism to learn more the holidays are hectic but hello fresh can help keep things simple with recipes that cut back on meal prep and clean up so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more quality time with your friends and family hello fresh offers NUMBER_TOKEN menu and market items to choose from every single week including vegetarian options calorie smart and gourmet options providing plenty of variety for everyone at the dinner table and hello fresh meals are ready in around NUMBER_TOKEN minutes or less plus with their quick and easy meals NUMBER_TOKEN minute recipes or low prep and easy clean up you can get food on the table quicker so you can spend more holiday time with your loved ones i love their really easy caprice sandwiches and flatbreads those things are done super fast they're tasty they're
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