Lucy Pummell via nettime-l on Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:47:46 +0100 (CET)


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<nettime> Overcoming Architecture Hostile to the Most Marginalised


Dear all,

Please enjoy the Institute of Art and Ideas' latest article: *Overcoming hostile architecture* <https://iai.tv/articles/overcoming-hostile-architecture-auid-3086?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=nettime&_auid=2020>

Written by Karl Mendelson, an Akademie Schloss Solitude fellow, who specialises in the intersection of philosophy, architecture, and public space.

/The way a building is designed is not a value-free choice. Architecture is not neutral. All buildings have a philosophy that underpins them. Most cities in the world today include 'hostile architecture' - buildings designed to exclude certain behaviours and marginalised people, such as spikes outside shops to prevent rough sleeping. Rather than fostering freedom and community, modern buildings prioritise control and surveillance. Karl Mendelson here argues urban design should be for all individuals and promote participation in society, not simply serve the interests of property owners or the powerful./

All the best,

Lucy

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