Hostile architecture

Hostile architecture is an intentional design strategy that uses elements of the built environment to guide or restrict behaviour. It often targets people who use or rely on public space more than others, like people who are homeless and youth, by restricting the behaviours they engage in.[1]

This page attempts to document how hostile architecture is currently tagged. Note that there is an inactive proposal for more tags for hostile architecture: Proposed features/Hostile Architecture (hostile_architecture=*)

Hostile benches

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  Example of a hostile bench

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  Yet another hostile bench

That you cannot lie down on a amenity=bench may be tagged with lying_down=obstructed or sleeping_hindrance=armrest / sleeping_hindrance=structure.

On separated benches you can also tag with seats:separated=yes.

lying_down=obstructed $1% $1% $1% $1% More details at taginfo More details at taginfo

sleeping_hindrance=armrest $1% $1% $1% $1% More details at taginfo More details at taginfo

sleeping_hindrance=structure $1% $1% $1% $1% More details at taginfo More details at taginfo

seats:separated=yes $1% $1% $1% $1% More details at taginfo More details at taginfo

See also

• Many examples of hostile architecture can be found in MediaWiki Commons: Commons:Category:Hostile design