Hostile architecture is making our cities even less welcoming | Eva Wiseman

Uncomfortable benches, poles to lean against, walls embedded with metal fins... The use of defensive design means that our cities now exude a sense of menace It's one of those things that, once you've seen, you can't unsee. Once you've noticed the curved benches, the spikes embedded in doorways, the posts made for leaning rather than sitting, the carefully placed railings... even the planters placed in careful rows outside shops, you can no longer walk through a city without thinking about the f...