(NEXSTAR) – Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Examples of hostile architecture, also known as hostile design or defensible architecture, are everywhere in cities and public spaces. You’ve likely ...

Have you ever noticed how park benches have armrests in the middle of the bench or storefront ledges have metal spikes? The spikes aren’t decorative. And the armrests aren’t primarily meant to be more ...

To me, home feels like my mom’s home-cooked chicken noodle soup that warms my heart. Home feels like cozying up in a fuzzy blanket to rewatch one of my favorite movies for the 20th time. It feels like ...

Bus benches with dividers on Second Avenue. (Photo by Calista Stocker/Times of San Diego) In 2017, the Metropolitan Transit System spent $1.4 million upgrading bus stop benches throughout the county.

Spikes are built into some public accommodations to ensure that people won’t lie on or sleep on them. Elsewhere, boulders are placed on empty grass fields to make it difficult to comfortably rest. How ...