Rejection letters

architectural rejection

dark design // hostile architecture

what is dark design?

dark design is the deliberate shaping and design of urban spaces and artefacts with the intention of excluding particular activities and vulnerable social groups: urban spaces rejecting soft bodies Hostile architecture is an urban-design strategy that uses elements of the built environment to purposefully guide or restrict behaviour.

--> The complex relationship between laws prohibiting people to gather and make shelter is together with the concrete artefacts of dark design working to create an atmosphere of rejection.

society rejects drug-addicted/homeless/etc../pigeouns therefore how people would design their own? how an homeless would make his own house in the city? this is vernacular patras afghan self settled camp/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanty_town

+ blind people/ disabled people/

"Proponents say this type of urban design is necessary to help maintain order, ensure safety and curb unwanted behavior such as loitering, sleeping or skateboarding."

https://hostiledesign.org/ --> Design products made specifically to exclude, harm or otherwise hinder the freedom of a human being.