The Gallery

Explore a collection of images showcasing hostile architecture from the US and around the globe

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  • A simple wall enclosing a small shrub garden is lined with sharp rocks to prevent any form of leaning, resting, or even laying on said wall. It creates not only physical hostility but visual hostility.

  • As of 2025 there are over 8,000 documented scaffolding units sitting on New York City’s sidewalks. These “sidewalk sheds“ greatly impede foot traffic and mobility for disabled individuals, and are known as an eyesore that takes away from the city’s atmosphere.

  • Cities all over the world are implementing bench dividers that prevent homeless individuals from lying down on benches. They often inconvenience parents of small children, elderly, disabled, and pregnant people.

  • Some cities have begun putting concrete spikes under overpasses to deter homeless people from seeking shelter there. This action does nothing to solve the issue of homelessness. Rather, it simply removes the problem from the public eye.