by faithw | Jun 15, 2023
Visual Poster: The 5th St. (Partially) ‘Public’ Market
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- “Hostile Architecture in a public space” -jzhou9
- https://blogs.uoregon.edu/h3s23/2023/05/24/hostile-architecture-in-a-public-space/
- “Presentation and Consumer Desire: 5th Street Market Analysis” -caslan
- https://blogs.uoregon.edu/h3s23/2023/04/26/presentation-and-consumer-desire-5th-street-market-analysis/comment-page-1/#comment-155
- “Women in Interior Design” -rwyman
- https://blogs.uoregon.edu/h3s23/2023/04/18/women-in-interior-design/comment-page-1/#comment-156
- “Hostile Architecture at 5th Street Public Market” – ssoto2
- https://blogs.uoregon.edu/h3s23/2023/05/23/hostile-architecture-at-5th-street-public-market/comment-page-1/#comment-159
- “Designing Out in Eugene” -hpeters4
- https://blogs.uoregon.edu/h3s23/2023/05/30/designing-out-in-eugene/comment-page-1/#comment-161
- “The Hidden Hostile Designs of 5th Street” -danbiek
- https://blogs.uoregon.edu/h3s23/2023/05/30/the-hidden-hostile-designs-around-us/comment-page-1/#comment-162
- “Hostile Design in Downtown Eugene” (Ex. 1) -Jesper Braun
- https://blogs.uoregon.edu/h3s23/2023/05/30/hostile-design-in-downtown-eugene/comment-page-1/#comment-163
- “Hostile Design in Downtown Eugene” (Ex. 2) -Jesper Braun
- https://blogs.uoregon.edu/h3s23/2023/05/30/hostile-design-in-downtown-eugene-2/comment-page-1/#comment-164
- “Hostile Design At the Train Station” -Willow Krois
- https://blogs.uoregon.edu/h3s23/2023/06/01/hostile-design-at-the-train-station/comment-page-1/#comment-167
- “Hostile Design Furniture Targeting the Unhoused” -bekahe
- https://blogs.uoregon.edu/h3s23/2023/05/30/hostile-design-furniture-targeting-the-unhoused/comment-page-1/#comment-168
by faithw | May 30, 2023
Bike racks being placed along the parking lot edges to prevent camping on the sidewalk.
The bike racks surrounding the Education Annex parking lot are placed in a way that targets houseless individuals. The wide sidewalks cannot be used for camping or sitting on due to the many bike racks.
The bike racks take up a lot of the sidewalk and limit the sidewalk’s use to solely being for passing through. The placement also prevent leaning against the landscape’s small retaining wall which would trap in heat during the cold seasons. This parking lot is at the edge of campus and the bike racks are implemented in this parking lot to limit the sidewalk’s use to only passing-through which steers houseless individuals away from this specific area and away from the rest of the campus.
by faithw | May 30, 2023
The benches at the EMX Walnut Station are targeting houseless individuals. The middle arm rail dividing the bench into two individual seats ensures that there is no ability to comfortably use the bench in any way other than sitting upright.
EMU Walnut Station Bench that forces sitting upright and prevents individuals from laying across the bench.
by faithw | May 24, 2023
In the article, “The London Spikes Controversy: Homelessness, Urban Securitisation and the Question of ‘Hostile Architecture”, James Petty analyzes the bigger picture behind the implementation of ‘hostile architecture’ in urban areas and spaces. Petty begins the article by exploring the London 2014 controversy of the implementation of ‘anti-homeless spikes’. This controversy is discussed as a case study analysis that centers around the connection this controversy has to ‘urban securitization’ and ‘hostile architecture’. The article provokes and analyzes various questions related to multiple controversial issues. Many various architectural interventions are discussed with close attention to the controversy behind the installation of them. The article highlights the controversy with many issues other than the metal spikes. Although, all of these examples are related back to questioning the ethics, impact, marginalization, and overall relationship that ‘urban securitization’ and ‘hostile architecture’ have with social inequality. The discussion of ‘hostile architecture’ has on perpetuating social inequality through its negative implications that have caused a societal distaste stereotype on homelessness. Petty ends the article with the argument of ‘urban securitization’ and ‘hostile architecture’ perpetuating social inequality and provokes controversy around socio-political, governmental, ideological and socio-economic conditions that have supported the harsh rejection that has redefined the acceptance of ‘out of place’ homelessness.
Image of the Beer Garden’s discrete implementation of spiral razor wire on top of the palisade and promote hostile architecture.
The Beer Garden in Eugene, Oregon has implemented ‘hostile architecture’ through the very common spiral razor wire being implemented on top of the space’s surrounding palisade. I think that a large issue is the perception of stereotypes that are promoted by ‘urban securitization’ and ‘hostile architecture’ which have led to society overlooking implementations of ‘hostile architecture’ because it’s become so common. The rejection of accepting ‘out of place’ homelessness has become dominant throughout society making many people feel as though it’s necessary for their security and/or safety. The analysis provided in the reading, “The London Spikes Controversy: Homelessness, Urban Securitisation and the Question of ‘Hostile Architecture” by James Petty, is meant to provoke questioning and rethinking one’s perception and beliefs around ethics, impact, marginalization, and overall relationship to social inequality. With this mindset, the spiral razor wire represents rejection of accepting the ‘out of place’ homelessness and promoting social inequality. This mindset has flooded society and resulted in a very large and controversial issue on the perpetrating of social inequality that’s promoted many negative stereotypes around homelessness. This is argued to be done through the social control of feeling a need for ‘hostile architecture’ and ‘urban securitization’ which in this case, is supported by the feeling of necessity for spiral razor wire to provide a sense of safety.
by faithw | May 17, 2023
In Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler’s If the Chair Fits: Sexism in American Office Furniture Design, Buhler discusses and analyzes many topics in regards to office furniture and the impact of sexism on furniture design in America. The main points of consideration and examples brought to the reader’s attention in the text are the issues of gender issues throughout history, the male-centric mindset in furniture design, implications that can be a result of sexist design, and finally, the reiterating and promotion of gender stereotypes. These issues are discussed in a way that highlights the importance in changing the sexist mindset that drives the workplace’s design and furniture through bringing attention to the bias that has played a major role in the designing of the workplace. The main argument in this reading is to bring attention to the issue of sexism – in both the workspace and the workplace furnishings – in an effort to promote ergonomic design with more consideration to how to be inclusive and accommodating to everyone (regardless of gender).
In the University of Oregon’s Knight Library, the seating and other furnishings show the heavy importance of promoting comfort and inclusivity in the space’s design. Throughout the Knight Library, many different types of seating and desk spaces accommodate many different preferences for studying and working. There are many individual study desks connected with privacy dividers between them throughout the entire building. As well as the areas to work individually, there are many different design elements and furnishings that promote collaborative working and/or studying. These spaces vary from all sorts of different tables with 2+ seats in the main, common spaces, as well as many individual study rooms that vary in size and functions within. These larger tables in the main library spaces and the study rooms function and can accommodate both individual or group studying. The seating is much comfier and has a much larger variety in the Knight Library than other buildings on campus. As you move throughout the library, you encounter many different sized tables and chairs, different spaces to study with different accommodations and atmospheres, and people using the space in many different ways. There is also a large variety of different seating and tables to choose from based on your needs and preferences. In my opinion, I believe that the Knight Library heavily centers around promoting inclusivity and accommodating many different types of users.