Hostile Design in the Public Space
Binnington, Chris, and Alessio Russo. “Defensive Landscape Architecture in Modern Public Spaces.” Ri-Vista. Research for Landscape Architecture, vol. 19, no. 2, Jan. 2022, pp. 238–55.
Defensive offensive landscape architecture
Summary Chris Binnington’s article “Defensive Landscape Architecture in Modern Public Spaces” looks at how certain design choices in public spaces are made to control or limit how people use them. He explains that this topic is important because public spaces...
How Design Includes or Excludes People
Summary This week’s reading, Defensive Landscape Architecture in Modern Public Spaces by Chris Binnington and Alessio Russo, examines how public spaces are increasingly shaped by design strategies that exclude rather than welcome. The authors focus on physical and...
Physical Rejection of undesirable people and potential threats
01_Summary This article explored the impact of defensive landscape architecture in public space in terms of historical, social and cultural aspects. Given that the basic function of public space should provide an accessible, safe, and inclusive environment for the...
Social Sustainability of Urban Spaces
Defensive or unpleasant design serves to homogenize public spaces, and leaves vulnerable populations, like the unhoused and disabled, unsupported. Outdoor areas with designed “zones”, encouraging or discouraging certain activities in the space, can either be...
Defensive and Inclusive Architecture
Summary: The reading Defensive Landscape Architecture in Modern Public Spaces by Chris Binnington and Alesslo Russo details the reason for defensive architecture and the effect this has on the community using these spaces through research, case studies, and...
Borders and Connections of Architecture
Architecture has a long history of creating borders for people. Walls create spaces that separate us from each other, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and most buildings are designed for very specific groups of people. The most popular, in recent years,...
Hostile Design in the Urban Setting
In the article “Defensive Landscape Architecture in Modern Public Spaces,” Chris Binnington and Alessio Russo talk about how the increasing use of defensive landscape architecture undermines the inclusivity and accessibility of public urban spaces. It is very...
Beautiful Barriers of Gardens and Gates
Summary/Takeaway In the article "Defensive Landscape Architecture in Modern Public Spaces," written by Chris Binnington and Alessio Russo, they argue that the increasing use of defensive design elements like spikes, separated benches, etc., diminishes inclusivity...
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Binnington, Chris, and Alessio Russo in, Defensive Landscape Architecture in Modern Public Spaces, suggests defensible landscapes are becoming ever more imbedded in the design approach of cities. These spaces do their best to appear as open and accepting as any...
Defensive Architecture and Domestic Comfort
1) Reading Summary/Takeaway A major takeaway from "Defensive Landscape Architecture in Modern Public Spaces" by Binnington and Russo is that many urban public spaces are designed less to support community and more to control who has access to them. While these...
Shifting towards Inclusive Design in the 21st Century
Reading Summary/Takeaway: In this article, Chris Binnington and Alessio Russo examine how defensive landscape architecture has evolved and explore best practices to ensure inclusion and safety in public spaces. Defensive or hostile architecture has been designed...