VUB PODCAST - HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE
- "What is hostile architecture?"
- "Does hostile architecture have ancient origins?"
- "Are there different types of hostile architecture?"
Today, December 19th, we participated in a podcast to discuss hostile architecture, organized by Master's students in communication sciences at VUB: Korneel, Lester, and Liesl. These impressive young individuals conducted the podcast with professional skill.
It was a valuable experience to share and exchange knowledge on such complex topics. It served as an excellent exercise for us to learn how to communicate this subject in real-time and within concise frameworks.
Although we believe we handled it well, we were occasionally challenged to provide analytical explanations on certain points, and honestly, we realized we couldn't offer a deliberate answer:
- "What is hostile architecture?"
- "Does hostile architecture have ancient origins?"
- "Are there different types of hostile architecture?"
These are simple questions, yet difficult to answer succinctly. We quickly realized that we have never encountered a clear categorization of hostile architecture.
Hostile architecture can be implemented by the private sector or public authorities, it may occur unintentionally, take the form of ad-hoc design, and be defensive or aggressive... but we couldn't provide a structured answer.
This slight confusion arose with the question of how to avoid implementing hostile architecture. Despite having many ideas and proposals, it was apparent we lacked a structured answer. Perhaps this is because we don't have a clear categorization of the types of hostile architecture.
This was an intriguing insight that prompted us to focus on finding answers to these questions.
Therefore, you can soon expect content from us attempting to categorize hostile architecture. We've often mentioned the lack of literature on hostile architecture. Perhaps this is a good starting point for creating some.