Where: Montreal subway stop How’s it hostile: Super narrow benches prevent people from sleeping, and make it uncomfortable to sit on, especially for long durations.

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There is so much going on in this one picture. #hostilearchitecture #justiceforwhom (at Los Angeles County Hall of Justice)

The episcopal church in downtown Providence, RI, utilizes sloping walls, an iron fence and spikes to make sure that no one can sit or lie down, because that’s a really sweet thing to do to your fellow man. Kudos!

Where: Berri-Uqam Subway station, Montreal, Canada How it’s hostile: Bars between the benches prevent people from lying down and prevent the benches from being used by families that want to sit together.

Locked portable bathrooms at the Innovation Park in Providence, part of the temporary beer garden run by The Guild. Locked while the beer garden isn’t running. There are no public bathrooms in the park, down from the pedestrian bridge.

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