Today’s Wordless Wednesday photo illustrates a measure taken by a high rise hotel to deter houseless people from accessing the alcoves at the secondary entrances.  Lisa Goodwin Robbins of Kalin Associates sent me the photo, and as she said, “This is wrong on so many levels.”  Although the gate appears to have panic hardware, it does not meet the distance requirements for doors in a series.

If you’re not familiar with hostile architecture, you can read about it in this article in the Urbanist, and see more examples and links to additional information on this Wikipedia page.

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