Hostile architecture
Council's £200,000 plan to block off arches used by rough sleepers slammed as 'tarting up' city
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Council's £200,000 plan to block off arches used by rough sleepers slammed as 'tarting up' city
The budget for covering arches used by rough sleepers near Bradford's Forster Square station could reach £200,000, the Big Issue can reveal
How gentrification and hostile architecture have pushed out the working class
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How gentrification and hostile architecture have pushed out the working class
5 ways anti-homeless architecture is used to exclude people from public spaces
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