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回到基本 Back to the basic
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回到基本 Back to the basic

打破露宿者的設計意味著什麼? 我們可以想像這樣的情況:由於需要針對露宿者的功能,公交車站的長凳無法按其主要的坐席提供功能使用。 也許有一天,我們會背著大背包,或者抱著一個孩子,或者拖著一個雜貨袋,而一個長凳隔板使坐起來變得困難。 也許此分隔線給其他人帶來不便,例如肢體殘疾的人。 可能有人會因為不小心將東西掉在因為防撬措施而難以取回它。這些經歷可能使這個人警覺到他周圍存在防範露宿者的設計特徵,而這種認識可能會使他考慮政治上的影響。 也就是說,這些故障時刻可能會破壞日常感知的習慣,並揭示公交車站通常不為人知的政治層面。 Designs against the Homeless How would it mean to break the habits of our relations to antihomeless design? We can imagine instances in which the bus stop bench fails to function as expected in its dominant sitting affordance because of an antihomeless feature. Perhaps one day our daily commuter is wearing a big backpack, or holding a child, or lugging a grocery bag, and a bench divider makes it difficult to sit. Maybe this person watches someone else inconvenienced by the dividers, such as someone with a physical disability. Perhaps this person accidently drops something into the garbage can and then has trouble retrieving it because of an antipick measure. These experiences may alert this person to the presence of the antihomeless design features around him, and such a realization might make him consider the political implications. That is, these moments of breakdown might disrupt habits of everyday perception and reveal the bus stop’s normally unnoticed political dimensions. Robert Rosenberger, Callous Objects: Designs against the Homeless, p.56-57

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