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How might I use defensive architecture to encourage awareness around the evergrowing homelessness issue? Defensive architecture: If you've ever sat at a bus stop and found yourself being tipped forward by the seat, or leaned back against a wall only to have a sharp window ledge stab you in the back, or found that the armrest on a public seat is too sharp and angular to actually rest your arm on, then you know exactly what defensive architecture is all about: public spaces rejecting human bodies. by Vanessa Ellingham for Fair Planet Recall a time when you've left your hotel room, wandered to the pool to catch some rays but all the sunbeds appear reserved with towels. Imagine if vulnerable people without shelter could do the same in the city, reserve their own 'bed' for the day. This project allowed me to follow my passion for helping the homeless by applying this idea to various locations in London affected by the crisis. Using stickers seemed an appropriate method to apply the concept, subsequently made by screen printing onto flannels, scanned in and resized to be applied to obstructions to provoke awareness.