The intentional restriction of specific uses of public space through architectural design interventions. Through such interventions, a very specific power balance is created, where the decision-makers (property owners, local governments) decide and dictate which activities are proper for those public spaces, and which should be physically obstructed and prevented. Certain activities are deemed undesirable, and are thus blocked, in an effort to realize the dream of gentrified urban uniformity, cleanliness and order. Public space is stripped of societal functions for the groups of people who need to make use of it. As a result, homeless people have less shelter options, passers-by cannot sit and socialize in a public, non-commercialized space, and certain recreational activities (namely skateboarding) are heavily frowned upon and obstructed. Instead of addressing the systemic problems that lead to people needing to use public spaces for shelter, and instead of providing adequate infrastructure for sporting, socializing and just existing in a public space, cities end up demonizing and ostracizing their less fortunate members. Different values are at tension, and in the end, the decision-makers with power prevail and opposing views and people are set aside and out of sight.