It's called hostile design[1] and is not specific to Italian cities. [1] https://99percentinvisible.org/article/unpleasant-design-disguise-bike-racks-boulders-

It's called hostile design[1] and is not specific to Italian cities. [1] https://99percentinvisible.org/article/unpleasant-design-disguise-bike-racks-boulders-defensive-urbanism/ https://99percentinvisible.org/article/unpleasant-design-dis... Edited to add this link : https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/unpleasant-design-hostile-urban-architecture/ https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/unpleasant-design-hos...