ABSTRACT
Violence, generally assigned to the poor and miserable, has caused a constant movement towards amplification and diversification of self-protection and asset protection strategies against any kind of delinquency. The real estate market capitalises this panic by turning it into calls and variation in the kind of materials, equipment and services provided. The 'anti-beggar architecture' makes the homeless invisible; it disrespects the democratic right to city, which strengthens and naturalises a particular model of sociability. 'Anti-beggar architecture' emerged in media at beginning of 1990s, when devices for such architecture were developed, diversified and spread alarmingly quickly throughout squares and cities. In the beginning, these devices caused surprise and seemed not to be in harmony with the urban landscape. Today, however, they are something natural and appear to take on the aspect of the necessary generalization in favour of a desired urban regeneration. The idea of this regeneration can be understood from its other meanings: rehabilitation, purification and correction.
