In this particular episode of the podcast, 99% Invisible, Roman Mars explores unpleasant design, and how architecture and technology have contributed greatly to the depersonalization and sterilization of public spaces. One of the original methods of deterrence through design is sound, more aptly put, sound that is unpleasant or assaulting to the ears. The best example of this is something I myself heard about but never experienced (thankfully) throughout my adolescence. In an attempt to combat teenage loitering, numerous businesses and storefronts throughout the U.K have placed a sound box outside, known as 'The Mosquito'. This device emits a shrill and ear-piercing noise, only audible by teenagers and young adults. While this may appear unorthodox,
