This is an archive. The forum is not taking new registrations or allowing new discussion, despite what the buttons might suggest.
LA: Exploring Prisons as a Design, Ethical, & Social Pol
AIA 2006 National Convention and Design Exposition Los Angeles 2006
TH26 Exploring Prisons as a Design, Ethical, and Social Policy Issue
June 8th 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Engage in the challenging ethical and social policy discussion-are architects who design prisons compounding rampant prison system growth or supporting the development of safe and humane detention environments?
Learning objectives:
* Engage in challenging social policy discussions where there are no clear answers
* Explore prison trends in the United States and the challenge facing sheriff's departments and correctional institutions as mandatory sentences become public policy
* Identify problems with past prison design and the many advances in the development of safe, humane, and efficient detention facility design.
Moderator: Beverly J. Prior, AIA, Beverly Prior Architects, San Francisco
Frank J. Greene, AIA, RicciGreene Associates, New York City
Raphael Sperry, Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility, San Francisco
Jeanne Woodford, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sacramento
Provider: AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice
TH26 Thursday, June 8, 1:30-3 p.m.
http://www.aiaconvention.com/live/61/events/61lax06a/ContinuingEd/tracksessions//QMONYA05LEGG
TH26 Exploring Prisons as a Design, Ethical, and Social Policy Issue
June 8th 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Engage in the challenging ethical and social policy discussion-are architects who design prisons compounding rampant prison system growth or supporting the development of safe and humane detention environments?
Learning objectives:
* Engage in challenging social policy discussions where there are no clear answers
* Explore prison trends in the United States and the challenge facing sheriff's departments and correctional institutions as mandatory sentences become public policy
* Identify problems with past prison design and the many advances in the development of safe, humane, and efficient detention facility design.
Moderator: Beverly J. Prior, AIA, Beverly Prior Architects, San Francisco
Frank J. Greene, AIA, RicciGreene Associates, New York City
Raphael Sperry, Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility, San Francisco
Jeanne Woodford, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sacramento
Provider: AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice
TH26 Thursday, June 8, 1:30-3 p.m.
http://www.aiaconvention.com/live/61/events/61lax06a/ContinuingEd/tracksessions//QMONYA05LEGG
Howdy, Stranger!