Stillwater facility’s proposed closing prompts a look at the architectural significance of correctional centers in Minnesota.

The modern prison began to ... Case in point: The Colorado prison ADX Florence, the pinnacle of late-20th century American prison design, uses architecture to disorient, isolate, and overpower ...

It might be the most carefully hidden building boom in American architectural ... design preferences — strict minimalism, fanatical control of sightlines and lighting — as the contemporary ...

“For me, modern architecture is most succinctly summarized by Peter Blake, who was the former chief curator of architecture design at MoMA ... the stock exchange, the prison, the railroad ...

So, as long as prisons and jails continue to exist, architects and urban planners must face the question of what a prison ... modern jail, one that’s humane, sustainable, [with] trauma-informed ...

“We asked Frank, ‘What would it mean to design a maximum-security prison ... based on contemporary research and theory, requires you to examine closely the role of architecture as a means ...

Both typological and topological design strategies are central to the Mas d'Enric Penitentiary project. Typological: We aimed to move beyond conventional modern prison architecture by creating a ...

Dropcity's inaugural exhibition, 'Prison Times – Spatial Dynamics of Penal Environments', offers an unprecedented take on interiors; the show zooms in on detention environments through the lens of ...

Practically speaking, for an architect the chance to design a new execution chamber occurs very rarely. But given the nation's continuing boom in prison-construction, there are plenty of solitary ...