Author

Contributions

  • AiB Estudi d'Arquitectes - Contributor
  • Estudi PSP Arquitectura - Contributor

Publication

2014 - Actar Publishers, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

61,250 words, Guess

Page Count

245 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100989331776
  • ISBN-139780989331777
  • OCLC Control Number899288359
  • Better World Books9780989331777
  • Open LibraryOL44658240M

Classifications

  • DDC725/.60946
  • LCCHV8829.S7 P34 2014
  • LCCHV8829.S7T373 2014

Description

The newly built Mas d'Enric penitentiary sparks a series of reflections on architecture's role in the problematic subject of prison design. The prison is an uncomfortable institution and its architecture is often subjugated to technocratic criteria. This servility forces the prison out of the socio-cultural realm where it belongs, thus erasing it from public discourse. 'Mas d'Enric' is a new penitentiary that overturns preconceptions and posits architecture as a medium to critically rethink contemporary prison buildings. The discussion is enriched by contributions from a number of influential architects and architectural theorists, and is complemented by original work in film, photography, literature, sculpture and visual arts.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Critical prison design: Mas d'Enric penitentiary by AiB arquitectes + Estudi PSP ArquitecturaActar Publishers2014-01-01

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