Architecture and Justice
Judicial Meanings in the Public Realm
1st Edition
Published on 21. March 2013
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-4094-3173-2 (ISBN)
Description
Bringing together leading scholars in the fields of criminology, international law, philosophy and architectural history and theory, this book examines the interrelationships between architecture and justice, highlighting the provocative and curiously ambiguous juncture between the two. Illustrated by a range of disparate and diverse case studies, it draws out the formal language of justice, and extends the effects that architecture has on both the place of, and the individuals subject to, justice. With its multi-disciplinary perspective, the study serves as a platform on which to debate the relationships between the ceremonial, legalistic, administrative and penal aspects of justice, and the spaces that constitute their settings. The structure of the book develops from the particular to the universal, from local situations to the larger city, and thereby examines the role that architecture and urban space play in the deliberations of justice. At the same time, contributors to the volume remind us of the potential impact the built environment can have in undermining the proper juridical processes of a socio-political system. Hence, the book provides both wise counsel and warnings of the role of public/civic space in affirming our sense of a just or unjust society.
Reviews / Votes
'This book might at first appear to interest only a specialized readership: those involved in the justice system or in the design of justice facilities like courthouses and prisons. But the book deserves a much broader audience, raising issues that should engage anyone who cares about politics and the public realm.' Journal of Architectural EducationMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
929 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4094-3173-2 (9781409431732)
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Persons
Jonathan Simon, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, USA; Nicholas Temple, School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield, UK; Renee Tobe, School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering, University of East London, UK.
Content
List of Figures and Tables, Notes on Contributors, Foreword by Baroness Vivien Stern, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Part 1. Prisons and Prison Cells, 1. The Aesthetics and Anaesthetics of Prison Architecture, 2. Architecture and Contested Space in the Development of the Modern Prison, 3. A Simple Idea in Architecture: On the Principles of Projecting Prisons, 4. The Watchman in the Vineyard: Historical Traces of Judicial and Punitive Practices in Lincoln, Part 2. Courthouses and Courtrooms, 5. Back to the Future? The Challenge of the Past for Courthouses of Tomorrow, 6. Lecture Theatre: Echoes of the Palais de Justice in Legal Education, 7. Virtual Courts and Putting 'Summary' back into 'Summary Justice': Merely Brief, or Unjust?, 8. Constitution Hill: Just Space or Space of Justice?, 9. The Architecture and Operation of the Imperial Chinese Yamen, Part 3. Civic and Societal Order, 10. Violent Stone: The City of Dialectical Justice - Three Tales from Court, 11. The Spatial Registers of Justice, 12. Gimme Shelter: Mass Incarceration and the Criminology of the Housing Boom, 13. Drawing Conclusions: Fort Rupert, British Columbia in 1863, 14. Repurposing With A Vengeance: A Dance of Restrained Acts Towards Justice, Part 4. Philosophical Questions of Propriety, 15. Architecture, Justice, Conflict, Measure, 16. Politik? Aret?: Or the Origins of Civic Justice, 17. Ensemble Performances: Architects and Justice in Athenian Drama, 18. The Architecture of Lincoln Cathedral and the Institution of Justice, 19. Politics and Architecture, Index