COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Promoting a New Vision of Prison Design in Colombia
Creator:
Grau, Felipe
Subject:
Thesis (M.Arch.) -- Architecture
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Architecture
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
This thesis focuses on providing a new way of looking at prison design in Colombia. Many countries in the world are facing prison overpopulation
problems including Colombia, where the thesis focuses on. The catalyst of this concerning problem is lack of successful rehabilitation to the prisoners
caused by inhumane and unhealthy conditions that could be prevented through design decisions. By applying a new way of thinking in prison design
as well as using technology and sustainability methods, the final design’s goal is to provide a more positive, healthy, and friendly environment for
the facility’s users, to help staff and inmates live a decent life inside these walls, in a way that it would ultimately positively impact society and prison
overpopulation in the future.
problems including Colombia, where the thesis focuses on. The catalyst of this concerning problem is lack of successful rehabilitation to the prisoners
caused by inhumane and unhealthy conditions that could be prevented through design decisions. By applying a new way of thinking in prison design
as well as using technology and sustainability methods, the final design’s goal is to provide a more positive, healthy, and friendly environment for
the facility’s users, to help staff and inmates live a decent life inside these walls, in a way that it would ultimately positively impact society and prison
overpopulation in the future.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2012-05
Format:
PDF : 118 p. : ill