Prisons and psychiatric institutions are the primary purgatories of modern societies. They are me... more Prisons and psychiatric institutions are the primary purgatories of modern societies. They are means of isolating what causes dysfunction and endangers the larger part of a community. All institutions of this kind use specific architectural signifiers, destined not only to isolate, but also to intimidate, seclude, correct and transform individuals and sets of behaviours. Is evilness represented by the very structure of space and subsequently retransmitted even after the end of its use? Can such a structure not only contain but enhance evilness and if so, by what means?
Prisons and psychiatric institutions are the primary purgatories of modern societies. They are me... more Prisons and psychiatric institutions are the primary purgatories of modern societies. They are means of isolating what causes dysfunction and endangers the larger part of a community. All institutions of this kind use specific architectural signifiers, destined not only to isolate, but also to intimidate, seclude, correct and transform individuals and sets of behaviours. Is evilness represented by the very structure of space and subsequently retransmitted even after the end of its use? Can such a structure not only contain but enhance evilness and if so, by what means?
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