Haftanstalten
2023
Nowhere does architecture have more power over humans than in a prison.
They are societies in miniature, constructed realities, that offer everything
to reconstruct for their inhabitants a life far removed from the unpunished life. Well-thought-out constructs, that serves not only to take away people’s freedom, but also to stimulate their feelings and emotions. This psychological and spiritual punishment acts on each prisoner individually and is
not transferable.
The work deals with the symbiosis of symbolism and functionality,
of prison architecture towards the design of these spaces, which, even in such
authoritarian places, are indispensable companions of everyday life.


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