![]() ![]() ![]() As many countries modernise their prison estates, replacing older facilities that are no longer fit-for-purpose with new, more ‘efficient’ establishments, this article discusses examples of international best (and less good) practice in penal and hospital settings. Mindful of the intrinsic link between ‘beauty’ and ‘being just’, the article explores the potential ‘healing’ or rehabilitative role of penal aesthetics. This article develops the notion that institutional places and spaces are layered with meaning and that their architecture and design have a profound psychological and physiological influence on those who live and work within them. ![]() That struggle was full of bitter words and strong moral and ethical terminology, yet it reads like a mock battle compared to 20 th century debate within other " Phrases like " foul torrent of the Renaissance " and " barbarous violence " (of Renaissance garden design) were commonly used in the battle of the styles. During that century, a dispute concerning the revival of classic and of gothic design was waged over several decades with such vigour that it was named the " Battle of the Styles. This practice is not new architectural writings – particularly in the 19 th century – are full of harsh language on the styles of architecture. " (1) Considering architecture's long history of service to clients with evil as well as good intentions, it is interesting and a little amusing to find that architecture, at least in print, invariably uses polite language when discussing its clientele, reserving strong words for quiet issues like the decorative value of the orders. "On the contrary, it is frequently objected that the decorative use of the Orders so conspicuous in Renaissance architecture did not express structure, that it was contrary to construction, and, for that reason, vicious. ![]()
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