Inside the Architectural Organism of the Prison. Design Surveys for the Transformation of a Historical Prison Spaces

Authors

  • Pier Francesco Cherchi Università degli Studi di Cagliari
  • Marco Lecis Università degli Studi di Cagliari
  • Marco Moro Università degli Studi di Cagliari

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https://doi.org/10.14633/AHR373

Abstract

The historic post-Enlightenment prison is an architectural organism conceived at the service of a society in transformation with the explicit intention of supporting its changes, redefining its uses and reconfiguring its urban image. An innovative and demonstrative force that makes today these buildings a strategic node for contemporary cities. The need to reopen historical prisons to the life that surrounds them offers the designer the opportunity to study their characters and redefine them starting from the clarity of the original configurations. With some colleagues from the Cagliari school of architecture, we tackled these issues in design workshops integrated with the disciplines of restoration.

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Published

2023-06-06

How to Cite

Cherchi, P. F., Lecis, M., & Moro, M. (2023). Inside the Architectural Organism of the Prison. Design Surveys for the Transformation of a Historical Prison Spaces. ArcHistoR Architecture History Restoration - Architettura Storia Restauro, 11(18), 294–313. https://doi.org/10.14633/AHR373

Issue

ArcHistoR (Extra n. 11/2023): Historical Prisons. Studi e proposte per il riuso del patrimonio carcerario dismesso in Sardegna

Section

Part II - Gazes towards Design

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