The Academy of Architecture for Justice (AAJ) promotes and fosters the exchange of information and knowledge between members, professional organizations, and the public for high-quality planning, design, and delivery of justice architecture.
Registration Now Open for 2024 AAJ Fall ConferenceDesigning for Change: Architects Transforming the Justice System
A graphic presentation of a jail on Rikers Island built in 1935 applies adaptive reuse techniques as a way of re-aligning the facility to meet the changing philosophies about incarceration. During the presentation we will review the original brief, how the building use changed over time and the analysis proposed for adaptive reuse.#AcademyonArchitectureforJustice #Conferences #2012AAJConferenceCorrectionsandDetentionTrack #Presentations