Kayla Parrish
Finding Community in Confinement: An Innovative Approach to Prison Design
Location: California Men's Colony, San Luis Obispo, CA
The incarcerated population in the United States has increased by 500% since 1970, and the U.S. has more than 20% of the world’s prison population. This project explores how landscape architecture can address this issue, improve the environment within a prison, and provide better rehabilitation. The site of this design is California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. The approach to this project builds off of existing programs at this prison, and proposes new uses for outdoor spaces. The redesign is largely based around multi-functional and flexible spaces that best align with the needs of the prison.
Studio Professor:
César Torres-Bustamante
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