{"id":121303,"date":"2020-10-06T06:54:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T10:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=121303"},"modified":"2020-10-05T13:05:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T17:05:32","slug":"aia-new-york-urges-architects-to-stop-designing-harmful-spaces-of-incarceration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/aia-new-york-urges-architects-to-stop-designing-harmful-spaces-of-incarceration\/","title":{"rendered":"AIA New York urges architects to \u2018stop designing harmful spaces of incarceration\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The American Institute of Architects\u2019 New York chapter (AIANY) is urging architects to stop designing unjust, cruel, or harmful spaces of incarceration in the United States.<\/span>
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The American Institute of Architects\u2019 New York chapter<\/a> (AIANY) is calling on architects to no longer \u201cdesign unjust, cruel, or harmful spaces of incarceration within the current United States justice system, such as prisons, jails, detention centers, and police stations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe instead urge our members to shift their efforts towards supporting the creation of new systems, processes, and typologies based on prison reform, alternatives to imprisonment, and restorative justice,\u201d said a newly released statement by the AIANY board of directors.<\/p>\n

Until more comprehensive policy changes are made on a national scale, good design alone is not enough to remove or overcome the racism inherent within the criminal justice system, the statement said. \u201cIt is time we listen to Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities that have long suffered due to unjust societal norms and outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must all take actionable steps to address the racism sustained by our criminal justice system,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

As part of this policy, AIANY will embark on several initiatives:<\/p>\n