7/26/2023 0 Comments Prison architect cell pod layoutIn the wake of the Senate’s Report4 in 2012 which details acts of torture in Guantanamo Bay, the discussion of the involvement of architects regarding design for prisons were brought about in the light of Sperry’s pursuit to prevent the involvement of architects that facilitate the practice of torture. Raphael Sperry, president of Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR) believes so too. The relevant ethical standard in question from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the recently attested ethical standard regarding Human Rights under Rule 1.402 reads ‘Members should uphold human rights in all their professional endeavors.’3 Should architects design for torture? Lawyers have an ethics code, Journalists have an ethics code, it shouldn’t surprise that Architects do as well. The statement goes “I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant” 2 The same applies to all professions. In the world of medicine, the fundamental ethical precept states that doctors first do no harm. “How far apart should those ceiling shackles be? What dimensions did you want for that waterboard? And of course, I think it all looks best in black.” 1Ī man must have a code no doubt.
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