Why Architecture?

Abstract

This paper is the introduction to the Space and Culture special issue “Inside inside,” which examines the persistent use of architecture as punishment. It provides an overview of the use of architecture as punishment with specific reference to Anglo-American prison architecture. It additionally examines developments occurring in architecture and the architectural profession contemporary with the emergence of the modern prison and acknowledges the geospatial politics of Guantánamo Bay Detention Center on the year of its 20th anniversary.