Architects and designers play a critical role in addressing whole-systems change, including ending the systemic oppression and punishment of our criminal justice system. Designing Justice + Designing Spaces is an architecture and real estate nonprofit that aims to ignite radical imagination to build an ecosystem of care that addresses the root causes of mass incarceration. This talk by co-founder and executive director Deanna Van Buren will show completed, current, and future projects by Designing Justice + Designing Spaces that illustrate how and what we need to build instead of prisons, jails, or courthouses. “Designing for Abolition” presents real world examples of how architects can practice differently to develop new prototypes that are driven by the communities we serve. Following the lecture, Andrea James, Executive Director of The National Council of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, will join Deanna on stage for a conversation and Q&A.
