The Project
The Designing Justice+Designing Spaces project explores the relationship between restorative justice and architecture to re-envision and re-appropriate the design of institutional space to foster love and forgiveness, if appropriate. It is one of the first methodological approaches for working with incarcerated populations to re-envision, re-appropriate, and re-create the spaces of justice using the values and principles of restorative justice.
How we can helpWhat It Can Do
Knowledge Building
Through this dialogue, participants learn not only about justice and design theories but also the world around them.
Well Being
Art creation has been successfully used as a therapeutic resource for improving one’s sense of well-being, including for those who have experienced violence.
Creative Expression
This can be used to inspire the creativity of users in the agency of creating conceptual ideas for re-envisioning justice spaces that repair and transform.
Research
This offers a unique methodology for evidenced based design research that can be used by individuals coming into the system or institution.
The Toolkits
The toolkits themselves are ten easy to use methods for stakeholder engagement in the process of learning about restorative justice and architecture. These tools will help get your project started in a powerful and transformative way. They are flexible and accessible and can be used in any combination or on their own. There is a tool in here for anyone looking to re-vision our spaces for justice.The Toolkits
The Toolkit In the Designing Justice + Designing Spaces project, incarcerated individuals and practitioner stakeholders can engage in academic reading, discussions across relevant disciplines (e.g., restorative justice, correctional history, environmental psychology), real-world environmental analyses, individual and group reflective/experiential activities, and mini-design labs in which they explore and evaluate the intersection of design and restorative justice. […]
