Study on the Specificity of Modern Prison Building Design

摘要

Prison building is a most important part (hardware) of prison management system. It plays a significant role in the development of prison. Architectural design of prison is a multi-field and multi-subject research topic. China's researches on this area, which is lack of independent and mature theoretical system, fall behind western countries'. Our architectural design and construction of prison are advancing in the dark. This thesis tries to propose the author's ideas and suggestions based on the design specificity and management mode of China's prison. The author hopes to set up the principles and methods of architectural design of prison and provide theoretical suggestions for the design and research of prison buildings in the future. With the development of our society, prisons where criminals are imprisoned and reformed have experienced a long history. They, like other architectures, are the composite of means of production, skill and art in the specific time. It is regarded that prison buildings have a relatively independent form and take up a unique field. However, prison buildings are more conservative and updated more slowly than other architectures. As for the performance of architecture, they are different from other buildings on building area, space and style.