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The architecture of confinement
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Smith, Leonard |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | The period witnessed a significant transition from structures that were fairly crude and functional, with a largely custodial intent, toward the initiation of an architecture that supported and enhanced the practices of a 'moral management' that comprised an ethos whose intent was ostensibly curative. The acknowledged importance of containment and security meant that aspects of prison design were highly influential in the development of public asylum construction. The Wakefield Asylum represented for some time the state of the art of asylum building in England. Between 1750 and 1820, there were no fewer than sixteen public institutions for the insane established in England, funded through voluntary subscription, or some combination of both methods. Certainly the design of the Newcastle Lunatic Hospital took clear account of the desirability of a building that appeared more like a domestic residence than a place of confinement. The only significant lunatic hospital precedents, Bethlem and the Bethel at Norwich, had been established in urban locations. Book Name: Madness, Architecture and the Built Environment |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2009-0-16277-4&isbn=9780203715376&format=googlePreviewPdf |
| Ending Page | 61 |
| Page Count | 21 |
| Starting Page | 41 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203715376-3 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-09-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Madness, Architecture and the Built Environment Architecture Functional Public England Hospital Confinement Building Structures Asylum Lunatic |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
