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An Architect’s Code

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Prison Architecture

Sperry and the a d p s r are petitioning the a i a to adopt a new clause in its ethic, members shall not design spaces intended for execution or for torture. Raviosperry may find he has a strange and powerful ally in his fight to stop architects building supermax prisons: state governments. But even if supermax facilities fall out of fashion, spary says it's still important to establish ethical guide lines that distinguish architects as a profession.

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