Letter from the Chair
Welcome to our first quarter journal publication of 2018! Spring is here, and the Communications Committee is ready to inform and dialogue with the AIA AAJ membership. We've started the year off strong with this issue.
First, we will focus on our latest emerging professional, Graham Vickers. He practices on the west coast—in Portland specifically—and has some salient things to say about our challenges and aspirations as justice professionals.
As always, we are happy to introduce our latest Advisory Group member. This year we are pleased to welcome Erica Loynd to the table. She is likely not a stranger to most of you, as she has been actively involved in many committees (including this one) and has been a familiar face at conferences. That said, I think you will find our Q & A interesting. Check it out!
We are also pleased to have an article that explores gender in justice and in courthouse design. It is titled Gendered justice: Are courts male or female? A way of thinking about inclusive courthouse design - Part I & II. This composition inspired our next Journal to be dedicated to the subject of gender. As a teaser, the third part of this thought-provoking article will be in our next journal in the summer of 2018. Stay tuned.
Erin Persky continues her reporting on creating a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of courthouses. Here she offers much to learn, and her user-friendly approach will no doubt be a valuable tool to evaluate present and future design.
The University Outreach Committee has some exciting news regarding the potential launch of the Justice Institute at the University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design, Planning.
Steve Carter has some notes on the recent ACA Conference and some lovely words for Larry Hartman, who in the past has done our journalism from ACA.
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Kindest,
Kerry Feeney
Chair – AAJ Communications Committee 2018
kfeeney@numberten.com
Articles:
Seasoned professional profile of Graham Vickers
By the AAJ Communications Committee
Graham explains how he shifted focus from healthcare to justice architecture, leading to the opportunity to design a Maine facility that supports a very progressive reentry program. He emphasizes the need for public support on justice projects, and advancing progress across the entire justice system.
Get to know your Advisory Group
By the AAJ Communications Committee
Erica shares how justice architecture has become a strong passion through her career, leading to focus on community, innovation, and restorative justice. She talks about the impact our AAJ community has already had, and her hopes for the continued work of this community as justice architecture changes course.
Gendered justice: Are courts male or female?
By Emily Donavan and Hon. Celeste Bermer
The premise of this article is that courts are gendered, and that gender is male. It endeavours that the choices we make about "columns, volume, circulation, and expressions of strength, power and formality through site, material and icons" and more, as they traditionally relate to courthouse design, favor masculine discourse.
A POE toolkit for courthouses - Part III
By Erin Persky, Assoc AIA
In this third installment of the Courthouse POE Toolkit, this article shares some of the survey results of Erin's research.
The AAJ University Outreach Committee Update
By April Pottorff, FAIA, Chair
Given how evidence serves as the basis for our justice practices and design solutions, the AAJ University Outreach committee is exploring the idea of establishing a Justice Institute in partnership with the University of Kansas. We see this an exciting opportunity to partner with the AAJ Research Committee, specialized industry partners, market-sector firms and the University of Kansas to further research within the justice market.
Write up from the American Correctional Association (ACA)
By Stephen A. Carter
Steve reports on the architectural topics that the association are discussing, such as human dignity and privacy.
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