Academy of Architecture for Justice

The Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment (NYCE) recasts justice architecture as a source of healing within a community. By consolidating courts, youth pretrial facilities, housing, a respite center, and family services into a single, integrated site, NYCE embodies a commitment to trauma-informed living, working, and judicial environments. Both the normative design of the facility and its co-location of services streamline access to vital resources and foster a community-centered approach that addresses the root causes of justice involvement. All in all, NYCE serves as a model for how architecture can transform the justice system into a source of support, empowerment, and equity. 

Speakers:
Judge Sheila D.J. Calloway
Juvenile Court of Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County 

Todd Orr, AIA
Principal and Senior Architect
DLR Group

José M. Jordan, RID, IIDA 
Principal and Interiors Leader
DLR Group

Julieanna Huddle
Executive Director
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Nashville