Frankl/Schmarsow

The Frankl and Schmarsow readings brought attention to ones surroundings. I never give a second glance to the daily architecture I encounter however I can't say I am ever walking around the Hyatt regency or city hall. I got to thinking about the architecture that makes us feel crummy, such as office cubicles, hospitals, and though I haven't personally experienced it, prisons. I came across this article about an architect by the name of Josef Hohensinn, he designed a prison in Leoben, Austria that goes against the typical prison structure we are familiar with. His version of prison has floor to ceiling windows (bulletbroof of course),  individual pods with a mini kitchen, sound proof walls and a indoor church. His philosophy is "The more normal a life you give them here, the less necessary it is to resocialize them when they leave." This may be very true. Also, he thinks about the wardens and various employees that must spend eight hours a day there, they surely don't deserve the prison habitat. He says we punish people with architecture.
Look it up, it  is a good read!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/magazine/14prisons-t.html?pagewanted=all