Uniquely combining two parts, one critical in the form of a
research piece, and the other creative in the form of a fictional
novel, this ground-breaking book spans creative writing,
criminology and architecture to look at the ways in which power and
hierarchies are explored and exploited in space. Part one, A
Circular Argument, is informed by a series of reflections on the
author's work as a prison teacher. Delving into the obsession with
the circular as an architectural gesture and as a concept combining
containment and transparency, the author examines spatial
hierarchies across time, from the ideal planned city of the Middle
Ages, to the all-seeing eye of modern digital society. Part two,
The Out, follows the fictional story of a disgruntled architect, a
clever prisoner and an ingenious escape plan. Exploring how the
complications and surprises of human interaction colour and change
the supposedly watertight systems of social control society
designs, the novel disrupts how we might think about space and
power. Injecting new energy and creative perspectives into
traditional academic research, this practice-led book is an
innovative exploration between critical and creative approaches,
and between multiple social and spatial hierarchies.
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