2024-12-22T04:15:23-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150202627/michael-kimmelman-lobbies-aia-to-bar-architects-from-working-on-solitary-confinement-facilities Antonio Pacheco 2020-06-15T13:01:00-04:00 >2020-06-19T15:37:05-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/96/96d141d26b898123a6af117a6f455cf6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>But death chambers and many solitary confinement cells &mdash; they&rsquo;re officially called segregation units, not incidentally &mdash; are extreme cases. Architects should not contribute their expertise to the most egregious aspects of a system that commits exceptional violence against African-Americans and other minorities. The least the American Institute of Architects can do now is agree.</p></em><br /><br /><p><em>The New York Times</em> architecture critic <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/15010/michael-kimmelman" target="_blank">Michael Kimmelman</a> has penned a column highlighting the moral implications of having architects design solitary confinement and execution facilities. In the article, Kimmelman explores the American Institute of Architect's reluctance to take a positive stand against having architects design these facilities.</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/1724392/ai-weiwei-still-missing-after-being-held-by-chinese-police thdls55 2011-04-04T06:06:20-04:00 >2011-05-10T22:48:35-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/30/3032c8c6ede07fc877f2dbefbe3bf073?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Artist's assistants and wife released but his whereabouts not disclosed by Beijing authorities</p></em><br /><br /><p> See Archinect's feature interview with Ai Weiwei <a href="/features/article/47035/ai-weiwei-fragments-voids-sections-and-rings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>