2024-05-06T12:48:19-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149959702/jeanne-gang-s-polis-project-an-experiment-in-empathetic-policing Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-07-25T13:20:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/28/28109cc15efc972a9f8be0471c8af7b1?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Conceived by MacArthur &ldquo;genius&rdquo; and architect Jeanne Gang, the simple project is part of her broader proposal to reimagine isolated, fortress-like police precincts as welcoming community centers. In her vision, better police precincts could house a barber shop, a garden, a gym, and lounges with free wi-fi&mdash;all designed to draw community members to hang out in stations and eventually build friendlier and more trusting relationships with the cops sworn to protect them.</p></em><br /><br /><p>In Gang's project, the West 10th district's police station in North Lawndale, Chicago, includes a basketball half-court right next to it, as an attempt to create shared spaces between police and the community whom they serve. Gang's 'Polis Project' was first exhibited at the 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial, and was conceived in response to the report on "21st Century Policing" commissioned by President Obama.</p><p></p><p>Related on Archinect:</p><ul><li><a title="Does Jeanne Gang's architecture inspire social justice?" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149959077/does-jeanne-gang-s-architecture-inspire-social-justice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Does Jeanne Gang's architecture inspire social justice?</a></li><li><a title="How Jeanne Gang wants to make police stations community-friendly" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149938535/how-jeanne-gang-wants-to-make-police-stations-community-friendly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Jeanne Gang wants to make police stations community-friendly</a></li><li><a title="Revising the city in the aftermath of violence" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149957258/revising-the-city-in-the-aftermath-of-violence" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Revising the city in the aftermath of violence</a></li><li><a title="LAPD directs officers to treat homeless people &ldquo;with compassion&rdquo; in new vague policy" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149953244/lapd-directs-officers-to-treat-homeless-people-with-compassion-in-new-vague-policy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LAPD directs officers to treat homeless people &ldquo;with compassion&rdquo; in new vague policy</a></li><li><a title="A bird's-eye view of LA with Geoff Manaugh and the LAPD" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149936161/a-bird-s-eye-view-of-la-with-geoff-manaugh-and-the-lapd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A bird's-eye view of LA with Geoff Manaugh and the LAPD</a></li></ul>