AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Trust, Tolerance & Empathy
KEYWORDS
empathy, children and design, prison
COUNTRY
Sweden
DESIGNED BY
Anna Hyden
WEBSITE
http://www.globalgradshow.com/projects/visiting-a-parent-in-prison/
Visiting a parent in prison
redesign of child visitor environments
Visiting a Parent in Prison is a proposal for the redesign of child visitor environments in Swedish prisons. Developed through discussion and workshops with the children of incarcerated parents, Visiting a Parent in Prison aims to create a reassuring atmosphere that the children feel is currently lacking. By constructing a comforting and positive environment through playful colours and materials, the design proposes to introduce small play zones in waiting areas. Visiting a Parent in Prison hopes to be the first in a series of shifts that improve the experience children who visit prisons.