To mark the end of a major, international ESRC-funded research study into prison architecture, design and technology conducted by the University of Brighton and the University of Birmingham, delegates are invited to register for a Symposium on Prison Architecture and Design in the Context of Reform.

The Symposium will be held on 2 June 2017, at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), 66 Portland Place, London

Reflecting the three-year study, the Symposium will focus on prison planning, design and modernisation in England & Wales, Scotland, Norway and Denmark. Speakers and delegates will be mixture of academic researchers with a particular interest in prisons and imprisonment, architects who have designed custodial facilities, prison managers and senior corrections and justice personnel.

The programme will include panels on:

• prison reform in England & Wales in the current context of reform
• the Nordic experience
• the Scottish experience
• the power of horticulture, gardens and landscape

and a

• World Cafe discussion

Confirmed speakers include:

• Prof Nick Hardwick (Royal Holloway, University of London, and former HM Chief Inspector of Prisons)
• Prof Yvonne Jewkes (University of Brighton)
• Christopher Liddle (Chairman, HLM Architects, London)
• Mads Mandrup Hansen (CF Moller Architects, Copenhagen)
• Stein Erik Laeskogen (Statsbygg, Oslo)
• Dr Berit Johnsen (Head of Research, the Correctional Service of Norway Staff Academy (KRUS), Oslo)
• Dr Sarah Armstrong (University of Glasgow)
• Roland Karthaus (Matter Architecture and RIBA Research Trust award holder)
• Dr Daryl Martin (University of York)
• Dr Jen Turner (University of Liverpool)
• Dr Geraldine Brown (Coventry University)
• Erwin James (The Guardian)
• Karl Lenton (Safe Innovation/The Free Prisoner)
• Dr Kate Gooch (University of Leicester and HMP Berwyn)

Attendance is Free. Register for your place here.