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  2. Panopticon - Wikipedia

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    This computer rendered video shows how Bentham's panopticon would have appeared if built. Section view of a panopticon prison drawn by Willey Reveley, circa 1791. The cells are marked with (H); a skylight (M) was to provide light and ventilation. [1] Plan view of the panopticon prison, by Reveley, 1791 [2] The word panopticon derives from the ...

  3. Presidio Modelo - Wikipedia

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    The prison was built under the President-turned-dictator Gerardo Machado between 1926 and 1931. [1] The five circular blocks, with cells constructed in tiers around central observation posts, were built with the capacity to house up to 5,000 prisoners. The panopticon design allowed the guards to watch the prisoners constantly.

  4. Portal : Architecture/Selected article archive/Archive 3

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    The Panopticon is a type of prison building designed by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in the late 1700's. The concept of the design is to allow an observer to observe ( -opticon ) all ( pan- ) prisoners without the prisoners being able to tell if they are being observed or not, thus conveying a "sentiment of an invisible omniscience ."

  5. Stateville Correctional Center - Wikipedia

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    Opened in 1925, Stateville was built to accommodate 1,506 inmates. Parts of the prison were designed according to the panopticon concept proposed by the British philosopher and prison reformer, Jeremy Bentham. Stateville's "F-House" cellhouse, commonly known as a "roundhouse", has a panopticon layout which features an armed tower in the center ...

  6. Jeremy Bentham - Wikipedia

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    After unsuccessful attempts to interest the authorities in Ireland and revolutionary France, [35] he started trying to persuade the prime minister, William Pitt, to revive an earlier abandoned scheme for a National Penitentiary in England, this time to be built as a panopticon. He was eventually successful in winning over Pitt and his advisors ...

  7. Koepelgevangenis (Breda) - Wikipedia

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    The Koepelgevangenis was built from 1882 to 1886 (139 years ago) (), having been designed by Johan Frederik Metzelaar, who also designed a similar prison at Arnhem. The prison was constructed as a panopticon, as invented in 1791 by Jeremy Bentham. This allowed the guards to continuously watch the prisoners from the centre of the building.

  8. A current Apple employee is suing the company, alleging it ...

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    “For Apple’s employees, the Apple ecosystem is not a walled garden. It is a prison yard,” the lawsuit reads.

  9. Royal Panopticon of Science and Art - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts was a building flanked by minarets. This was a very large building for the time. This was a very large building for the time. The façade had tiles made by Mintons , shields and coats of arms of the most prominent scientists , writers and artists, including Oliver Goldsmith and Humphry Davy .