(Il)legible game of connotations? Comments on the representation of justice in architecture

• Authors: Grażyna Hryncewicz-Lamber
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

The facades of palaces of justice (not always intentionally) reflect the meaning attributed to those buildings. Judicial pride aims to immortalize power, administrative efficiency and humanistic openness here gains a specific expression. Despite the fact that justice procedures seem difficult and obscure, one of the fundamental principles of a fair trial is the principle of democratic transparency of proceedings, embodied strongly in the architecture of constitutional courts.

Keywords

PL

Architecture of the third power, transparency, iconography of architecture

• Publisher: [unknown2]
• Journal: Czasopismo Techniczne
• Year: -

Dates

online

2016-04-27

Contributors

author

Grażyna Hryncewicz-Lamber