The project 499 Summit by Norwegian architect and product designer Andreas Tjeldflaat is a modern take on the U.S. Prison System. Over the past years, the design of penitentiary over the United States hasn’t really change. Andreas’ project 499 Summit reimagines the traditional penitentiary and creates something that would adapt in our modern environment.
The US prison system has failed to see advancements throughout the past century and desperately requires Innovation. While a growing body of research begins to uncover the sociological and psychological impact of prisons, there has been little exploration of the physical apparatus in which inmates are housed.