Resumption

Competition to design a reformation centre for post-imprisonment

Oklahoma City, United States

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Winner

1 Entry

Emirhan

The Turning

Resumption | The Turning is a restorative campus for formerly incarcerated women and their children in Oklahoma, using architecture as a tool for healing, empowerment, and social reintegration through thoughtful spatial design.

People's Choice Award

1 Entry

Merve

THE RETURN

“The Return” is a transformation center designed to reintegrate formerly incarcerated individuals through sustainable production and social engagement. The journey from personal healing to collective work culminates in a public restaurant—where reconnection turns into belonging.

Shortlisted

10 Entries

dilara

the place.

Not a place, but a chance to begin again. For elderly people released from prison, The Place offers comfort in an unfamiliar world. Plants are cared for, animals bring back emotion, and silent conversations unfold in gardens. It's a brief stop, but healing begins—and meaning grows through those who live in it.

Umay

SOURCE

Designed for formerly incarcerated women, this center sits on a water-shaped site and focuses on rebirth and healing. Carpentry and sewing workshops empower through making, while water-based housing offers peace and rehabilitation. Like water, women are the source of life.

İrem

YOUnite

YOUnite is a modular rehabilitation center designed for formerly incarcerated individuals. Based on a 2x2m grid, it balances private recovery and public interaction. Through routine, skill-building, and digital adaptation, it promotes reintegration and mutual benefit with the local community.

BEYZA

UPRISE BAZAAR

This project focuses on designing a compact container living unit that is modular, transportable, and efficient. It includes basic functions like sleeping, cooking, and hygiene in a limited space, offering a fast, cost-effective, and sustainable housing solution.

Sevval

sprout - line

A post-prison rehabilitation center rooted in the healing power of land. Through agriculture, collective living, and vernacular materials, the project offers a humane, nature-based reintegration process in rural Oklahoma, respecting Native heritage and fostering belonging.

Zehra

Aurora

The Aurora project is a rehabilitation center that supports individuals released from prison to re-adapt to society. The word “Aurora” symbolizes a new beginning and a hopeful process. The project offers a production-based living space that aims to strengthen individuals physically, spiritually and socially.

Musa

ReViva Farm

ReViva Farm is a rehabilitation center empowering former inmates through agriculture, therapy, and community engagement. With terraced fields, greenhouses, repurposed caravans, and farm-to-table restaurants, the project combines sustainability, social inclusion, and skill-building, offering a second chance for growth and connection.

kubra

TWO FACES

Two Faces envisions a journey from isolation to belonging. Two angular forms frame a social street, while tech labs and green terraces foster growth. Blending care, creation, and community, the project becomes a spatial bridge between inner change and societal reconnection.

Yunus

RESUMPTION

Bu proje, mahkumiyet sonrası bireylerin topluma yeniden kazandırılmasını amaçlayan bir rehabilitasyon ve gelişim merkezidir. Pazar konseptiyle kurgulanan mekânda bireyler üretime katılır, ürettiklerini mağaza ve açık pazarda sergiler. Mimari kurgu; umut, aidiyet ve dönüşüm fikrini destekleyen açık, insan ölçekli alanlar sunar.

Ethan