Article ID: CBB808007727

The Kirkbride buildings in contemporary culture (1850–2015): from ‘moral management’ to horror films (2019)

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The so-called ‘Kirkbride Plan’ is a type of mental institution designed by the American psychiatrist Thomas Story Kirkbride. The Kirkbride-design asylums were built from 1848 to the end of the nineteenth century. Their structural characteristics were subordinated to a certain approach to moral management: exposure to natural light, beautiful views and good air circulation. These hospitals used several architectural styles, but they all had a similar general plan. The popularity of the model decreased for theoretical and economic reasons, so many were demolished or reused, but at least 25 of the original buildings became protected places. Over the years, surrounded by a legendary aura, these buildings have become a leitmotif of contemporary popular culture: ‘the asylum of terror’.

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Authors & Contributors
Thomas Stubblefield
Allyson Nadia Field
Kathryn Cramer Brownell
Meta G. Carstarphen
Ellen C. Scott
Nyre, Lars
Concepts
Popular culture
Mass media
Motion pictures; cinema; movies
Science and culture
Visual representation; visual communication
Science and literature
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
United States
Thailand
Germany
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