This paper aims to discuss the different theories or ideas of the Panopticon and how it shapes the concept of transparency in architecture and society.
Thesis: Panopticon theory maintains the illusion of transparency while using architecture, space, and its relationship to social dynamics in modern society. PS: (This is an example of a thesis given by the professor, but please don’t copy it. Make a new one.)
Body 1: Talk about The Panopticon, Jeremy Bentham (1771) as the main evidence and add at least 2 similar ideas related to The Panopticon, Jeremy Bentham as an example. It could be early-century architecture, city planning, utopia ideas, etc.
Body 2: Talks about Discipline and punish “The Birth of the Prison”, Michel Foucault (1975) as the main evidence and add at least 2 other related similar ideas related to The Panopticism, by Michel Foucault as an example.
Body 3: Discuss some modern or digital-age version of a panopticon. Find one piece of evidence and 1-2 examples.
