Mapping the System – A Spatial Analysis of the Direct Provision System in Ireland Within a Context of Architectural Theory, Current Practice, and a History of Coercive Confinement in Irish Institution Part 1 Dissertation 2020 Laura Hurley University College Cork | Ireland The Direct Provision system in Ireland was established in 1999 as a temporary measure to accommodate steadily increasing numbers of asylum seekers entering the country. In the years since, residents have repeatedly raised concerns about both the length of time spent in the system, and the quality of the accommodation provided for them during this time. They have described cramped conditions, a lack of privacy, poorly maintained facilities, and restrictive house rules.Ireland has a history marred by institutional abuses, such as the Magdalene Laundries and the Tuam Mother and Baby Home, misdeeds which are characterized by a lack of accountability and poor record keeping. This work locates the Direct Provision system within this context of widespread wrongdoing, in order to highlight the importance of archival justice in preventing the “nationalistic misremembering's” which we have witnessed in the past.This dissertation chronicles a series of spaces within direct provision centres around Ireland as evidenced by those who inhabit them. These drawings, which utilise architectural mediums, intend to make visible the spatial characteristics of the spaces inhabited by asylum seekers. Tutor(s) Tara Kennedy