Prisons. Courtrooms. The Department of Motor Vehicles waiting rooms. Telephone booths. Preschool classrooms. What do these places have in common?

According to Richard Ross, they all embody "asymmetrical architecture" – spaces that exert power over individuals. Architecture of Authority: Photographs by Richard Ross features 44 of Ross's large-format color photographs that capture the essence, and even the beauty, of these "powerful" spaces in sometimes surprising ways.