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Tag Archives: Cemetery
Yarauvi: A Cemetery in the Salt Sea
Miro Rivera Architects have plans to build a culturally inclusive cemetery in the Dead Sea
In 2013, the Texas based Miro Rivera Architects (MRI) presented their design for a cemetery in the Dead Sea. The practice presented the cemetery as “Yarauvi” and refers to the structure as a necropolis rather than a cemetery — and … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Architecture, Cemeteries, Cemetery, Dead Sea, Death, Israel, Jordan, Miro Rivera Architects, Modern Cemetery, Necropolis, Palestine, Yarauvi
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Friedhof for All: Austria’s Modern Islamic Cemetery
Bernardo Bader Architects integrates traditional Islamic motifs that speak to life and death in their cemetery design
Though Islam may not be one of the most predominant religions in Austria, the presence of the Muslim community holds a special cultural presence in the country. In 2012, a striking Islamischer Friedhof (Islamic cemetery) came to life through the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alps, Austria, Bernardo Bader Architects, Burial ground, Cemetery, Death, Islam, Islamic architecture, Islamischer, Islamischer Friedhof, Muslim, Vorarlberg
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Oslo, Norway: The Cemetery Skyscraper
Design student Martin McSherry envisions a new kind of cemetery
Six feet under, but twelve stories high – it’s not a marketing scheme yet, but it could be. A student in Oslo, Norway has been turning heads with his vision for the world’s first skyscraper cemetery. The building was designed … Continue reading
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Tagged Cemetery, Death, Death Design, Graveyard, Martin McSherry, McSherry, Norway, Oslo, Skyscraper
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Swiss Pragmatism Extends into Death
The ever-pragmatic Swiss approach burial practices and cremation scattering with a heavy dose of reality
Since many members of our SevenPonds team have tapped into their ethnic roots for this column, I’m long overdue to contribute. I’m half Swiss, so I’m familiar with Switzerland’s more progressive burial practices (and cremation scattering.) Let’s face it, the … Continue reading
The Goodbye Gallery: A Unique Space for Contemporary Art in the Czech Republic
How a Czech cemetery redefines our notions of what – and where – a gallery space can flourish
Three years ago, Czech gallery curator Jan Freiberg was uncertain as to where his career was going. He already held an impressive position as a curator for Gallery Klatovy/Klenova – but then he got a call from an old friend … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art and Death, Cemetery, Czech Republic, end-of-life, Goodbye Gallery, Jan Freiberg, Radio Prague
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Re-Thinking How Our Culture Experiences the Cemetery
Using your memorial to add beauty to the world
In addition to our growing inclination towards contemporary practices like cremation and green burial, there is one simpler way for us to re-imagine the cultural staple that is the cemetery. What if we see the grounds as a gallery of … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Art, Burial, Cemeteries, Cemetery, Cultural Perspectives, Death, Manila, Mindanao, Natural burial
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