Tag Archives: Natural Decomposition

Urban Death Project Composts Human Remains

Katrina Spade proposes human compost structure as place of memorial and "recomposition"
Posted on October 30, 2016 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Architect Katrina Spade may be the first person to offer an alternative to burial or cremation of human remains: composting. It has been true since time immemorial that our bodies come from and return to the earth. We are what … Continue reading →

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Turn Me into Dirt and Flowers

Seattle-based architect, Katrina Spade, hopes that her Urban Death Project will provide communities with a meaningful and ecological option for their bodies after death
Posted on March 15, 2015 by Julie Gesin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Growing up in a family whose idea of a vacation was constructing a chicken coop or putting shingles on a house, it’s no surprise that Katrina Spade chose architecture as a career. Her collaboration with Jamie Corn has produced playful … Continue reading →

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