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Tag Archives: Urban Death Project
Urban Death Project Composts Human Remains
Katrina Spade proposes human compost structure as place of memorial and "recomposition"
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
Witnessing the Changes Around Funerals and Burials
My evening attending a discussion on new practices and needed policies
I attended a recent event in San Francisco to help support the green burial and natural death care movement. For those who are unaware of just what green burial is you can read about it on SevenPonds here or natural … Continue reading
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Tagged Changes Around Funerals and Burials, Founder of Grounded Guild, Green Burial and Natural Death Care, Janelle Orsi, New Practices and Policies Around Green Burial, SevenPonds, The San Francisco Sustainable Economies Law Center, Tom Long, Urban Death Project
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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
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
