Tag Archives: Urban Death Project

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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Witnessing the Changes Around Funerals and Burials

My evening attending a discussion on new practices and needed policies
Posted on June 15, 2015 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

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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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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