Cemetery Architecture Needs Improvement

Some cemeteries are being planned and designed for uses beyond the funeral. But more should be done to improve the banal architecture of the cemetery, according to this article from The Guardian.

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December 13, 2007, 7:00 AM PST

By Nate Berg

"The great achievements of modern architecture have been about bringing light, space and optimism to the built environment - yet these qualities often seem to have bypassed our spaces for mourning and burial. Death is a solemn affair, of course, but more often than not, the banality of its architecture only compounds the grief."

"Even if there's the will to improve the architecture of cemeteries and crematoriums, there's rarely a way. Commissions for new cemeteries are thin on the ground. The living want new houses, new public spaces, new golf courses; they don't want to bother much with the dead."

"At least, that used to be the case. Recently, there have been signs of change."

FULL STORY: Good grief

Thursday, December 13, 2007 in The Guardian

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