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Memento Mori : siting the sacred in the urban realm Zeppelin, Leila

Abstract

Many cemeteries in North America have been removed from city centers. This isolation deprives urban centers and their inhabitants of a vital civic space dedicated to acts and rituals associated with death. Presently, places for remembrance in North America are not recognized as cultural resources for the communities they serve. Little attention has been given to their design or purpose, apart from their function as efficient disposal grounds for remains of the dead. This paper describes the way cemeteries in North America have evolved and how contemporary preferences for cremation over burial warrants a rethinking of cemetery location and design. The goal of this project is to design a multifunctional, sacred space for remembrance within downtown Vancouver.

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Title
Memento Mori : siting the sacred in the urban realm
Creator
Zeppelin, Leila
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Date Issued
2004
Description
Many cemeteries in North America have been removed from city centers. This isolation deprives urban centers and their inhabitants of a vital civic space dedicated to acts and rituals associated with death. Presently, places for remembrance in North America are not recognized as cultural resources for the communities they serve. Little attention has been given to their design or purpose, apart from their function as efficient disposal grounds for remains of the dead. This paper describes the way cemeteries in North America have evolved and how contemporary preferences for cremation over burial warrants a rethinking of cemetery location and design. The goal of this project is to design a multifunctional, sacred space for remembrance within downtown Vancouver.
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Genre
Thesis/Dissertation
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2009-11-27
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
DOI
10.14288/1.0090809
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15859
Degree
Master of Landscape Architecture - MLA
Program
Landscape Architecture
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of
Degree Grantor
University of British Columbia
Graduation Date
2004-11
Campus
UBCV
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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