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Cemeteries − the parks and public spaces of the future
Manage episode 444450824 series 5381
Can you have a wedding between the graves? Why not! – as long as it's respectful. The future of cemetery design is multi-functional, as public spaces just like our gardens and parks. And also as a refuge for animals in the midst of our cities and suburbs. They can be places for the living as well as the dead. How can cemeteries play a broader role in our communities?
Six Feed Under: Design and Death Symposium, Melbourne Design Week. Presented by Open House Melbourne.
Speakers
Hamish CoatesPrincipal Designer, Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Bec LyonsPresident, Natural Death Advocacy Network
Bjorn NansenSenior Lecturer, Media and Communications, and member of the DeathTech research team, University of Melbourne
Tania Davidge (host)Executive Director, Open House Melbourne
Listen to Big Ideas: Talking about death
1820 episodes
Manage episode 444450824 series 5381
Can you have a wedding between the graves? Why not! – as long as it's respectful. The future of cemetery design is multi-functional, as public spaces just like our gardens and parks. And also as a refuge for animals in the midst of our cities and suburbs. They can be places for the living as well as the dead. How can cemeteries play a broader role in our communities?
Six Feed Under: Design and Death Symposium, Melbourne Design Week. Presented by Open House Melbourne.
Speakers
Hamish CoatesPrincipal Designer, Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Bec LyonsPresident, Natural Death Advocacy Network
Bjorn NansenSenior Lecturer, Media and Communications, and member of the DeathTech research team, University of Melbourne
Tania Davidge (host)Executive Director, Open House Melbourne
Listen to Big Ideas: Talking about death
1820 episodes
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