Cemeteries − the parks and public spaces of the future

Big Ideas

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

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