Cimiteri nella natura, come natura, come città

Luigi Franciosini; Alessandra Carlini

doi:10.6092/issn.2036-1602/3252

Cemeteries in nature, as nature, as a city

Authors

Luigi Franciosini University of Roma Tre
1994_Fitz-Gibbon Chair Visiting Professor in Architecture (Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburh, USA).
Since 2002_ Professor of Urban and Architectural Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Roma Tre.
His projects are published in sectoral journals and books.
Alessandra Carlini University of Roma Tre
2004_ PhD in Sustainable Urban Development. Since 2000_ Research activity on issues about heritage preservation; didactic activities at the Faculty of Architecture (University of Roma Tre), in the laboratories of architectural design. Since 2010_ Research Fellowship (DIPSA, University of Roma Tre).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-1602/3252

Keywords:

inhumation, burial, cremation, planning guide, cemetery in nature, cemetery as nature, cemetery as a city

Abstract

The burial sites are destined to promote and protect the feelings of grief related to loss, indicating by means of a symbolic representation, a possible way of consolation, hope, reassurance and a serene feeling of remembrance: memory preserves and reassures; cemeteries are therefore witnesses of different cultural and religious identities.
The images of cities keep on showing places intended and designed for memory; these places show us the inability of our culture to re-compose an aware dialogue with death and to recognize it as an essential part of existence.
The social transformations call us to reflect on burial places: there is a urgent need for new feelings, and for new spaces designed to become places of understanding and interfaith dialogue between religious and civil different forms of spirituality.

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Ben Jelloun, Tahar (2006), A occhi bassi, Einaudi

Schama, Simon (1997), Paesaggio e memoria, Mondadori, Milano

Morin, Edgar (2002), L'uomo e la morte, Meltemi, Roma

Bachelard, Gaston (2006), La poetica dello spazio, Dedalo, Bari

Aries, Philippe (1998), Storia della morte in Occidente, BUR Biblioteca Univ. Rizzoli

Aries, Philippe (1984), L'uomo e la morte dal Medioevo a oggi, Biblioteca Universale Laterza Bari

Grimal, Pierre (2005), L'arte dei giardini. Una breve storia, Donzelli, Roma

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Published

2012-06-30

How to Cite

Franciosini, L., & Carlini, A. (2012). Cemeteries in nature, as nature, as a city. IN_BO. Ricerche E Progetti Per Il Territorio, La Città E l’architettura, 3(4), 129–150. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-1602/3252

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Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4 (2012): CONTEMPORARY EVOLUTIONS IN FUNERARY ARCHITECTURE

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Architecture and research

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