Designing Death: An exhibition of contemporary funerary architecture and objects

Symposium on March 29-30.

Avanto Architects (Finland) 

Capsula Mundi (Italy) 

D A Studios (India)

James Michels (Canada)

Northwoods Casket Company (USA)

Nurn (Poland)

Pechet Studio (Canada)

Studio Nienke Hoogvliet (Netherlands)

Waugh Thistleton Architects (UK)

Please join us for the opening reception of Designing Death, an exhibition of contemporary funerary architecture and objects. Featuring architects and designers from around the world, the exhibition explores the role of thoughtful and innovative design within the functions and rituals related to the passage from life to death, taking into consideration both the deceased and the bereaved that mourn their passing. The design choices that comprise the projects included in the exhibition are informed by the ways in which they are used, such as how a funeral procession moves through a building, how a body physically breaks down, and how a ritual object is used for memorialization.