The Island Crematorium – Rocky Island, Ireland - The 200-year-old building...
The Island Crematorium on Rocky Island in Ireland is unique in its fantastic location as well as its modern approach to cremation, memorial, and grieving. The crematorium is designed for religious or...
View ArticleThree Buildings With One Singular Message - Inappropriate Holocaust and...
Woodland Crematorium is a very popular Swedish tourist stop but also has a similar design to that of Zeppelin Field, the Nazi's party rally grounds. A comparison of three buildings and the history...
View ArticleJapan’s Hotel for the Dead - Lastel addresses overcrowding in crematoriums...
With the cremation rate in Japan at almost one hundred percent and the country’s death rate on the rise, it’s no surprise that the country faces the challenge of overcrowded crematoriums. In response,...
View ArticlePhotographer Finds Beauty in Forgotten Cremation Vessels - David Maisel draws...
The majority of photographer David Maisel‘s work focuses on environmentally-impacted sites, which comprise a multi-chaptered series called Black Maps. His most recent collection, Library of Dust, looks...
View ArticleWhat Is a Home Funeral Guide? An Interview with Jerrigrace Lyons: Part Two -...
Today we speak with Jerrigrace Lyons a family funeral guide and educator—one of the original pioneers of the home funeral movement. She is a founding member of the Home Funeral Alliance, and the...
View ArticleViewing or Witnessing a Cremation in America - A cultural practice in the US...
The age-old practice of cremating a loved one out in an open air “Pyre” (a topic we have covered prior) is still practiced throughout the world, including in some private locations in the US reserved...
View ArticleThe Woodland Cemetery & Crematorium - How Swedish architect John Celsing...
Creating a crematorium for a landmark Unesco World Heritage Site cemetery is no small task, but Swedish architect Johan Celsing went above and beyond expectations. Indeed, his 2013 addition of a new...
View ArticleCreating New Life from Death - The Ashwinlkumar Crematorium of Surat, India
We are wrapping up our focus on India today, in honor of Gandhi’s birthday and the International Day of Nonviolence, with a look at the beautiful Ashwinlkumar Crematorium in Surat, India. The...
View ArticleA Look at Japanese Funeral Practices - Cultural traditions in a country with...
Japan has the highest cremation rate in the world at over 99 percent, with some local governments even banning burials. Cremation was reserved for the rich until after World War II. However, once the...
View ArticleCrematorium in Amiens Combines Science with Art - An architect creates a...
When you hear the word “crematorium,” it is rarely accompanied by the word “beautiful.” Recently, however, the architectural firm Plan 01 set out to change this common perception with two unique...
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Body Transportation is Less Regulated Than You Might Think - In some states,...
If you live in Pennsylvania or New Jersey and own a car, you could start a new career transporting bodies to funeral homes or crematoriums — all it takes is a valid driver’s license. The New York Times...
View ArticleBook Review: “Body Brokers: Inside America’s Underground Trade in Human...
It’s hard to imagine subject matter more cringe-worthy than the for-profit tissue and body business. Perhaps this explains the relative obscurity of Annie Cheney’s “Body Brokers: Inside America’s...
View ArticleToyo Ito’s Meiso No Mori Funeral Hall - Japanese architect Toyo Ito's...
Japanese architect Toyo Ito, known for his conceptual architecture, designed the Meiso No Mori (Forest of Meditation) Crematorium in a garden cemetery in Kakamigahara, a town with a population of...
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