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Casual Death in Contemporary Cities

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

The importance of a cemetery is indisputable as a place to recognize death. These powerful places contain memory, emotion, and even time, but their sacred natures mean that cemeteries are often left out of daily life and instead become isolated scars in the landscape. This isolation is even more evident considering these sacred spaces have been expelled from cities. Contemporary cities are failing to acknowledge death, causing grief and memory to be internalized. For this reason, it is necessary to reintegrate grief and introduce the natural process of death as a casual and cyclical interaction within cities.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Architecture
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Architecture
Department dc:contributor.department
Architecture
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
2022

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Taylor, Kennard Kyle
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Kelsch, Paul J.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Feuerstein, Marcia F.
  • Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C.

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
vt_gsexam:35160
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/110746

Chain of custody

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2026-07-22
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citation

Taylor, Kennard Kyle. Casual Death in Contemporary Cities. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/110746