<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In Poland nowadays new cemeteries are hardly ever designed. It usually comes down to designating an area and equipping with the necessary road system and fence. The design of burial fields, transport facilities, landscaping, and architectural cemetery facilities are not considered a necessity. When the city of Gorlice launched a cemetery project it announced an architectural competition, which was won by eM4 Pracownia Architektury Brataniec. Currently, the cemetery project has been submitted and is waiting for a building permit. This article presents the idea, concept, and design process of the cemetery – a contemporary sacred space that blends into the surrounding landscape.</p></abstract>

In Poland nowadays new cemeteries are hardly ever designed. It usually comes down to designating an area and equipping with the necessary road system and fence. The design of burial fields, transport facilities, landscaping, and architectural cemetery facilities are not considered a necessity. When the city of Gorlice launched a cemetery project it announced an architectural competition, which was won by eM4 Pracownia Architektury Brataniec. Currently, the cemetery project has been submitted and is waiting for a building permit. This article presents the idea, concept, and design process of the cemetery – a contemporary sacred space that blends into the surrounding landscape.

Gorlice Cemetery- a Funeral Space in the Landscape

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In Poland nowadays new cemeteries are hardly ever designed. It usually comes down to designating an area and equipping with the necessary road system and...

Gorlice Cemetery- a Funeral Space in the Landscape

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 21 - 34

Received: Jul 12, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.102.8797

Keywords
cemetery space, funeral home, cemetery greenery, cemetery alley, plant symbolism

© 2020 Urszula Forczek-Brataniec et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Gorlice Cemetery- a Funeral Space in the Landscape

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 21 - 34

Received: Jul 12, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.102.8797

Keywordscemetery space, funeral home, cemetery greenery, cemetery alley, plant symbolism

© 2020 Urszula Forczek-Brataniec et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
cemetery space, funeral home, cemetery greenery, cemetery alley, plant symbolism