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Cemeteries are some of architecture’s most moving places, where landscape, light and material give form to memory and loss. ArchEyes covers Erik Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz’s Woodland Cemetery in Stockholm, Lewerentz’s Flower Kiosk, Carlo Scarpa’s Brion Cemetery, Aldo Rossi’s San Cataldo Cemetery, Enric Miralles and Carme Pinós’s Igualada Cemetery, the Chishui Cemetery Memorial Hall and a memorial forest at Brookwood Military Cemetery.
A Memorial Forest is a 1914-1918 memorial at Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey, United Kingdom. Thirty Portland stone stelae and a dedication stone are dispersed through new woodland, heathland, meadow…
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Sigurd Lewerentz, a key figure in Scandinavian modernism, was known for his ability to combine simplicity with thoughtful architectural expression. Recognized for his focus on material honesty and craftsmanship, Lewerentz’s…
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Completed in 1994, the Igualada Cemetery, designed by the Spanish architects Carme Pinós and Enric Miralles, is nestled on the slopes of Igualada near Barcelona, Spain. The cemetery serves as…
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The San Cataldo Metropolitan Cemetery, designed by Aldo Rossi, integrates a design built by the architect Cesare Costa between 1858 and 1876 with a very modern building designed by the…
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The Brion Cemetery (1968-1978) in San Vito d’Altivole near Treviso, Italy, is a masterpiece of modernist architecture. Designed by Carlo Scarpa, the project establishes a contrasting narrative. Subtly, the project reveals…
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The Woodland Cemetery, or Skogskyrkogården, in Stockholm, is a distinctive blend of architecture and nature, a result of the meticulous design by renowned architects Erik Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz…
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The Chishui Cemetery Memorial Hall designed by West-line Studio was added in 2012 and it is located on the northern side of the main cemetery axis, on a Danxia stone…
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