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Looking up at a terra cotta-clad tower in Manhattan

Architect Erica Tishman killed by falling debris near Times Square

December 17, 2019

A rendering of a room consisting of concrete floors, an arched wooden ceiling, hexagonal patterned walls and five trees planted on mounds.

Potable Compostables

Olson Kundig reveals world’s first human composting facility in Seattle

November 21, 2019

Interior spread of Goodbye Architecture

Crème de la Crematorium

New book prepares crematoria for the architectural spotlight

February 22, 2019

Photo of a steel tree model

Who You Gonna Call?

Post-mortem architecture takes center stage at Art Omi’s EXIT exhibition

February 5, 2019

construction at night

Tragedy on the Job Site

Construction is N.Y.C.’s deadliest industry, according to annual reports

January 22, 2019

A photo of the Art Omi gallery interior

Post-Mortem Proposals

What is the future of death? A gallery solicits design responses

August 9, 2018

The Circle of Life

GSAPP’s DeathLAB examines evolving attitudes towards mortality

July 19, 2018

Architect falls to his death from Midtown tower

September 16, 2016

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