Temporal Space
A Phenomenological Exploration of Death and Spatial Adaptation
Death. Universal, inevitable and uncertain. Disparate cultural practices have emerged throughout human history to conceptualise and navigate mortality. Religious space has historically provided sanctuary to reflect upon mortality. Secularisation and advancements in medicine have extended life while shifting relationships with death from the ever-present to the future. These societal shifts reveal the need for a contemporary space that acknowledges and evokes reflection upon mortality. As buildings are disused and fall into decay, the analogy of death readily transposes to architecture. Such structures are scattered among urban and natural landscapes with the potential for reconsideration.
