An Anchoring Urban Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee

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dc.contributor.authorRicks, Lauren Mackenzieen
dc.contributor.committeechairGartner, Howard Scotten
dc.contributor.committeememberDunay, Donna W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGalloway, William U.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:39:14Zen
dc.date.adate2011-06-23en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:39:14Zen
dc.date.issued2011-05-04en
dc.date.rdate2011-06-23en
dc.date.sdate2011-06-02en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis proposes an urban infill cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. By infilling seven blocks within the arts district of downtown Memphis with a new urban cemetery, further significance is given to both the city and the cemetery. Because it would be a newly built cemetery, it could initially function as an urban park and become a cemetery over time as the space is needed to remember the dead. The same elements of the cemetery would compose the park, but by allowing a slow transformation from park to cemetery, the resulting public space will carry much more meaning than either space could do alone. The cemetery connects the continuing evolution of the city with the lives of its citizens. Each block is different yet linked and intertwined, just like Memphis residents. The blocks are multi-use and as such, share the history and legacy of those who have died with those who live in and visit the city.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.format.extent1 volumeen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06022011-145538en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06022011-145538/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/33387en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartRicks_LM_T_2011.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 93611429en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcemeteryen
dc.subjecturbanen
dc.subjectweatheringen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 2011.R535en
dc.titleAn Anchoring Urban Cemetery, Memphis, Tennesseeen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen

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