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The project, by Yalin Fu & Ihsuan Lin, is "...a majestic skyscraper would cater to the burial needs of the four major cultures/religions represented in the community (Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Parsi), while freeing up much needed ground space and introducing new areas of greenery into the city to help absorb CO2."
This is an interesting concept but do we really need to keep deceased individuals around. Perhaps the world religions should go green and tell their people that, for the good of future generations, our deceased do not need to be maintained.
ReplyDeleteIs that someone's arm sticking out the side?
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of cultural baggage with the concept, but really it is a significant ecological impact... I haven't really researched it since my undergrad, but the cultural variations, say between cremation and burial, were striking - and paralleled the amount of land (e.g. Japan = high cremation rates; US = low cremation rates). Either way, a variety solutions will be needed that maintain the cultural link but aren't so wasteful of land.
ReplyDeleteI believe that's a bird flying by...
hey jason i would like to know what kind of research did you do. i am presently doing a thesis on a topic based on similar lines but a bit different.
ReplyDeletewow something similar to my thesis... and for me, yes, we need to maintain the decease because they used to live, as a sign and respect for those who once lived... and for the good of the living, it should be maintained because if not, it could be health hazard for the living... if you die, do you want to be just place elsewhere?? I bet not...
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