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CROSSARIUM

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Cultural Architecture
University/SchoolUniversity of Puerto Rico
Lead ArchitectJose Nestor Rodriguez
Design TeamJose Nestor Rodriguez, Dr. Regner Ramos
Project Videohttps://youtu.be/EiNcdP3EMy8

The site is a funeral complex located south of the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. The project proposes new rituals to remember our deceased in order to challenge traditional funeral customs. Instead of commemorating death through a static monument that depersonalizes the dead –such as cemeteries– Crossarium implements a speculative architectural typology where land, landscape and structure are the monument. The idea of acts of care towards the land –found in spontaneous monuments and the crosses on the roads of Puerto Rico– is used by family members to honor their dead and heal the landscape