Objektor reveals monolithic concrete cemetery outside of Prague
Czech architecture studio Objektor has created a cemetery outside of Prague defined by a grid of low-rise concrete extrusions and a monolithic utility building. More
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BDR Architekci clads columbarium in Poland with pale sandstone
Pale sandstone walls bring a "warm and welcoming" feel to this columbarium in a cemetery in Radom, Poland, which has been completed by local studio BDR Architekci. More
Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery
Dutch studio Kaan Architecten has added a visitor centre to the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, with a concrete form that references American memorial architecture. More
Bernardo Rodrigues Architects creates inverted-pyramid chapel in Portugal
An inverted pyramid tilted over a pond defines the Chapel of Eternal Light, which Portuguese studio Bernardo Rodrigues Architects has created in a small village in the Azores. More
Monolithic walls enclose "quiet and introverted" Hall of Immortality in China by Studio 10
Architecture firm Studio 10 has used tall concrete walls covered in earth-coloured render to envelop this ceremonial hall at Longshan Cemetery in Jiaozuo, China. More
Fletcher Studio embeds cemetery alternative into Californian forest
Landscape architect Fletcher Studio has created a memorial forest in California as an alternative to standard cemeteries with an entrance pavilion designed in collaboration with OpenScope Studio. More
Loenen Pavilion offers space to rest and reflect in Dutch war cemetery
Kaan Architecten has built a pavilion to commemorate Dutch victims of the second world war, with thickset walls that strategically frame views of the trees and sky. More
Shape Architecture tops non-denominational centre for remembrance with angular tower
Vancouver-based Shape Architecture has unveiled the charred-wood South Haven Centre for Remembrance within a municipal cemetery on the outskirts of the city of Edmonton, Canada. More
Microscape uses stone-filled cages to update Italian cemetery
Cemetery Castel San Gimignano has been renovated by Italian architecture studio Microscape using local limestone stacked in metal baskets. More
David Chipperfield Architects completes pink visitor centre and chapel at Inagawa Cemetery
A pink pigmented concrete building designed by David Chipperfield's studio for a cemetery in the Japanese town of Inagawa has been captured in photographs by Edmund Sumner. More
Sam Coulton designs environmentally friendly cemetery that would slowly dye London blue
Bartlett School of Architecture student Sam Coulton has designed a concept for a sustainable alternative to cremation to help Londoners confront death. More
Gabled tombs sit within serene courtyards at Italian cemetery
Mirco Simonato Architetto has added white-walled courtyards and simple gabled tombs to a cemetery in Megliadino San Vitale, northern Italy. More
Waugh Thistleton completes cemetery buildings with rammed-earth walls
Waugh Thistleton has added a pair of new prayer halls to a Jewish cemetery in the English county of Hertfordshire, which feature rammed-earth walls constructed using soil taken from the site. More
Tadao Ando surrounds huge buddha statue with lavender-covered mound at Sapporo cemetery
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has concealed a huge stone statue of the buddha within a hill covered in lavender plants at the Makomanai Takino Cemetery in Sapporo. More
Trio of broken arches house ossuaries in northern Italian cemetery
CN10 Architetti has built a trio of white concrete and marble funerary arches with space to host ossuaries and cinerary urns for a cemetery in the northern Italian city of Bergamo. More
Graves reached using GPS proposed for bushland cemetery near Sydney
The bereaved will be able to find the location of their loved ones' graves using GPS in this cemetery without headstones, proposed by Australian firms CHROFI and McGregor Coxall for Sydney (+ slideshow). More
Key Operation completes cedar-clad warehouse at Inagawa cemetery
Both charred and red-dyed cedar clad this warehouse by Tokyo studio Key Operation, located at a cemetery in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture where David Chipperfield is also adding new buildings (+ slideshow). More
L.Art Architectural Office adds white funeral chapel to Hungarian cemetery
A cross made from two steel I-beams frames the entrance to this bright white funeral chapel in Hungary, by local firm L.Art Architectural Office (+ slideshow). More
Postmodern architecture: San Cataldo Cemetery by Aldo Rossi
Pomo summer: Aldo Rossi's unfinished San Cataldo Cemetery in Modena, Italy, is considered one of the first and most important Postmodern buildings. As part of our Postmodernism series we explore how the architect, who denied being part of the controversial movement, designed the seminal building in 1971 while recovering from a car crash (+ slideshow). More
"Serene" concrete pavilion marks the entrance to a First World War cemetery
This minimal concrete and glass pavilion in Flanders, Belgium, by Govaert & Vanhoutte Architectuurburo houses a visitor centre for the world's largest Commonwealth war cemetery, where 11,956 servicemen of the First World War are buried or commemorated (+ slideshow). More