Metropolis Necropolis: Building a Ritual of Memorial for the Urban Homeless

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Michael Marchand

Document Type

Thesis Prep

Degree

B. ARCH

Date

Fall 2008

Keywords

homeless, urban, New York City, memorial, death, Highline, architecture and society

Language

English

Disciplines

Architecture

Description/Abstract

"The intervention of architecture, through a cultural and contextual understanding, can create a relevant ritual for the memorial of the deceased that is meaningful to the communities it is intended to serve - the marginalized people of the streets of New York - while bringing the needs of the communities into the public light."

Additional Information

Advisors: Bruce Coleman / Jean-Francous Bedard

Recommended Citation

Marchand, Michael, "Metropolis Necropolis: Building a Ritual of Memorial for the Urban Homeless" (2008). Architecture Thesis Prep. 110.
https://surface.syr.edu/architecture_tpreps/110

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