Circle of Life - Reinterpreting urban cemeteries in context of future

由专筑网小R，邢子编译

前情提要

当人们开始仰望星空与宇宙，出生与死亡的故事就变得愈发神秘，社会文化现象与语言给宗教与信仰铺平了道路，每种宗教都有着自己的历史，而这些历史触碰着人们的情感。不同宗教的不同建筑现存依旧，并且有着重要的地位。诸如坟墓、金字塔、庙宇等建筑，常常构成了城市的文明曙光。

随着全球化的发展，文化同样也逐步同质，宗教不再单独存在于某个地区或是社会，它也从原有的单纯仪式感继续向前发展。在这样的纪元之中，生与死的表达方式也不再雷同，传统的表达方式逐步改变。

随着城市的发展，文化也逐渐交融，那么是否所有的公共空间都能适应这样的快速转变呢？


挑战

在未来的几十年，人们会逐步老去，迈向死亡，当前的老龄化社会导致未来的死亡率逐步上升，但是当前的社会似乎还缺乏足够的相应基础设施，目前的社会发展水平似乎还跟不上人们老去的速度。

在快速城市化与人口密集化的时代，公墓也面临着相应的挑战，它同样作为城市空间，但是这不仅仅是空间问题，同样也是文化认同感问题，这种文化认同投射于整个社会环境之中。城市地区的人口不断积累，可用土地愈发缺乏，房价也愈发昂贵。

未来几十年的基础设施需要为未来的可持续发展做准备。土地资源有限，因此设计策略必须符合现状与实际需求。

那么该如何通过建筑设计的方式来满足城市的未来需求呢？如何让不同信仰的人群亦或是无信仰者都能够在未来的城市环境中以可持续的方式来完成最后的仪式感？

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竞赛日程安排

注册截止日期：2019年12月15日
作品提交截止日期：2019年12月25日
公众投票开始时间：2020年1月4日
公众投票截止时间：2020年1月25日
结果公布时间：2020年2月4日

奖金

奖金共20000美元，分配如下：
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标题：生活圈：未来城市公墓的新诠释
类型：竞赛公告（概念）
网站：https://competitions.uni.xyz/circle-of-life
主办方：UNFUSE
注册截止日期：2019年12月15日 11:59
作品提交截止日期：2019年12月25日 11:59
价格：20美元

PREMISE
The story of birth and demise began to weave when humans started reading the stars and celestial bodies. Socio-cultural phenomena and language paved the path for religion and beliefs. Each religion had a new chronicle associated, that tapped our emotions. Infrastructures and spaces to perform these rituals were built, and held positions of great sanctity and significance in the society. Tombs, Pyramids, temples, all kinds of structures were constructed, and often formed the heart of a city or civilization.
In the age of globalization where culture is getting homogenized, one can imagine a society where religions are not distinct any more. Where the society has moved ahead from rituals and developed new traditions. In such an era, birth and death - constituting the circle of life would also be celebrated in unconventional ways and rituals would be re-written.
As civilizations began to develop, and cultures started diluting, did all the public space re-equipped themselves to the growing changes?

CHALLENGE
In the coming decades, where our aging population will complete their life cycle and we will face rising mortality rates - we still do not have enough infrastructure to support this purpose. The pace at which this unspoken need for the deceased is growing - will fall short for the demographic in consideration.
In times of accelerating urbanization and densification, cemeteries face the challenge of keeping up their relevance as a public urban space. This condition is not only an issue of space but also of cultural identity that can be projected within its environment. This population that has been accumulating in the urban realms, is now facing an impending shortage of land. The available land is no more affordable for the masses.
The infrastructure of the coming decades has to be prepared for a sustainable future. With land being a limited resource now, a strategical and sensitive approach to design a resting place is necessary.
How will architecture house this uncharted need of the cities of tomorrow? How can we make a common ground for all faiths/agnostic population to practice their last rites in sustainable ways within our future urban environments?

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Timeline:
Registration ends: 15th December, 2019
Submission Deadline: 25th December, 2019
Public Voting begins: 4th January, 2020
Public Voting ends: 25th January, 2020
Result Announcement: 4th February 2020

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Prize pool of worth 20000$
First Prize: 5000$ (For students and professionals)
Runner up: 6 x 1100$ (For students and professionals)
People’s Choice: 4 x 600$ (Open for all)
Honorable mention x 12 : 500$ Each

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Title：Circle of Life - Reinterpreting urban cemeteries in context of future
Type：Competition Announcement (Ideas)
Website：https://competitions.uni.xyz/circle-of-life
Organizers：UNFUSE
Registration Deadline：15/12/2019 11:59
Submission Deadline：25/12/2019 11:59
Price：$20