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A three-dimensional scale model of the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa, Italy, home to the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Camposanto Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery). The model is designed to allow blind or visually impaired people to gain an…

A tombstone with a large embedded digital display that displays content about the deceased person when approached by a cemetery visitor using proximity sensors. The media content may be scrolling text, video or audio.

A mobile app designed to facilitate a self-guided tour of Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, GA. The app displays a map that shows the user's location as determined by GPS plus the location of points of interest within the cemetery. For each point of…

A design concept for a burial ground at Arnos Vale Cemetery in Bristol, England, which won the Arnos Vale Future Cemetery Design Competition in 2016. The concept takes the form of a forest path in which a network of "anaerobic memorial vessels" are…

A prototype soundscape installation for a heritage site in the Italian Alps, comprising the remains of a fortified camp and trenches from World War I, at which soldiers who died in the war had been buried. To use the soundscape, a visitor to the site…

A website called "Stranicy pamyati" ("Memory Pages") is part of the "Pomni vsegda" ("Remember Always") project and is designed to keep alive the memories of people and events that have passed away. The service allows users to create memory pages for…

"Cifrovoe nasledie" ("Digital Heritage") is a memorial site dedicated to preserving the lives of the deceased. Users can order the creation of an interactive memorial where it is possible to upload photos, add achievements, stories about the…

An artistic "soundwalk" for Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY. It consists of eight audio recordings that are designed to be listened to on-site through a mobile device. Each recording includes some basic verbal directions, plus wordless singing…

A mobile app designed to facilitate a self-guided tour of Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, GA. The app displays a map that shows the user's location as determined by GPS plus the location of points of interest within the cemetery. For each point of…

A mobile app designed to facilitate a self-guided audio tour of the Common Cemetery (Almen Kirkegård) in Aalborg, Denmark. The app displays a map that shows the user's location as determined by GPS, plus walking directions to a series of points of…