Alison Killing: There’s a better way to die, and architecture can help
אליסון קילינג: ישנה דרך טובה יותר למות, וארכיטקטורה יכולה לעזור
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about death and architecture.
על מוות וארכיטקטורה.
of infectious diseases like pneumonia,
ממחלות מדבקות כמו דלקת ראות,
would take us away quite quickly.
in our own beds, looked after by family,
מטופלים על ידי משפחה.
lacked access to medical care.
a lot of things changed.
those infectious diseases.
like x-ray machines were invented.
כמו מכונת הרנטגן.
so big and expensive,
buildings to keep them in,
כדי לשים אותן,
universal healthcare systems
ביטוח בריאות אוניברסליות
treatment could get it.
from about 45 at the start of the century
מבערך 45 שנים בתחילת המאה,
optimism about what science could offer,
בנוגע למה שהמדע יכול להציע,
death was forgotten,
changed dramatically.
השתנתה באופן דרמתי.
I've been looking at these changes
בחנתי את השינויים האלה
related to death and dying.
הקשורה למוות וגסיסה.
of cancer and heart disease,
will have a long period of chronic illness
תקופה ארוכה של מחלות כרוניות
in hospitals and hospices and care homes.
בבתי חולים, הוספיס ובתי אבות.
and the endless corridors
והמסדרונות האין-סופיים
has earned its bad reputation.
הרוויחה את המוניטין הרע שלה.
it wasn't always like this.
built in 1419 by Brunelleschi,
שנבנה בשנת 1419 על-ידי ברונלסקי,
and influential architects of his time.
and then think about hospitals today,
ואז חושבת על בתי חולים היום,
this building's ambition.
have daylight and fresh air,
and they have high ceilings,
more comfortable to be in.
that that's even possible for a hospital.
שזה אפילו אפשרי לבית חולים.
for dying, then we have to talk about it,
בשביל לגסוס, אז אנחנו חייבים לדבר על זה.
of death uncomfortable,
יוצר אצלנו אי-נוחות,
as a society approach death.
אנחנו כחברה ניגשים למוות.
most in my research, though,
הכי הרבה במחקר שלי, עם זאת,
there were protests in the local village.
ו 99.8 אחוז מהאנשים נקברו.
and 99.8 percent of people got buried.
three quarters of us get cremated.
שלושה רבעים מאיתנו נשרפים.
to changing things
to talk about them.
about death and architecture
when I did my first exhibition on it
כשעשיתי את התערוכה הראשונה שלי בנושא
which was called "Death in Venice."
literally engage with it.
which is an interactive map of London
שהיא מפה אינטראקטיבית של לונדון
of the real estate in the city
the building or cemetery, is revealed.
was a series of postcards
and hospitals
of the different spaces
on either side of death.
that where we die
that visitors reacted to the exhibition,
הדרך בה מבקרים הגיבו לתערוכה,
and running and jumping
the exhibits in different ways,
they would kind of stop
an exhibition about death,
how you're supposed to act.
whether there is one way
about what you think a good death is,
מה אתם חושבים שהוא מוות טוב,
that supports a good death might be like,
שתומכת במוות טוב תהיה,
and a little more like this?
ומעט יותר כמו זה?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Alison Killing - ArchitectAn architect and urban designer, Alison Killing uses journalism, filmmaking and exhibitions to help people better understand the built environment.
Why you should listen
Alison Killing is an architect and urban designer working to engage people with their built environment, via design of buildings and urban strategies, film making, exhibitions and events. She explores the relationship between death and modern architecture, looking at how cities are rebuilt after disaster.
Recent projects include Death in the City (and its first iteration, Death in Venice, which was shown as an independent event during the opening week of the Venice Architecture Biennale), a touring exhibition about death and modern architecture; work with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on better rebuilding after disaster and how to integrate relevant urban design tools into humanitarian response; and a study of financial models for arts and community projects temporarily using vacant buildings to help these projects become self-sustaining.
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