Alison Killing: There’s a better way to die, and architecture can help
Alison Killing: Geresnis būdas mirti yra ir architektūra gali padėti
An architect and urban designer, Alison Killing uses journalism, filmmaking and exhibitions to help people better understand the built environment. Full bio
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about death and architecture.
apie mirtį ir architektūrą.
of infectious diseases like pneumonia,
infekcinių ligų, kaip plaučių uždegimas,
would take us away quite quickly.
mirtis ateidavo greitai.
in our own beds, looked after by family,
prižiūrimiems savo šeimos narių,
numatyta iš anksto,
lacked access to medical care.
gauti medicininės pagalbos
a lot of things changed.
daugelis dalykų pasikeitė.
those infectious diseases.
šias infekcines ligas.
like x-ray machines were invented.
kaip rentgeno aparatai.
so big and expensive,
buildings to keep them in,
pastatų, kur galėtume juos laikyti,
moderniomis ligoninėmis.
universal healthcare systems
sveikatos apsaugos sistemas,
treatment could get it.
galėtų jį gauti.
from about 45 at the start of the century
pailgėjimas nuo 45-ių, amžiaus pradžioje,
optimism about what science could offer,
dėl to, ką mokslas galėjo pasiūlyti,
death was forgotten,
akcentas, mirtis, buvo pamiršta,
changed dramatically.
dramatiškai pasikeitė.
I've been looking at these changes
related to death and dying.
sisijusia su mirtimi.
of cancer and heart disease,
ir širdies ligų,
will have a long period of chronic illness
gresia lėtinių ligų periodas
in hospitals and hospices and care homes.
slaugos ir priežiūros namuose.
and the endless corridors
nesibaigiančius koridorius
has earned its bad reputation.
įgijo blogą reputaciją.
it wasn't always like this.
kad taip nebuvo visą laiką.
built in 1419 by Brunelleschi,
kurią pastatė Brunelleschi 1419 metais.
and influential architects of his time.
architektų tuo metu.
and then think about hospitals today,
galvoju apie ligonines šiandien,
this building's ambition.
šio pastato ambicija.
have daylight and fresh air,
dienos šviesa ir gaivus oras,
and they have high ceilings,
more comfortable to be in.
that that's even possible for a hospital.
kad tai net įmanoma ligoninėms.
for dying, then we have to talk about it,
mums reikia kalbėti apie tai,
of death uncomfortable,
kalbėdami apie mirtį,
as a society approach death.
kaip visuomenė žvelgiame į mirtį.
most in my research, though,
kuris mane nustebino,
Jungtinėje Karalystėje,
there were protests in the local village.
protestų vietiniame kaime.
ir 99,8 % žmonių buvo laidojami.
and 99.8 percent of people got buried.
three quarters of us get cremated.
iš mūsų yra sudeginami.
to changing things
to talk about them.
apie tai kalbėti.
about death and architecture
ir architektūrą,
when I did my first exhibition on it
darydama savo pirmąją parodą
which was called "Death in Venice."
„Mirtis Venecijoje“.
išlikti žaisminga,
literally engage with it.
which is an interactive map of London
interatyvusis žemėlapis,
of the real estate in the city
nekilnojamo turto mieste
the building or cemetery, is revealed.
was a series of postcards
serija atvirukų
and hospitals
ir ligoninės,
of the different spaces
on either side of death.
that where we die
kur mirštame
that visitors reacted to the exhibition,
kaip lankytojai reagavo į parodą,
and running and jumping
the exhibits in different ways,
įvairiais būdais,
they would kind of stop
an exhibition about death,
parodoje apie mirtį
how you're supposed to act.
būti elgiamasi.
whether there is one way
vienintelis būdas
about what you think a good death is,
jūsų pagalvoti, kas yra gera mirtis
that supports a good death might be like,
turėtų paremti gerą mirtį,
and a little more like this?
ir šiek tiek daugiau šitaip?
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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