Alison Killing: There’s a better way to die, and architecture can help
Элисон Киллинг: Есть лучший способ умирать, и архитектура может помочь
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.
о смерти и архитектуре.
of infectious diseases like pneumonia,
от инфекционных болезней вроде пневмонии.
would take us away quite quickly.
как мы тут же попадали на тот свет.
in our own beds, looked after by family,
в своей постели в окружении близких,
единственный вариант,
lacked access to medical care.
медицинская помощь.
a lot of things changed.
those infectious diseases.
лечить эти инфекции.
like x-ray machines were invented.
такие как рентгеновские аппараты.
so big and expensive,
и дорогостоящие,
buildings to keep them in,
чтобы разместить их.
universal healthcare systems
системы здравоохранения,
treatment could get it.
всем, кто в ней нуждается.
from about 45 at the start of the century
увеличилась с 45 лет в начале века
optimism about what science could offer,
связанного с достижениями науки.
death was forgotten,
мы совсем забыли о смерти,
changed dramatically.
претерпел большие изменения.
I've been looking at these changes
я изучала эти изменения
related to death and dying.
отразились в архитектуре.
of cancer and heart disease,
из-за рака и болезней сердца.
will have a long period of chronic illness
через длительный период болезни
in hospitals and hospices and care homes.
или домах престарелых.
and the endless corridors
бесконечные коридоры
has earned its bad reputation.
завоевала дурную репутацию.
it wasn't always like this.
built in 1419 by Brunelleschi,
построенный в 1419 году Брунеллески —
and influential architects of his time.
архитекторов своего времени.
and then think about hospitals today,
с современными больницами,
this building's ambition.
have daylight and fresh air,
во всех комнатах.
and they have high ceilings,
с высокими потолками
more comfortable to be in.
that that's even possible for a hospital.
что подобное возможно в больнице.
for dying, then we have to talk about it,
нам придётся говорить об этом.
of death uncomfortable,
as a society approach death.
общество подходит к проблеме смерти.
most in my research, though,
для меня стало
в этом вопросе.
there were protests in the local village.
протесты местных жителей.
and 99.8 percent of people got buried.
и 99,8% людей хоронили по старинке.
three quarters of us get cremated.
три четверти населения кремируют.
to changing things
очень открыты для перемен,
to talk about them.
about death and architecture
when I did my first exhibition on it
which was called "Death in Venice."
и называлась «Смерть в Венеции».
literally engage with it.
which is an interactive map of London
интерактивная карта Лондона,
of the real estate in the city
сколько недвижимости в городе
the building or cemetery, is revealed.
недвижимости — зданий или кладбищ.
was a series of postcards
стала серия открыток,
and hospitals
of the different spaces
on either side of death.
по обе стороны от смерти.
that where we die
то, где мы умираем —
that visitors reacted to the exhibition,
как люди реагировали на выставку,
and running and jumping
the exhibits in different ways,
иной заряд.
they would kind of stop
an exhibition about death,
на выставке о смерти
how you're supposed to act.
whether there is one way
что существует
подобающего отношения к смерти.
about what you think a good death is,
подумать, что такое «хорошая смерть»
that supports a good death might be like,
поддерживающая такой уход из жизни.
and a little more like this?
и чуть больше — это?
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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