Alison Killing: There’s a better way to die, and architecture can help
Alison Killing: Det finns bättre sätt att dö, och arkitekturen kan hjälpa till
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.
om död och arkitektur.
of infectious diseases like pneumonia,
av infektioner som lunginflammation,
would take us away quite quickly.
ganska omgående tog livet av oss.
omgiven av sin familj,
in our own beds, looked after by family,
lacked access to medical care.
hade tillgång till sjukvård.
skedde stora förändringar.
a lot of things changed.
those infectious diseases.
like x-ray machines were invented.
som röntgenmaskinen uppfanns.
so big and expensive,
buildings to keep them in,
till våra moderna sjukhus.
universal healthcare systems
allmänna sjukvårdssystem
treatment could get it.
ökade från ca 45 år i början av 1900-talet
from about 45 at the start of the century
optimism about what science could offer,
kring vad vetenskapen kunde erbjuda,
death was forgotten,
glömdes döden bort,
till döden ändrades avsevärt.
changed dramatically.
I've been looking at these changes
har jag studerat dessa förändringar
relation till döden och döendet.
related to death and dying.
of cancer and heart disease,
av cancer och hjärtsjukdomar,
will have a long period of chronic illness
kommer att vara långvarigt sjuka
in hospitals and hospices and care homes.
på sjukhus, hospice och sjukhem.
ett modernt sjukhus.
and the endless corridors
de ändlösa korridorerna
has earned its bad reputation.
sitt dåliga rykte.
it wasn't always like this.
har det inte alltid varit så här.
built in 1419 by Brunelleschi,
byggt 1419 av Brunelleschi,
and influential architects of his time.
inflytelserika arkitekterna under sin tid.
and then think about hospitals today,
och jämför med dagens sjukhus,
this building's ambition.
have daylight and fresh air,
får in dagsljus och friskluft,
and they have high ceilings,
more comfortable to be in.
att det ens är möjligt för ett sjukhus.
that that's even possible for a hospital.
som är mer anpassade för döende,
for dying, then we have to talk about it,
of death uncomfortable,
som obehagligt,
hur samhället hanterar ämnet.
as a society approach death.
most in my research, though,
i Storbritannien,
there were protests in the local village.
99,8 procent av de döda begravdes.
and 99.8 percent of people got buried.
bara 100 år senare.
three quarters of us get cremated.
väldigt öppna för förändringar
to changing things
to talk about them.
about death and architecture
med min första utställning
when I did my first exhibition on it
som hette "Döden i Venedig."
which was called "Death in Venice."
literally engage with it.
which is an interactive map of London
är en interaktiv karta över London
av fastigheterna i centrum
of the real estate in the city
kyrkogårdar, visas namnet på dem.
the building or cemetery, is revealed.
was a series of postcards
visade en serie vykort
and hospitals
och sjukhus, kyrkogårdar och bårhus,
of the different spaces
on either side of death.
that where we die
är en viktig del för hur vi dör.
that visitors reacted to the exhibition,
and running and jumping
the exhibits in different ways,
they would kind of stop
att utställningen handlade om döden,
an exhibition about death,
de förväntades göra.
how you're supposed to act.
whether there is one way
vill jag be er fundera kring
about what you think a good death is,
som stöder det kan utformas,
that supports a good death might be like,
and a little more like this?
lite mindre så här och lite mer så här?
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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