Urbanie & Urbanus

Mushroom Burial: Exploring the Relationship between Burial Spaces as Public Spaces and Urban Environments in Hong Kong

Xinrui Guo

MDes (Transitional Environments Design), School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

and  Jason Hilgefort

Lecturer, School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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