Architectus, Aurecon, McGregor Coxall and Greenshoot Consulting, a consortium of architecture and landscape design firms, has been appointed by the Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (GMCT) to work in partnership to design Stage 1 works of Harkness Cemetery. A brand new, 128-hectare greenfield site in Melbourne’s west in what is Melbourne’s largest public cemetery project in over 100 years.
The design embraces Wurundjeri culture, fostering an ongoing respectful relationship of reciprocity with Wurundjeri as Traditional Owners of the land – championing cultural awareness, knowledge exchange and understanding.
The reimagined cemetery will also embody fundamentals of Circular Economy – Regeneration, Resilience, Sustainability – to combat climate change in service of
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