inspired by halloween

When I was in Italy there was so much to be explored in such a relatively short period of time there was simply no way I could see it all, and unfortunately something I didn't even know I was missing until i had missed it was visiting the Brion Vega Cemetery designed by Carlo Scarpa.  Scarpa was more than just an architect, he was an artist.  He grew up in the region of Italy surrounding Venice and Vicenza. Most of his works are found in Italy but he had projects in Europe, North America and the Middle East.
I want to focus on this odd and intriguing cemetery that feels more like a sculpture park than an eternal resting place.  It has fountains, concrete staircases that lead to the heavens, viewing portals and glass.  It is a cold feeling playground.

the staircase pattern was used a lot

there is an island you can not reach in this pond
perhaps as a metaphor of the afterlife

famous portals out into the courtyard as a view from the main tomb

The boarder wall that you can see when looking through the portal and at the pond area isn't so tall that it stands out about the surrounding corn fields giving it a hidden feel within the landscape.

http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/09/18/carlo-scarpas-brion-vega-cemetery/