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Richard Burck Associates
project name.
location.

Cornerstone Garden at St. Albans
Washington, D.C.

The Cornerstone Garden of St. Albans School in Washington,
DC gracefully transforms what was an unused and poorly
maintained portion of campus into a walled columbarium
where the ashes of alumni, faculty, and staff can be interred
and memorialized. The Cornerstone Garden recognizes the
power of spiritual place by not only providing a sanctuary
that commemorates the school’s deceased but also by creating
a new vibrant garden space for the school community. The
siting and design of the garden embrace the Little Sanctuary
Chapel and reinforce views to the Washington National
Cathedral in the near distance, thereby strengthening the
link between the St. Albans campus and the Cathedral Close.

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