Subrosa Pantheon was originally designed and conceived by Samuel Mockbee as a memorial to recently bereaved friends. After her father’s death, Carol Mockbee came to Rural Studio as an Outreach student to realize her father’s design. Having no building or architectural experience this bold concrete undertaking was an extraordinary feat. It provides a place for contemplation, a place to remember Sambo, and a place to tell secrets as the Romans did, ‘sub rosa,’ underneath the roses
Each year on the summer solstice, you can see specific views of the stars
A place to contemplate, to remember Sambo, and to tell secrets as the Romans did, ‘sub rosa,’ underneath the roses
