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The House as Ancestor: A Tale of Māori Social Value
Author(s) -
Hoete Anthony
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.2598
Subject(s) - ancestor , carving , value (mathematics) , architecture , civilization , politics , sociology , placemaking , order (exchange) , focus (optics) , anthropology , genealogy , aesthetics , history , law , archaeology , art , political science , machine learning , urban design , computer science , physics , finance , optics , economics
In order for a house to have social value, it must be a focus of spiritual, political and cultural significance to a specific community. This is a tale of one such house, the Māori whare . The whare is formally greeted as one would a person, before addressing the humans within. Carving, ornament and pattern constitute most of its Māori‐ness, and are central to its place in Māori civilisation. Anthony Hoete , founder of WHAT_architecture, unravels the architecture of Māori placemaking, its social standing and worldview.