House as Ancestor: A Tale of Maori Social Value/

Hoete, Anthony

House as Ancestor: A Tale of Maori Social Value/ - Wiley, 2020. - Vol 90, Issue 4, 2020:( 112-119 p.).

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.

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