A recent write-up on Te Wharehou O Waikaremoana, following an interview with Hugh Tennent.
In a traditional Maori proverb, “While food provides the blood in our veins, our health is drawn from the land.” This innate connection was the guiding principle behind the architecture of Te Wharehou o Waikaremoana, a visitor center at Lake Waikaremoana in New Zealand’s North Island. The structure also serves a vital community function as an administrative space for the tribal authority of Ngāi Tūhoe, a Maori tribe indigenous to the area.
Catch the full article at;
https://www.autodesk.com/redshift/indigenous-architecture/