“What I hope we’ve learned is that when mana whenua do sit at the table, we add value to design. “Mana whenua valuing the river and turning the city around to face it resulted in amazing new public spaces along the river”, says Halliday. Halliday says the library team, as the client, “insisted that mana whenua were present from the beginning”. Alongside tohu Māori design elements, Tūranga embeds the whakapapa of Ōtautahi’s mana whenua through its orientation. Pre-quake building: Te Puna WānakaPost-quake architecture has added to a legacy of inner city Christchurch buildings inspired and influenced by kaupapa Māori.

Source: Stuff May 02, 2023 04:01 UTC