A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha The power of architecture to

The power of architecture to express te ao Māori and transform

based on battlefield experiences close to the front line

and therefore an ideal gift for art lovers who aren’t particularly interested in theory and just want a rollicking good read

’ — Peter Simpson

A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha The power of architecture toEminent writers think about a better world Sixty eight writers and eight artists gather at a hui in a magnificent cave like dwelling or meeting house. In the middle is a table, the tpu krero, from which the rangatira speak; they converse with honoured guests, and their rangatira krero embody the thuhu, the over arching horizontal ridge pole, of the shelter. In a series of rich conversations, those present discuss our world in the second decade of this