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Seismic retrofitting of Māori wharenui in Aotearoa New Zealand
2019
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
The design of Māori wharenui (meeting houses), refined over the last 180 years, has given rise to a distinctive typology that demonstrates an understanding of tectonic-narrative expression. It is a visual codex designed to be read. Set within the context of pre-disaster readiness, this current study investigated the resilience of Māori buildings and communities through a dual interpretation of seismic, regulatory and historical frameworks. The literature on Māori building technologies scarcely
doi:10.1098/rsta.2019.0003
pmid:31424348
pmcid:PMC6710465
fatcat:zcznqb2hgncg5kduxu2nxmpwvy