In a time of pandemic, environmental and ecological threat, Kia Whakanuia te Whenua is an important addition to the discourse and holds the possibility of a future in which the somewhat abstracted relationship with land that characterises much of the country’s built environment might gain a richer sense of its place in the cosmos and possibly a more resilient and sustainable future, too. It is a timely and provocative edition, its many voices offering challenging and thought-provoking ideas, each well referenced, footnoted and beautifully presented in an elegant volume complete with te reo glossary.
From Architecture NZ Magazine, May 2021.
