Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere

CATEGORY: Art, design and architecture, Biography and memoir, Te ao Māori

ISBN: 9781991016416

PUBLISHER: Massey University Press

IMPRINT: Massey University Press

PUBLISHED: 14/09/2023

PAGE EXTENT: 456

FORMAT: Hard cover

Designed by Extended Whānau, typset by Katrina Duncan.

The power of architecture to express te ao Māori and transform

Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere is a tribute to the late architect Rewi Thompson (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Raukawa), a visionary thinker who believed that great architecture is crafted through careful consideration of people and place. This book brings together a breathtaking range of his projects, from conceptual dreamscapes to one-of-a-kind homes.

It is written by one of the rising stars of architecture and a well-known commentator on urban issues, and includes interviews with those who worked with him.

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‘A fascinating portrait of a creative designer who was deeply sensitive to the human experience’ — Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, principal/owner and founder, Olson Kundig

‘This important study . . . punctures conventional ideas of Indigenous design to reveal a complex, multifaceted thinker, deeply engaged in both expressive and pragmatic architecture’ — Cathleen McGuigan, former editor, Architectural Record

‘This book is as generous and poetic as Rewi was. An exclamation mark to the life of a man missed and remembered with aroha’ — Elisapeta Heta, principal and Māori design leader, Jasmax

Reviews

Williams, M. (2023, November 28). The bold legacy of Rewi Thompson. The Spinoff. https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/28-11-2023/the-bold-legacy-of-rewi-thompson

Potter, L. (2023, November). Rewi, Āta haere, kia tere by Jeremy Hansen and Jade Kake [Review]. NZ Booklovers. Retrieved from https://www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/post/rewi-%C4%81ta-haere-kia-tere-by-jeremy-hansen-and-jade-kake

Nicholls, J. (2023, October 12). Rewi [Review]. Waiheke Weekender. 7.

Rahurahu, M. (2023, September 26). Book Review: Rewi Ata haere, kia tere by Jade Kake and Jeremy Hansen. Nine to Noon. Retrieved from https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018908528/book-review-rewi-ata-haere-kia-tere-by-jade-kake-and

Daly-Peoples, J. (2023, September 25). Rewi: The story of an architect. New Zealand Arts Review. Available at https://nzartsreview.org/2023/09/25/rewi-the-story-of-an-architect/

Tone, L. (2023, September 19). Review: Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere. Kete Books. Available at https://www.ketebooks.co.nz/all-book-reviews/rewi-ata-haere-kia-tere-kake-hansen

Brown, Deidre. (2023, September-October). Book review: Rewi. Architecture NZ. Also available at https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/book-review-rewi/

White, Rebekah. (2023, September-October). Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere. New Zealand Geographic, Issue 183. Also available at https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/rewi-ata-haere-kia-tere/