Pacific Island Style Book

Home to hundreds of peoples, the environments and lifestyles of the Pacific have given rise to vibrant cultures and cultural symbols that have blended with the many colonial influences of the region, to give a distinctive, contemporary Pacific Island style. This book covers the major island groups of the Pacific, and looks at how these influences and styles have come together in both traditional dwellings, for example the fale of Western Samoa and bure of Fiji, colonial houses and modern Pacific homes. Recent architectural trends worldwide are incorporating the essential elements of Pacific style - attractive and natural materials, environment-enhancing design, and indoor-outdoor living - all things traditionally done in the Pacific for climatic, practical and cultural reasons.