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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Environment
Sanya Ruggiero

UNCOVERED: Can traditional architecture help build a more resilient future - The Untold Story

The Cakaudrove Women’s Resource Centre in Fiji, which won the Australian Good Design Award in 2020 [Courtesy of James Mepham]

Suva, Fiji – From the Arctic to the Pacific, Indigenous communities have used unique design and building techniques for millennia to help them survive in some of the most challenging environments on Earth.

Now, as the UN World Meteorological Organization confirms that 2023 is ‘almost certain’ to be the hottest year on record, traditional architecture’s potential is gaining international attention – for its potential to allow humans to live in a hotter world but also because it has less impact on the planet.

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