Innovative Samoan community project exhibition now online

An exhibition of work NIWA was involved in titled “Shifting Paradigm: The Village of Sa’Anapu, Samoa” was hosted by the National Museum of Samoa this year and is now available in a striking digital presentation.

NIWA collaborated with Atelierworkshop Wellington on the pilot project, which aimed to help mitigate vulnerability of a Samoan community to tsunamis and climate change, combining architectural, scientific and anthropological approaches to research.

The exhibition, titled “Shifting Paradigm: The Village of Sa’Anapu, Samoa” was hosted by the National Museum of Samoa this year, but is now available in digital form and can be viewed below.

View the exhibition on the Prezi website

Related information

Read NIWA's press release: France, New Zealand co-operate for a better future for a Samoan village

Visit the Museum of Samoa’s website

Visit Atelierworkshop Wellington's website