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Architecture of Fiji

Islands far away; Fijian pictures with pen and brush (1921) (14591146757)

Whilst most Fijians live in typical modern houses that you'd expect to find in any tropical country, the country still boasts evidence of traditional Fijian architecture. Good Fiji architects will blend the typical, Fijian island architectural heritage with fresh, modern materials and designs

Urban architecture

The Fiji Islands are part of Melanesia, one of the large regions within Oceania. They are situated geographically in the easternmost part of this area. Islands belonging to Polynesia can be found very near to the East, thus making the Fiji Islands a contact zone toward several Polynesian groups. It is assumed that the Islands were first settled by the direct ancestors of the Polynesian people (Kirch, 1997). While formerly it was suggested that there was later strong contact and thus adsorbed influences from some Melanesian Islands, newest archaeological evidence does not seem to support this (Clark & Anderson, 2011). It is interesting that vernacular architecture found on parts of the islands nevertheless shows very strong parallels to Melanesian building types (for a more detailed discussion on this, see Freeman, 1986, p. 16).