FALE | Vores køretur rundt på Samoa førte os forbi ikke så få af de åbne ‘fale´ strukturer. Den åbne fale er en meget karakteristisk bygningsform og ses overalt på Samoa. Den bruges til alt fra at hænge ud i løbet af dagen til større ceremonier i landsbyerne.Før 1990´erne hvor en lang række cykloner begyndte at hærge landet levede folk stortset hele deres liv i de åbne bygnings strukturer. Efterfølgende begyndte man af sikkerhedsårsager at bygge mere lukkede huse, men falen bestod som en essentiel sidebygning. Oprindeligt var de ovale og blev bygget af træpæle med palme tag, på et hævet sten fundament, for at undgå oversvømmelse. I dag har langt det fleste bliktage og flere er bygget i beton. Det fjerner lidt af den oprindelige arkitektoniske charme, men jeg elsker at man fortsat har fastholdt den kulturhistoriske levevis.nn| ENG |nOur roadtrip took us past quite a few of the traditional open building structures ‘fale´. The open fale is a very characteristic building form and is seen everywhere in Samoa. It is used for everything from hanging out during the day to larger ceremonies in the villages. Before the 1990s, when a series of cyclones began to ravage the country, people lived almost their entire lives in the open building structures. Subsequently, for safety reasons, more closed houses began to be built, but the fale remained as an essential side building. Originally, they were oval and were built of wooden poles with a palm roof, on a raised stone foundation, to avoid flooding. Today, the vast majority have tin roofs and several are built of concrete. This takes away a bit of the original architectural charm, but I love that the cultural and historical way of life has been maintained. .