The
architecture of Samoa is characterised by openness, with the design mirroring the culture and life of the Samoan people who inhabit the
Samoa Islands. Architectural concepts are incorporated into
Samoan proverbs, oratory and metaphors, as well as linking to other art forms in Samoa, such as boat building and
tattooing. The spaces outside and inside of traditional Samoan architecture are part of cultural form, ceremony and ritual.