Searching the meaning of Thallasocratie society during the prehistoric times in the Philippines made me learned that they

are not just the

empire of the sea, a society that invades or dominates other territories that times, but they are also people who practices architecture that times.
Badjao people also known as sea dwellers are a good example of Thallasocratic society. They found themselves a life near the water and started
to live a life there. However, these people also made a big contribution about Architecture that most people don’t know.
During those times the badjao houses are considered architecture for being collective initiative. Badjao consider design to a communal
practice. They built their houses made out wood and debris from the coastal and they placed them in between coastal rocks and coral so that no
wildlife is harmed as they set their foundations. And as we all know Architecture is also all about adaptability on how buildings or structure could
adapt its surroundings. And the Badjao Houses has shown us that it could adapt productively to its surrounding, to its environment. And if we were
to look in today’s times we could see that these houses are also being used and is modernized by our society, and used to beautify tourist locations
to revive or make use of what the Badjao people started, to let the history we live on remains.

Dela Pena, Pauline A.

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