Peteî Hara

Peteî Hara (1901-1972) was a Ta’arohan architect who is most notable for his work in Salian universities, most notably the University of Porth Grai and Carreg Oer College in Lledow, Salia.

Peteî Hara was born in Mitara, Ta'aroha in 1901, where he studied architecture at Pirami National University of Applied Arts. Interested heavily in Ventoran Fundadismo architecture, his work remained rather unknown, despite his doctorate thesis on sandstone's effect on the lifespan of i-beams winning awards for innovation. He worked at the university until the end of the Summer War, founding and contributing to a patriotic newspaper and magazine called Ge Ta'aroha'ae ("Ta'arohaism"). After Ta'aroha's loss in the war, Hara left his position at the university and took a position in Porth Grai, Salia.

In Porth Grai, Hara began to write extensively about load-bearing concrete used in building supports, eventually patenting a signature mixture now used widely in the field. His mixture was able to hold 30% more weight than the previous standard, as well as being less susceptible to fracture. The Salian government bought his patent and contracted the architect to design 6 new academic buildings and additions for the Porth Grai University campus during Salia's interwar period as the Salian government poured money into its most successful state universities in order to pull ahead in the research of nuclear energy.

After designing over 65 buildings in his career, Peteî Hara died in his home in Porth Grai in 1972