16 Nov 2018

The Science of Building new cities and towns

From Nine To Noon, 9:21 am on 16 November 2018
An impression of what Auranga, south of Auckland will be like.

An impression of what Auranga, south of Auckland will be like. Photo: supplied

When more homes are needed, what is the best way to create communities and towns from scratch? Auranga development south of Auckland is what is known as a "master-planned" community. It'll have 3000 homes with a village centre, retirement village and schools.

Tim Stonor from Space Syntax has been working with Auckland Council and the developers on the plan, using a science-based, human-centric approach to urban design, transport planning, land use economics and environmental engineering.

He joins Kathryn to talk about the challenges in creating a brand new town.