Bill Mc Kay
How can we ensure our new houses are good quality?
As our cities become ever more dense, how can we make sure what we're building is of good quality? Architect Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about a few crucial things that must happen when the RMA… Audio
Why we need embrace density
Many of our cities are unaffordable, particularly when it comes to housing. An underlying trend, an opinion for Stuff argues, is our continued love affair with single dwelling housing. Audio
Bill McKay -The Festival of Architecture
A look at how activists are changing the way architecture and urban design are done. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio
Bill McKay - Kiwibuild reset and what's next?
Bill McKay says the Kiwibuild reset is nothing to get excited about, describing it as more of an apology than a vision of what's next. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and… Audio
Bill McKay - Tips when building
Bill McKay talks to Lynn about how people can help themselves better when building new or doing alterations: we can be our own worst enemies. Before dreaming or designing, see what's possible: From… Audio
From Housing in Niue to Churches in Christchurch
Bill McKay has just returned from taking his architecture students to Niue. He speaks of his long-term research project documenting the architecture of the Pacific, including how the heritage is at… Audio
Building Act Reforms
Bill McKay takes a looks at how people can help themselves better upfront, when building a new house or doing alterations. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at… Audio
Architects, ditch the big fancy houses
Bill McKay argues that architects and builders need to stop promoting themselves with big fancy houses and make their professions more relevant by helping the wider public house themselves. Bill McKay… Audio
What's the real deal with Bunnings flat pack houses?
Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio
New Zealand's cold old housing stock
It’s mid-winter and time for our annual reminder about the miserable quality of much of New Zealand’s housing stock, says Bill McKay. Audio
Co-housing - the way of the future?
If paying $360 a week to live in a boarding house is the way of the future, what does that tell about the future?! Architect Bill McKay joins us with his thoughts. Audio
Yes one housing sector is booming! Retirement villages
Bill McKay reports on the record number of retirement villages and how we can leverage this for the rest of New Zealand. Bill is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the… Audio
Report on the Rebuild of Christchurch's Central City
Bill McKay is just back from a look at how the Christchurch rebuild is going. He encountered a vibrant hospitality scene, and new housing, mostly two and three storey townhouses being built in town… Audio
Monster Cruise Ships, Mini-cities of the Seas
Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about monster cruise ships and how they are the mini-cities of the Seas. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of… Audio
Want a Helipad at Home? A Quick Guide to Resource Consents
Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about the RMA and Resource Consents. This against a backdrop of Briscoes boss Rod Duke has been trying to get consent for a helipad at his Herne Bay beachfront property. It… Audio
Are offensive fences dividing us more deeply?
White picket fences are OUT - and tall, fortresslike walls are taking their place, according to professor Imran Muhammed. But is that changing how we as humans interact with our neighbours and… Audio
Designing Better Homes: NZ Green Building Council and Lifemark
Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about how, at very little cost, we can improve our houses at the design stage and a couple of organisations that can give practical help; they also have assessment tools… Audio
How Immigration and Diversity have Made our Cities Better
Bill McKay was in Auckland's multi-cultural suburb of Sandringham when heard about the Christchurch killings. He reflects on how 20 years ago he''d have bought a pie from a dairy there, but now a… Audio
Where our cities meet the sea
Bill McKay takes a look at what is happening on the waterfronts and lakefronts of towns throughout the country, including the Whangarei town basin, and the coastal developments of Tauranga, Dunedin… Audio
NZ Co-housing taking off
Bill McKay attended Wellington's recent CoHoHui, where all the signs are that co-housing is becoming more popular in New Zealand. Audio
