Architecture
Ben Schrader: New Zealand's urban history
"For 150 years people have wanted to live in the city and the country at the same time" says historian Ben Schrader. Audio
WikiHouse: construction by the people for the people
Kim Hill talks to Martin Luff and Danny Squires, co-founders and directors of Space Craft Systems, a social enterprise based in Christchurch that has developed the WikiHouseNZ system to revolutionise… Audio
Tim Swanson - Building Future Cities
Architect Tim Swanson knows what it takes to build a whole city from scratch - he's one of the visionaries behind a new city in India. Heading the Chicago office of global company CannonDesign, he's… Audio
Juliet Arnott: waste and re-use
Kim Hill talks to occupational therapist Juliet Arnott, who is the founder and director of Christchurch reuse business Rekindle. She is currently driving the Design for Reuse - Resource: Rise Again… Audio
The Show Did Go On
In 1992 a sudden financial crisis forced the Mercury theatre to close in dramatic fashion. Auckland Theatre Company rose from its ashes. Actor/director Simon Prast was there and recalls the upheaval… Audio
Suter gallery reopens after $12m refit
Suter Te Aratoi o Whakatū in Nelson re-opened its doors today after an 18-month rebuild and refurbishment. Audio
Professor Bill McKay
Jesse Mulligan talks to Professor Bill McKay a university expert on architecture who's conducting a tour with a difference this weekend. He's going to be taking a bus load of people around the city's… Audio
Chris Moller: houses and designs
Kim Hill talks to Wellington architect and urbanist Chris Moller, who is the presenter of the television programme Grand Designs New Zealand which is just starting its second series. Audio
Architecture a factor in preventing Ashburton style tragedies
The Ministry of Social Development says it won't comment until it is sentenced for failing to provide a safe work place at its Ashburton office where Russell Tully shot four employees, killing two of… Audio
Demolition of historic DOC building at Lake Waikaremoana begins
Demolition of the Aniwaniwa Visitor Centre next to Lake Waikaremoana has now begun, despite protests from a group of architects and artists. Audio
Demolition of Āniwaniwa Visitor Centre poised to begin
The controversial demolition of the historic Āniwaniwa Visitor Centre, next to Lake Waikaremoana, will begin next week.
DoC accused of neglecting historic building
Architects around the country are fighting to save the visitors centre at Te Urewera National Park, which they say has been wilfully neglected by the Department of Conservation. Video, Audio
Designs on Auckland
With the recent sign off of Auckland's development blueprint, the heat is on to get the planning and design stages right. Auckland now has a new single set of planning rules to manage the city's… Audio
Central Auckland Walking Tour (Part 1)
Historian Edward Bennett takes Bryan Crump on a Auckland Heritage Tour. Audio
Best young brains in building battle it out
Top students in architecture, engineering and construction battle it out in a contest to come up with new ideas for affordable housing. Audio
Gregory O'Brien: Futuna Chapel
Kim Hill talks to painter, poet, curator and writer Gregory O'Brien about his new book with Nick Bevin, Futuna: Life of a Building. Audio
Sean Godsell - the park bench shelter
Melbourne-based architect Sean Godsell has designed a park bench that doubles as a shelter for the homeless. That's as well as more traditional architect fare - residential homes through to big… Audio, Gallery
Kathy Waghorn: Future Islands at Venice
Kim Hill talks to the co-director of Future Islands, the New Zealand exhibition at Biennale Architettura 2016 in Venice, the most influential architectural event in the world. Audio
The remote little island that captured the design world
Canadian multimillionaire, Zita Cobb talks to Nine to Noon about growing up on Fogo Island, and the bold architectural project she was involved with to nurse it back to economic health. The project… Audio, Gallery
Easy to build and robust housing concept in pipeline for Fiji
The designer of a new traditional Fijian style simple robust home is hoping his concept could be an easy and affordable solution to the devastation caused by Cyclone Winston. Video, Audio