Architecture
Pike River Mine Museum - Cory Devine
A West Coast man has designed a tribute, to the 29 men who died at the Pike River mine in 2010. CPIT architecture student, Cory Devine, has designed a museum, and if accepted it will be part of a… Audio
Buildings 'amaze and entice' judges
Almost 30 buildings throughout New Zealand have won top honours at the country's Architecture Awards.
Playing Favourites with Philip Smith and David Straight
Philip Smith is the owner of landscape design company O2 Landscapes Ltd, and David Straight is a Christchurch-born photographer. They have created the new book, Vernacular: the Everyday Landscape of… Audio
Early Roman Architecture - Prof Robert Hannah
Rome wasn't built in a day - in fact, new research shows that Roman architects spent up to a year monitoring the sunlight and where it falls on certain important dates in the Roman calendar before… Audio
Arts commentator Jennifer Buckley
Jennifer is the former and founding Director of the Auckland Art Fair. She is currently working with the Institute of Architects on taking New Zealand's exhibition, Future Islands, to the Venice… Audio
Small House Living with Catherine Foster
Living in smaller spaces without compromising design or comfort.Smart, space-efficient houses are becoming the way of the future. Catherine Foster's book Small House Living showcases a collection of… Audio, Gallery
Rare glimpse of original Christchurch Town Hall Designs
Now the Christchurch Town Hall rebuild is officially happening, a rare opportunity has come up to see the original plans from 1968.The Warren & Mahoney drawings are kept in the MacMillan Brown… Audio
Masterpieces - Malcolm Walker
Architect Malcolm Walker chooses his favourite New Zealand building. Audio
Wonderful sheds
Andrew Wilcox started a competition in 2007 to find the best and quirkiest sheds after years of running a website devoted to the subject. This year there were over 2400 entries with the winner being… Audio, Gallery
Andrew Patterson: Len Lye Centre
The new Len Lye Centre at New Plymouth's Govett-Brewster Art Gallery will be the first ever New Zealand museum dedicated to the work of a single artist. Architect Andrew Patterson tells Eva how they… Audio
The Len Lye Centre
On time, on budget, and unlike any other building in the country, New Plymouth's dedicated Len Lye Centre opens next weekend. Locals have been able to see the 32-tonne stainless steel facade for a… Audio
The Best of Upbeat for 10 July 2015
In this week's episode: Eva speaks to British architecture writer Owen Hatherley, before catching up with the star Russian conductor Vasily Petrenko ahead of his New Zealand Symphony Orchestra… Audio
Owen Hatherley: Cities in a Climate of Change
British author and guest speaker at Auckland's Cities in a Climate of Change conference - presenting this evening at City Gallery Wellington. Audio
How to look at Māori art in the 21st century
Dr Rangihiroa Panoho has 22 years professional experience as a leading New Zealand curator and art historian and his specialist areas are Maori, Pacific, New Zealand and international indigenous art… Audio, Gallery
Henriette Vamberg - rating Auckland
Henriette Vamberg, of Denmark's Gehl Architects, reflects on the progress made by Auckland in transforming itself into a liveable city. Audio
Reframing the Great Outdoors
From home grown vegetables to living walls, rooftop and pop-up gardens, to the humble indoor plant: nature is taking centre stage with gardening enthusiasts happily showing off the fruits of their… Audio
Stirring the Imagination
Australian architect couple Rob McBride and Debbie Ryan reveal the influences on their extraordinary designs, some of which have been described as 'unlikely'. Co-founders of Melbourne's McBride… Audio
Architecture inspired by literature
Lloyd Jones' Mr Pip was about the power of literature in a country and culture that had very little knowledge or interest in it. Audio
Home of the Year 2015
The 'Home of the Year' is New Zealand's richest architectural prize and this year the honours went to Richard Naish for the design of his own family home in Grey Lynn, Auckland. Wallace talks to the… Audio
Alejandro Aravena: housing solutions
Principal of the Elemental architecture practice in Chile, who is visiting New Zealand to deliver the 2015 Futuna Lecture Series. Audio