Architecture

Since media giant Bauer shut its New Zealand operations suddenly in April, the magazine shelves around the country have been pretty bare. Bauer's Australasian operations have now been bought by… Audio

Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about the new types of building work that from August will no longer require a building consent, saving homeowners up to $18 million a year and reducing the number of… Audio

Staying home during lockdown has made New Zealanders intimately aware of our houses features and flaws. Wellington architect Judi Keith-Brown is the newly appointed President of The New Zealand… Audio

With experts estimating that a 'toilet plume' can travel six feet in every direction, and considering many public toilets aren't even equipped with lids, commercial bathrooms could be forever changed… Audio

Future cities thought leader, Mark Burry talks to Kathryn about the need for boosting development in rural communities, particularly in the wake of natural disasters. Mark Burry is a New Zealand… Audio

Architect Anne Salmond has spent her life designing buildings and is considered a trailblazer in her field. When she graduated from Victoria University in 1980 there were just eight women in her… Audio

Charles Jencks, architectural commentator and promoter of post-modernism died last month. Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about post-modernism and how it shook up the world of architecture and design… Audio

James Whitta is living the dream in his role as a product developer for the world's largest home furnishing retailer, IKEA, in its spiritual birthplace. The award-winning furniture designer is Calling… Audio

He's best known for his work on TV and radio but Australian comedian Tim Ross has always had a passion for architecture and design. The self-proclaimed "designer nerd" is in the country for the… Audio

The Rugby World Cup kicked off in Tokyo on Friday night, so it is apt that Calling Home is heading there for the first time this weekend. We're joined by ground-breaking Kiwi lawyer Catherine… Audio

Like many young New Zealanders, aspiring architect Pete Bossley jumped on a plane and headed off for a year or two of travel. Audio, Gallery

Brent Heavener is the founder of the number one Instagram feed @tinyhouse. His new book, "Tiny House: Live Small, Dream Big" contains over 250 striking images of the world's most creative small homes… Audio, Gallery

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

Neuroscientist Shane O'Mara is an avid walker who has just released a new book that is something of a hymn to the most basic of exercises, In Praise of Walking. He joins the show to discuss the… Audio

Nice Try! is a 7-part series looking at the elusive idea of utopia- a perfect society or place- and how this concept's been interpreted at various points in history, from Hitler's plans for Berlin, to… Audio

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio declared skyscrapers made of glass and steel "have no place in our city or our Earth anymore", arguing their energy inefficient design contributes to global warning.  Audio

Mark Burry is a New Zealand architect, based in Melbourne whose expertise is sought around the world. Professor Burry is recognised internationally as a thought leader and researcher in the domain of… Audio, Gallery

There’s this amazing apartment block in central Wellington that could teach us a lot about building affordable houses and great communities for people of all ages. It’s called Park Mews - but the… Audio

The houses of one of our most highly regarded architects Andrew Patterson are the subject of the first monograph to be published internationally of the work of a New Zealand architect. Houses of… Audio, Gallery