Architecture
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
Architect appalled by the city's apartment designs
A leading Auckland architect says a lot of Auckland's CBD apartment blocks are eyesores. Audio
Florence Jeanblanc Risler & Elizabeth Knox - French Connections
France's Ambassador to New Zealand, Florence Jeanblanc Risler and New Zealand Author, Elizabeth Knox join Wallace to talk about an cross-cultural architectural competition to design a French memorial… Audio
Jeremy Hansen and Lance Herbst
Architect Lance Herbst joins HOME magazine's Jeremy Hansen to talk about the award-winning house that's just won the House of the Year award. Audio, Gallery
Urban density – a panel discussion
Urban density marks a shift away from a traditional single-storey home on a section, towards multi-storey apartment and townhouse developments. Proponents say increasing urban density is important for… Audio
Masterpieces - Bill McKay
Time now for masterpieces of the week. Today we have Associate Head of the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland, Bill McKay who has also penned a number of books on… Audio
David Mitchell
One of New Zealand's most gifted architects, David Mitchell, has been named as a 2016 Distinguished Alumni by the University of Auckland and will be honoured at a dinner held tonight. He talks about… Audio
Designing better places to die
Alison Killing is a British architect and urban designer, her studio Killing Architects is based in the Netherlands. She says architects must consider a range of social, political and economic issues… Audio
Sofie Willems and Joan Raun Nielsen: Spektrum Arkitekter
Two partners in Spektrum Arkitekter of Denmark are visiting New Zealand to give lectures and share their unique approach to architecture. Audio
Award winning architect, Tom Kundig
Tom Kundig is principal/owner of the Seattle-based firm Olson Kundig Architects - and is perhaps best known for his isolated cabins, some elevated on poles, others jutting out of hillsides with… Audio, Gallery
Shakespeare at Auckland's Pop-up Globe
Pop-up Globe is the world's first full-scale working replica of the second Globe theatre, and eight of Shakespeare's works will be performed in Auckland before it heads to another part of the world.
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