Urban
Urban issues with Bill McKay
Groups of people around the country are aiming to sort out the housing crisis on their own through cooperative housing, but running into bureaucracy. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of… Audio
Urban issues with Bill McKay
In recognition of ANZAC Day, we look at our country's war memorials and how they reflect our changing society over the last hundred years. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture… Audio
Urban issues with Bill McKay
Bill McKay will be doing up a house he bought and telling us about it over the next year - today he discusses what to look out for when buying a house. Bill is a Senior Lecturer in the School of… Audio
Urban issues with Bill McKay?
What happens when you buy a house that used to be a P-Lab? And Upper Greys Avenue, the Housing NZ apartment building, is facing demolition. Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture… Audio
Urban issues with Bill McKay
Yet another group has reported back on the housing problem - but it's time for action. Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio
Maori architecture in the 20th Century
In recognition of the first political events of the year, Bill McKay looks at the architectural background to Ratana and Waitangi. Bill is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at… Audio
The Future of Asphalt
Bill McKay discusses cars in the future urban environment, how will electric and driver-less cars change our cities? Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the… Audio
Suffocated by noise pollution
Whether you're on a bus, turning up your music to drown out the rattling, or sitting in traffic next to honking cars and squealing breaks, there's a lot of sounds around.
A paper from Canadian… Audio
Urban issues with Bill McKay?
Bill McKay speaks with Kathryn Ryan about solutions to the country's housing crisis. Bill is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio
Our Changing World for 30 November 2017
A project to map coronary arteries in healthy and sick people, and on the hunt for lizards in city parks and gardens. Audio
Where to hold the America's cup?
Bill McKay looks at arguments over the Americas Cup base in Auckland and what else is happening around the country's ports. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning… Audio
Open plan offices
Extreme open plan offices, where you don't even have a desk, are trendy now but does that mean they will work for everyone? Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at… Audio
Urbanist Bill McKay
Life is getting faster and more complicated but how easy are we making it to navigate the urban environment? Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University… Audio
Architecture academic Bill McKay
Bill McKay looks at the surprising history of prefabrication in New Zealand and what it promises for the future Audio
Townies and country folk protest against Hawkes Bay water plans
Around 300 tractors rolled into Clive today to protest access to water, which has united both rural and urban residents. Audio
Urbanist Bill McKay
Renting and the political parties policies. More people than we think rent their homes, soon half the population will. Why serious thought about the issue is needed to bring rental policy into the… Audio
Housing policy: who's promising what??
Bill McKay, Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland, discusses the different political parties' housing policies, as we head towards the general… Audio
Satellite cities & motorways – do they fit in the modern world?
Bill McKay discusses the old ideas of satellite cities and motorways and where they fit in the modern world. Audio
Urbanist Bill McKay
There are an increasing number of terrace houses and apartments in our cities. Bill McKay continues to discuss what to look for in design when renting or buying, especially when buying off the plans. Audio
Urbanist Bill McKay
Bill McKay discusses whether bedrooms are required to have windows and illuminates us on how New Zealand's Building Code works. Audio
