Architecture

From Oriental Parade, to Cuba Street, Lambton Quay, The Terrace, Aro Street, Wellington is known as a very compact and walkable city. It's also packed full of interesting buildings which tell a story… Audio

Myint Aung San talks to Kadambari Raghukumar in this Voices episode about his dreams to change the refugee experience in camps by changing the way they're built.  Audio

Architect, educator, activist and ambassador Julie Stout has been named the New Zealand Institute of Architects 2021 Gold Medallist, the highest award an architect can receive in Aotearoa. She joins… Audio, Gallery

A Westmere home has been crowned the best new house in New Zealand, with the jury calling it "an inspirational window into what the future of Auckland could look like". Auckland architect Lisa Webb… Audio

Professor of Social Architecture at the University of California, Galen Cranz hasn't had conventional chairs in her house for some 20 years, out of concern for how damaging they are to our health. She… Audio

A leading engineering firm says New Zealand needs to get moving on creating a digital twin - and government should be considering it as part of a national digital strategy. A digital twin is a virtual… Audio

A perfect activity for those of us interested in both writing and architecture, The Warren Trust Awards for Architectural Writing is open for entries - with a new category to include our tamariki too!

Irish presenter and broadcaster Angela Scanlon is the host of the hugely popular Your Home Made Perfect television show. Audio

After a year of uncertainty, the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the La Biennale di Venezia in 2021 has opened, featuring an  installation from UoA's Auckland's School of Architecture… Audio, Gallery

Andi Schmied is an artist who found herself fascinated with the views offered from luxury apartments in NYC. In order to gain access to these premium locations and take some incredible photos, she… Audio

Lisa Fletcher moved to Kathmandu with her husband, Leighton, and their children, Annabel and Elliot, in 2019. Eight months later the pandemic struck, and now Nepal, like India, is in the midst of a… Audio

Architect Dave Strachan is setting off on a lecture series tour next week called 'the land, the weather and number 8 wire'. He talks to Jesse about his lectures and architecture in NZ right now. Audio

A new documentary by building experts John Gray and Roger Levie has uncovered the shocking state of apartment buildings around New Zealand. Entitled A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters. Roger is with… Audio

Despite the hassles and frustrations that Covid-19 has brought with it, Cantabrian Sarah Argyle has thoroughly enjoyed her experience of living abroad in the Netherlands with fiance JJ for the past… Audio

A decade on from Gerard Smyth's When A City Falls comes the sequel, When A City Rises - The People's Story, which screens tonight on TVNZ 1. The award-winning filmmaker joins the show to discuss the… Audio

Former journalist Corrine Ambler reckons Budapest is the most beautiful city in Europe. She is Calling Home this week to tell us about the incredible city - and her experience having Covid-19 while… Audio

After making wine around the globe, Grant Phelps was lured to Chile by the country's fifth richest man to run his winery. Eventually Grant branched out on his own to make his boutique wine in the… Audio

Former Samoan international Lama Tone tells Kathryn how rugby career ending injuries led him to architecture. Audio, Gallery