Architecture

A team of computer scientists at Victoria University think they may be a step closer to making virtual reality more like... reality. Audio

High rise wooden buildings are economic to build, environmentally friendly and much more earthquake resilient than traditional building systems based on concrete and steel, an industry player says. Audio, Gallery

Elisapeta Heta is an architectural graduate who recently joined the board of the New Zealand Institute of Architects as a representative of Nga Aho - Aotearoa's national network of Maori design… Audio

Michael Parekowhai's controversial Lighthouse is a lifesize sculpture resembling a 1950s statehouse on Auckland's Queens Wharf, beaming light over the Waitemata Harbour from neon constellations… Audio

Barbara Bestor is the founder and head of Bestor Architecture in Los Angeles. She has been listed among the six women who changed the face of LA architecture. Her work is dedicated to the idea that… Audio

Ghanaian-British architect Sir David Adjaye was knighted this year for “being one of the leading architects of his generation and a global cultural ambassador for the UK". Audio, Gallery

Queenstown architect Fred van Brandenburg switched from classical design to the Gaudi-inspired curves of the natural world, after a trip to Barcelona in 2005. Audio, Gallery

Lower Hutt, Wellington's neighbour, is home to a treasure trove of post-World War II modernist buildings. Audio, Gallery

Kim Hill talks to Mary Kisler, Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art, at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. She discusses the role of serendipity when travelling, discussing a… Audio

Life lessons don't often come from the engineering department at prestigious universities like Stanford. But for more than 40 years mechanical engineer Professor Bernie Roth has been teaching a class… Audio

"For 150 years people have wanted to live in the city and the country at the same time" says historian Ben Schrader. Audio

Kim Hill talks to Martin Luff and Danny Squires, co-founders and directors of Space Craft Systems, a social enterprise based in Christchurch that has developed the WikiHouseNZ system to revolutionise… Audio

Kim Hill talks to occupational therapist Juliet Arnott, who is the founder and director of Christchurch reuse business Rekindle. She is currently driving the Design for Reuse - Resource: Rise Again… Audio

In 1992 a sudden financial crisis forced the Mercury theatre to close in dramatic fashion. Auckland Theatre Company rose from its ashes. Actor/director Simon Prast was there and recalls the upheaval… Audio

Kim Hill talks to Wellington architect and urbanist Chris Moller, who is the presenter of the television programme Grand Designs New Zealand which is just starting its second series. Audio