Architecture

From home grown vegetables to living walls, rooftop and pop-up gardens, to the humble indoor plant: nature is taking centre stage with gardening enthusiasts happily showing off the fruits of their… Audio

Australian architect couple Rob McBride and Debbie Ryan reveal the influences on their extraordinary designs, some of which have been described as 'unlikely'. Co-founders of Melbourne's McBride… Audio

Lloyd Jones' Mr Pip was about the power of literature in a country and culture that had very little knowledge or interest in it. Audio

The 'Home of the Year' is New Zealand's richest architectural prize and this year the honours went to Richard Naish for the design of his own family home in Grey Lynn, Auckland. Wallace talks to the… Audio

Principal of the Elemental architecture practice in Chile, who is visiting New Zealand to deliver the 2015 Futuna Lecture Series. Audio

Elric Hooper is a recognisable face in Christchurch theatre both on and off stage. He spent his early years with Dame Ngaio Marsh, the influential woman for whom the theatre at The University of… Audio

Tommy Honey talks about a conference, some architects and a lot of innovation. Audio

Sir Harold Marshall is an award-winning and ground breaking acoustic architect who loves Bach. Knighted for services to acoustical science, the stunning new ultra-modern concert hall the Philharmonie… Audio

Mary discusses Te Uru, the new addition to Lopdell House in Titirangi, and the installations and interpretation at Toitu Otago Settlers Museum. Audio

Sir Ian Athfield, the architect behind Wellington's Civic Square, Christchurch's Jade Stadium and Buck House in Hawkes Bay has been farewelled in Wellington. Audio

Home magazine editor Jeremy Hansen looks at architecture around New Zealand. Audio

Architecture students in Wellington have put together a plan to save Wellington's Cuba Street from being destroyed in an earthquake. Audio

Together, father and son architects Pip and Nat Cheshire direct a small team of 25, many of whom are straight out of architecture school. Their fresh eyes and perspectives are valued, alongside those… Audio

We find out how Ron Sang manages to combine a busy career as an architect with being a contemporary art collector, award-winning writer and publisher. Audio

In the 1940s a group of idealistic Wellington architects formed the Architectural Centre. For more than six decades the Centre has been at the forefront of debates about how the city should develop… Audio

The architect of Christchurch's cardboard cathedral Shigeru Ban providing shelter, community centers and spiritual places in post disaster zones. Audio

This week, Sonia Sly speaks to Auckland-based sculptor and artist Caroline Robinson, she may have started her career in the World of Wearable arts, but for the past 16 years her focus has been on… Audio

Architectural writer and commentator who will visit New Zealand for the WORD Christchurch Writers Festival. Audio

Wellington architect Hugh Tennent is fostering an unusual design niche for himself. Combining a passion for Buddhist meditation with a love of architecture, Hugh has designed and overseen the building… Audio

How criminals use buildings and architecture to their advantage. Geoff Manaugh's writing 'The Burglar's Guide to The City'. Audio