Bill Mc Kay

What would you do if your local council or the Government asked to buy your house?

It happened to Bill McKay recently, under the Public Works Act. Audio

Bill McKay discusses the history of the classic layout of a kitchen, and its connections to pre-Nazi Germany.  Audio

The heritage building debate: A balance between saving our history and building our future. Audio

Today, Bill argues that it is cheaper and more sustainable to reuse old buildings rather than demolish them. He looks at how the University of Auckland has just done that - and ended up with the… Audio

Does urban densification mean heritage buildings have to go? Audio

As more people work remotely New Zealand is seeing a hollowing out of inner cities which poses questions over how to sustain central area populations and the use of commercial buildings and carparking… Audio

Bill McKay toured a few Australasian cities over summer; and shares his thoughts from the log industry to public transport. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning… Audio

The new Government is canning Labour's RMA reforms, but has vowed to cut red tape. So change is coming - but what form could it take? Bill will talk about the options. Audio

Bill discusses a new exhibition at Auckland's Objectspace gallery called 'The Chair; a story of design and making in Aotearoa'. It showcases more then 110 New Zealand designed and made chairs spanning… Audio

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

How did a vision to make cities more liveable become twisted into a totalitarian dystopia? Audio

Bill McKay discusses Te Matawai, Kainga Ora's new 276 apartment complex in central Auckland. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio

A few days ago at an Auckland event senior people from Labour, National and the Greens each signed a pledge to build a 1000 more houses a year in Auckland. Bill McKay joins Susie Ferguson to explain… Audio