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Season 1

  • S01E01 Roger Walker

    • November 2, 2021

    Architect Roger Walker takes host Matthew Ridge to visit three of his favourite New Zealand houses. At 79-years-young, Roger challenges us to never be afraid to try something new.

  • S01E02 Nicholas Dalton

    • November 9, 2021

    Architect Nicholas Dalton's unique work is inspired by the combination of European and Maori elements in his childhood church in Mamaku. Nick takes Ridgey to his favourite New Zealand designs.

  • S01E03 Anna-Marie Chin

    • November 16, 2021

    Architect Anna-Marie Chin takes Matthew on a winter wonderland tour of spectacular homes in Queenstown, Arrowtown, and Dunedin. Anna-Marie also opens up about what inspires her designs.

  • S01E04 Pip Cheshire

    • November 23, 2021

    Matthew joins architect Pip Cheshire to explore what the future of inner-city living might look like. Ridgey also gets a tour around the Britomart Precinct, where Pip was a lead designer.

  • S01E05 Julie Stout

    • November 30, 2021

    Architect Julie Stout takes Matthew on a past and present Auckland journey and considers its future - specifically the waterfront area presently occupied by the Ports of Auckland.

  • S01E06 Michael O'Sullivan

    • December 7, 2021

    Architect Michael O'Sullivan takes Matthew Ridge on a tour of some of his favourite designs in New Zealand - including the first house in the world to see the sun of a new day.

Season 2

  • S02E01 David Strachan

    • August 14, 2023

    Architect Dave Strachan shows Matthew Ridge how well-designed and built housing can respond to changing climatic conditions. Together, they explore six incredible houses.

  • S02E02 Sally Ogle

    • August 21, 2023

    Sally Ogle leads Matthew on a journey of fighting for every square metre of success, a story inspirational to a younger generation facing big challenges in the housing market.

  • S02E03 Stacey Farrell

    • August 28, 2023

    Queenstown architect Stacey Farrell shows Matthew what it means for a home to visually connect to its environment. The pair visits six ground-breaking designs from around New Zealand.

  • S02E04 Rafe Maclean

    • September 4, 2023

    Rafe Maclean shares the importance of "rigor" in architectural design and why he believes Passive Houses are the sustainable future of our built environment.

  • S02E05 Rafe Maclean

    • September 11, 2023

    Rafe Maclean shares the importance of "rigor" in architectural design and why he believes Passive Houses are the sustainable future of our built environment.

  • S02E06 Hugh Tennent

    • September 18, 2023

    Hugh Tennent takes Matthew Ridge into architecture's quiet, reflective dimension to demonstrate how food design can elevate the human spirit.