The Gravy - Series Three, Episode 13

This is about an older woman taking a younger man, and ... exciting possibility.

– Richard Meros/Arthur Meek

He was very critical of a book I wrote on Auckland University. He likened it to a book he’d received as a prize — a second prize — at a catholic Sunday school. ... This fellow Melling has been highly critical of architects in this country.

– Sir Michael Fowler responds to Melling’s efforts to forge a context for architectural criticism in NZ

Wouldn’t it be wonderful!

– Melling reacts to Maxwell’s excitement that Melling's designs for his studio might influence his music

The fuzz as we then called them [the local Mounties] raided our premises and confiscated all the magazines and we were charged with obscenity. We immediately went back to the printer and republished it, and in place of every allegedly offensive word we overprinted the word 'fuzz', calling it the ‘fuzzpigated issue’ ... and that sold like hot cakes and made us a lot of money ...

– Melling on being charged with obscenity, when editing Toronto’s underground magazine Satyrday in the late 60s

When I first became interested in architecture it struck me that there was an unnecessary gap between what was heralded as 'architecture' and the type of buildings I live my life in.

– Melling breaks down the architectural class system