Herald cartoonist Rod Emmerson experiences the jewel in the crown of a luxury Azamara Club Cruise through the Greek Isles and Turkish Coast, in the ruins of Ephesus.

Auckland's Jessop Architects has developed plans for passive houses with extremely low energy consumption.

The earthquake-damaged Christchurch Town Hall has been saved after city councillors unanimously voted in favour of a $127.5 million full restoration plan today.

A restoration plan to save the earthquake-damaged Christchurch Town Hall has been hailed as a "masterpiece" by the internationally acclaimed building's architect.

Ben Crawford goes back to the building site to see what's in store this year.

The creative juices must have been flowing when a fruit drink magnate's celebrated new house was on the drawing board.

There's a tantalising connection between Jazz Age performance legend Josephine Baker and the Old Folks Ass.

The woman behind a controversial $100 million waterfront hotel bid in Dunedin says she will compromise to secure a deal with the Dunedin City Council.

Paterson parlayed a childhood passion into a successful career, and the awards just keep on coming.

The company bidding to build a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin is taking its fight to the Environment Court.

Childhood friends Dominic Glamuzina and Aaron Paterson, of Glamuzina Paterson Architects, were hailed as "emerging talent" when two of the four award-winning projects in the Housing category of the 2013 New Zealand Architecture Awards were theirs.

It's a $15 million renovation, an award-winning heritage vision and a blueprint for urban renewal in downtown Auckland. And judging from the all-day crowds, it's still the place to be seen drinking coffee.

Controversial plans for a $100 million 27-level Dunedin hotel have been knocked back.

A spiritual home is slowly taking shape on a Northland coastal block in the hands of a Maori sculptor and his wife.

The Auckland Triennial, which opens next month, brings together a host of local and international artists responding to what it is like to live here.

If you work for ASB and you are in Takapuna's Sovereign House, Albany's C:Drive or are about to move into ASB North Wharf at Wynyard Quarter, then lucky you.

A student architecture competition includes a plan for Christchurch Cathedral to be "reconstructed"and its roof line again made visible.

Auckland's Jessop Architects has developed plans for passive houses with extremely low energy consumption.

Giving building owners 10 years to strengthen earthquake-prone buildings would amount to an "execution order" for many heritage buildings, says the Auckland Council.

Rumblings about the possible demolition of the Auckland Civic Administration structure at 1 Greys Ave have led me to investigate this interesting building, writes David Tsow.

A weekly feature by Grant Bradley looks at what's happening in the travel industry and what it means for consumers.

Originally published on June 16, this Westmere home combines quirky architecture with artistic decor to create the creative's dream house.

Home buyers are being urged to challenge estate agents who claim houses are architecturally designed after new moves that relax how properties can be marketed.

Estate agents have been given the all-clear to describe houses as architecturally designed - even if the creators are not registered professionals.