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.

A stadium won't do justice to lifting Auckland's economy or aspirations to a position as a world city of scale, writes Tony Garnier. It needs an architectural statement beyond the Sydney Opera House.

Big House, Small House - New Homes of New Zealand Architects is a wonderful new book by leading writer John Walsh and photographer Patrick Reynolds. In this extract we visit the Coromandel bach of a New York-based architect.

Here we visit the Coromandel bach of a New-York based architect featured in John Walsh and photographer Patrick Reynolds' new book called, Big House, Small House - New Homes of New Zealand Architects.

It's been one of the best year's ever for architecture in Auckland, according to Auckland Architecture Awards judge, Blair Farquhar. A panel of pros have picked 28 projects to feature in the top designs of 2012. Check them out.

Auckland Art Gallery beat 82 other entries to win the Property Council's top award last night. Here's a look at the top winners.