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.

A Napier artist's studio, a handful of schools, a cliff-side cafe and a chapel are amongst the winners in this year's New Zealand Architecture Awards. The convener of the five-person jury, Hugh Tennant, says this year he's seen a greater effort to improve urban environments and architecture, with a more sophisticated approach. One project will be selected for the 2012 NZ Architecture Medal on May 25.