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.

Opinions may be divided, but Wellington Airport's so-called Rock terminal continues to rake in accolades.

The Finnish capital has been named 2012's World Design Capital.

Jim Eagles visits a piece of British history and finds out how its unlikely saviour spent five years rescuing it from ruin in a swamp.

The economy may be fragile but architecture has rarely been healthier, say judges.

Check out all the images from the winning designs at the Auckland Architecture Awards 2011.

A new study, published in Diabetes Care, has shown sleep may reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in obese teens.

Think of Barcelona and exuberance and optimism, culture and Catalonian style may well leap to your mind.

A famous Rolling Stone once said: "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture." In fact, I'm going to manipulate his words and say: architecture could very well make you want to dance.

The Global Cities initiative is looking at ways to help Auckland become a better place to live and work, writes Ruth Le Pla.