The Chateau embodied a timeless elegance and was rooted deeply in New Zealand’s heritage.

21 projects were winners on the night.

All up, 57 buildings and projects won Auckland region prizes including 29 homes.

Rau Hoskins notes that some still have 90 per cent of the original colonial architecture.

Wāhine toa incorporating indigenous aesthetic considering tikanga and mātauranga Māori.

Tere Insley, Elisapeta Heta & Raukura Turei, wahine toa incorporating an indigenous aesthetic which considers tikanga and mātauranga Māori shaping spaces through a Māori lens. Video / Faultline Films. Made with funding from NZ on Air and Te Mangai Paho.

The marae is the cultural heart of Massey University’s Wellington campus.

Derek visits Te Rau Karamu marae a masterpiece of interwoven philosophies, artwork and technology which has won multiple awards and received massive recognition in the design world. Video / Faultline Films. Made with funding from NZ on Air and Te Mangai Paho.

Derek visits post-quake Christchurch to see if the rebuild of Aotearoa's most quintessentially English city has shaken off its colonial past and embraced Ōtautahi's rich Māori heritage. Video / Faultline Films. Made with funding from NZ on Air and Te Mangai Paho.

Te Ara a Tāwhaki at Te Wānanga o Raukawa and the process of collaboration.

The Drawing Board takes in the beautiful scenery of Ngāi Tahu

Derek visits Te Ara a Tāwhaki at Te Wānanga o Raukawa and explores the process of collaboration between Pākeha architects Tennent Brown and Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Video / Faultline Films. Made with funding from NZ on Air and Te Mangai Paho.

Antiquities expert suspects property developers ordering an attack on his life.

Derek travels to a small papakainga development in Rapaki with Perry Royal and Ngāti Whatua unveil plans to expand their ground-breaking multi-level papakainga development in Tamaki Makaurau. Video / Faultline Films. Made with funding from NZ on Air and Te Mangai Paho.

The colourful construction is car-free and bike-friendly.

Tūrama is a whare that embeds whakapapa into the building

Derek explores Tūrama, a whare that embeds whakapapa into the built form, creating a connection to a place beyond where the eye can see. The Drawing Board is an 8-part series airing Monday nights on Whakaata Māori. Made with the help of NZ on Air. Video / Faultline Films

The notion of camping was at the heart of the well-worked plan.

"We covered 47 projects in 12 towns and cities during 10 days.” - Andrew Irving

Tributes roll in for giant of New Zealand architecture.

A sacked architectural designer ignored numerous requests to return work files.

All up, architects won prizes for 41 area projects - the work was seen as outstanding.

"Being young, brown and highly educated is extremely intimidating."

Architectural designer who cleaned bathrooms awarded $20k after losing job during Covid.

Step aside Paris, London and Rome, there's a new 'top city' in town.