The simple reason why Jef Wong has been at design firm Designworks for almost two decades.

What is bio-design? Award-winning Auckland architect Jo Aitken explains.

Raewyn Court outlines the steps and processes required to become a registered Architect.

James McNab of Think + Shift talks business motivations, and get started.

Objectspace director Kim Paton is opening a new gallery for the craft and design centre.

A futuristic, partially underground house is shortlisted for a global architecture award.

The final part of the Herald's French Connection series looks at unlocking green spaces.

Kiwi architects have been short-listed for global awards for projects around the country.

Top Auckland/Northland architecture acknowledged.

Architect Zaha Hadid is being honoured today with a Google Doodle.

The project will see the bridge illuminated with lights powered by solar energy.

Apple is planning three new laptops, according to people familiar with the matter

New Zealand Institute of Architects' Auckland area awards revealed.

Six houses are up for the prestigious house of the year award.

A new 6 million dollar development is about to be built on the corner of Tainui and Tui streets in Matamata - but first the Council borough building dating back to the 1940's must come down. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Power passed from female to female in ancient Native American society run by maternal elite, genetic analysis reveals.

COMMENT: Today we mourn but let's also look forward to a new Christchurch as it becomes our most beautiful city.

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Out come the jewellery, the fashion and the cars of the 1930s - but Art Deco wouldn't be what it is without the architecture. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Visiting great buildings is one of the enduring pleasures of travel, writes Jonathan Glancey

China's growth is slowing, but its cities still battle over tall towers and speed records.

Helping restore a piece of Kiwi history - Sir Edmund Hillary's original hut at Scott Base in Antarctica - has proven a dream job for a young Auckland architecture student.

ASB chief architect James Bergin has been named this year's Deloitte Top 200 Young Executive of the Year.

WATCH: Meet the finalists of this year's Deloitte Top 200 Young Executive of the Year Award.

CLOSED: The Rotorua Museum remains closed after new earthquake damage was found last week. PHOTO/FILE A_23115sp1.JPG Engineers are

A French memorial will be added to the War Memorial Park in Wellington after a winning design was chosen from 43 entries.

The chance to get your hands Tirau's giant animal couple has now gone - with the corrugated sheep and ram sold to a buyer this week.

What makes a city tick? As debate continues about Auckland's future design, Kim Dovey and Elek Pafka look at some key qualities for a great city.

Proponents of eminent Maori architect John Scott have made a last-ditch effort to save one of his revered works on the shores of Lake

Why pay someone to pull your own design ideas out of your head, reinterpret them and then bring them to reality? Well, here are just