A pre-fabricated housing business, which built four new multimillion dollar Auckland houses aims to build new places within only four weeks.

A pocket of professional services that's in a state of change in Australia is the architectural practice, writes Bella Katz.

SkyCity's offer to build a convention centre of international scale in Auckland for no public outlay got off to a bad start when the price turned out to be more pokie machines at its casino.

Mercedes-Benz has teamed with Lufthansa to develop airline interiors for short and medium haul private aircraft.

A strong earthquake centred in Marlborough was felt as far away as Wellington this evening. GeoNet said the magnitude 4.6 quake happened 16km underground.

Some of the biggest buildings of the new-look Christchurch are being put together virtual piece by virtual piece, thanks to remarkable 3D technology.

Lovers of innovative architecture will get the chance to step inside some of Auckland's most stylish homes in two upcoming house tours.

Architect Frank Gehry says he'll never again design a building quite like the "crumpled paper bag" which officially opened at Sydney's University of Technology yesterday.

The historic former headquarters of lingerie company Berlei, standing in the way of the $500 million-plus SkyCity International Convention Centre, will be gutted and only its facade will remain.

Vo Van Duong's bamboo and coconut leaf house looks much like others deep in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.

A public memorial service for prominent architect Sir Ian Athfield will be held in central Wellington next month.

Nick Ferrier's residence was a good candidate to feature on My House, My Castle - not least because of this castle's three turrets.

Perhaps the balmy spring weather is lulling me into a false sense of optimism, but I am getting the feeling that the old Auckland City administration "skyscraper" might survive the wrecker's ball after all.

Finally there is progress on the St James Theatre and now all eyes will be on the developers to deliver.

Given Auckland's chequered history in saving heritage buildings, best to keep the Lindauer on ice for the time being, writes Brian Rudman.

Libraries of the future could become community go-to places where you can hire a car, cut out a neat-fitting dress on a 3D printer or show a movie that you made.

Auckland councillor Chris Darby says architecture at the 282-residence 16ha Waimahia Inlet special housing area left him cold and buyers were put off.

A bridge linking Auckland's Parnell Baths to the waterfront has won a prestigious international award.

California's Sunset Strip, known for its giant billboards, celebrity hot spots and rock clubs, is getting a makeover.

A rustic-style timber-clad high rise apartment block, has won a design competition to showcase more intensive Auckland building styles.