Fake grass, once considered a bit tacky, is making a kitschy comeback - popping up in backyards, apartment patios, commercial buildings, bars, schools and even inside some homes.

A small fibre-cement-board do-up cottage on a large tree-lined site in the Waitakere Ranges has been bought for TVNZ's new DIY reality show, Our First Home.

A Scottish-based Kiwi designer is flushed with excitement as her colourful and unique take on the humble toilet is turning heads in the UK.

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 tiny house where residents have to climb on the kitchen units to reach a mezzanine bed is on the market in London.

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

A French urban planning expert is in New Zealand this week, courtesy of think-tank the New Zealand Initiative.

Waterfront Auckland has been asked to “take the lead” to build two large buildings on Queens Wharf in exchange for upgrading the downtown ferry terminal.

Amystery bid to build two large commercial buildings on Queens Wharf in exchange for upgrading the downtown ferry facilities appears to be dead in the water.

A new lobby group is being formed to play a role in the development of the Auckland waterfront where public spaces are coming under pressure from private interests.

A landlord tried to rent a North Shore studio which had the kitchen, bathroom and laundry in the same room.

A $1.3 million 110-year-old Ponsonby villa is getting a high-profile makeover in what the owner hopes could result in a $2 million-plus sale.

A $1.3 million 110-year-old Ponsonby villa is getting a high-profile makeover in what the owner hopes could result in a $2 million-plus sale.

A new Whangarei bridge, modelled on the traditional Maori fish hook hei matua and crossing the Lower Hatea River, has won the supreme New Zealand Commercial Projects Awards.

The winners of the 2014 New Zealand Architecture Awards.

The public will be able to step inside 10 of Waiheke Island's most exclusive homes during the Waiheke House Tour.

Jerome Partington, one of the people behind New Zealand’s most revolutionary building hopes the design will be a greenprint for more of the same countrywide, writes Alan Perrott.

Dionne Christian gets a fascinating insight into our city's history.

Five new commercial and residential projects each won double awards at last night's annual Institute of Architects' Auckland awards.

Seattle's an economic engine, a leader in sustainability and a hub for culture and creativity, writes Dr Ann Bartos and John Mauro. It could easily be Auckland.

Beautifully designed architechture from the 2013 New Zealand Architecture Awards.

When Ben Crawford and sister Libby renovated the winning house in the first series of The Block NZ, one of the most distinctive features was the weatherboard wall in the living room.

Martino Gamper does extraordinary things with chairs - and awkward corners.