Further Information and Links
(i) CABE - Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (UK) www.cabe.org.uk
(ii) The Institute has developed the following outline for the Government Architect position it would like to see adopted by State/Territory and Federal Governments:
- Provide strategic policy advice to the Prime Minister or Premier/Chief Minister, Ministers, government departments and agencies
- Provide design expertise advice to all government agencies responsible for delivery of public buildings and infrastructure projects
- Advocate for achieving better design outcomes for the Nation's built environment
- Take the leading role in Governments' sustainability agenda for the property sector, particularly in regard to the performance of existing and future Australian Government buildings and infrastructure in achieving minimum greenhouse gas emissions
- Communicate the value of good design in Government buildings and infrastructure for the benefit of all stakeholders
- Assist with design competition processes for major government building projects
- Establish and manage a Government Architects office providing design and pre-construction advice in the areas for architecture, building engineering, urban and landscape design, heritage conservation, adaptive reuse and quantity surveying
- Share information on best practice for procurement of sustainable and high quality design in public buildings and infrastructure through cooperation between all Government Architects.