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The Institute’s 2022 Federal Election Policy Statement is a call to the next Australian Parliament to take action on issues that are critical for Australia’s future.
The decisions made in the next few years will impact on generations to come. The Institute looks forward to working closely with the next Australian Government and offers its advice and support to help achieve the best outcomes for Australia.
The way local and interstate architects work in New South Wales has changed.
The DBP Act and Regulation are a key part of the NSW Government response to the Shergold Weir Report. They’re aimed at overhauling the building and construction industry to restore public confidence and ensure quality and safety outcomes.
We’re working hard in the background to liaise with government as the reforms roll out, and to develop comprehensive resources to support members.
From cladding/ACPs to inadequate registration; from self-certification to inequitable risk allocation in contracts; the state of Australia’s construction industry is worrying, and the solution complex but the simple reality is the need for urgent regulatory reform.
Our focus with regard to building regulation has always been and remains on four key aspects within the profession’s areas of expertise:
We must protect the safety of our communities and return confidence to the sector.
We have developed a set of Guidelines for EOI and RFT for architectural services to assist clients, following research into best practice EOI and RFT methods in public sector and educational institutions that commission architectural services.
The Institute has also produced a Code of Novation to provide industry guidelines on how to improve procurement outcomes that utilise novated contract. Many of the principles detailed are relevant to other forms of procurement.
From cladding/ACPs to inadequate registration; from self-certification to inequitable risk allocation in contracts; the state of Australia’s construction industry is worrying, and the solution complex but the simple reality is the need for urgent regulatory reform.
Our focus with regard to building regulation has always been and remains on four key aspects within the profession’s areas of expertise:
We must protect the safety of our communities and return confidence to the sector.
We have developed a set of Guidelines for EOI and RFT for architectural services following research into best practice EOI and RFT methods in public sector and educational institutions that commission architectural services.
The objective of the guidelines is for potential clients to review their own EOI and RFT methods and documents and align them with best practice to enable an effective and efficient process that maximises the potential for high quality built outcomes and reduces bidding and assessment costs for all.
We launched our Hands off Anzac Hall campaign on 7 November 2018, opposing plans to demolish this award-winning building.
The Australian War Memorial is hell-bent on demolishing Anzac Hall as part of its extravagant $500 million redevelopment plans.
As architects, we are passionate about preserving Australia’s heritage and honouring our national history, nowhere more so than the extraordinary service and sacrifice of the servicemen and women. Destroying such an investment – of effort, culture, and family memories – is a waste and mark of disrespect.
We are calling for housing to be recognised as a basic human right, which would be supported by a generational plan for affordable and social housing.
Last night’s crescendo to the Tasmanian leg of the Dulux Study Tour was swiftly upended with a 4am alarm clock and an early flight to Sydney. The rhythm of each
As we walk from Salamanca up to the Farmgate market, our third morning together on the Dulux Study Tour is sunny and crisp with leaves crunching underfoot. We immediately seek
The fog-shrouded hills of southern Tasmania provided a suitably atmospheric backdrop for the first project visit on our second day of the Dulux Study Tour. As it turned out, this
The Dulux Study tour has officially commenced! After two postponed tours with revised dates, destinations and itineraries we are grateful and excited to be gathering in Hobart – an expanded
We are calling for specific inclusion targets to increase gender equity in the construction industry.
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