Constitutional reform update
20 Jan 2020
There have been three external reports commissioned over the last four years: Bosch (2016), Kirby (2018) and Slocombe (January 2019) with a view to creating
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The peak body for architecture
We represent over 11,500 members globally, committed to raising design standards and positively shaping the places where we live, work and meet.
Along with our members, we are dedicated to improving our built environment and the communities we call home by promoting quality, responsible, sustainable design and advocating on behalf of the profession for the benefit of all Australians.
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Policy and Advocacy
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:
- quality
- safety
- regulatory reform and
- compliance.
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.
News
Introducing your new council members
17 Jan 2020
Chapter Councillors Congratulations to the newly-elected Councillors. ACT Shannon Battisson (Chapter President) Sarah Lebner John Guida John Ting Shoba Cole Jane Cassidy. NSW Eva-Marie Prineas
We need to do things more innovatively and differently
10 Jan 2020
The Australian Institute of Architects was approached by the ABC and our efforts as a profession coming together to support the communities we are all
‘It’s not about architects having solutions’: Kim Irons on architecture after the fires
8 Jan 2020
An architect and Country Fire Authority volunteer who worked in both of these roles during and after the Black Saturday fires in 2009, Kim Irons
National bushfire response
6 Jan 2020
Right around Australia, communities are mobilising, providing assistance in every possible way to family, to friends and to complete strangers. The stories of kindness, compassion and generosity
From the Tas Chapter President
16 Dec 2019
This speech was delivered at the Hobart Christmas Party, while cruising the River Derwent: Welcome aboard as we cruise the Derwent River. Firstly, the river.
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