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Practice

Professional indemnity insurance for architects

Published: 19 April 2017 | Edited: 14 April 2021

As participants in the construction industry, architects are exposed to a highly litigious environment. They are exposed to the risk of claims and ...

Environment

Towards sustainable urbanism

Published: 30 November 2005

'Sustainable Urbanism' encompasses Australian urban design and transportation practices that seek to create vibrant, liveable communities.  This ...

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Project

Specialist consultant scope and responsibility

Published: 14 June 2023

Read time: 1 minute It is essential to clearly identify the scope and responsibility of the specialist consultant/s for the lifecycle of the project, ...

Practice

Mental health in the profession

Published: 20 November 2019

Read time: 8 minutes Mental health is sometimes described as a continuum, where good mental health is at one end, and mild to severe mental illnesses ...

Project

Co-design

Published: 27 July 2022

Read time: 3 minutes Co-design in the built environment is more than consultation – it involves having equal seats at the table for consumers, ...

Environment

Winning hearts and minds: the role of emotion and logic in sustainable design decision making

Published: 31 August 2014 | Edited: 29 August 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in August 2018. Tougher economic times have led to an increasing scrutiny of sustainability ...

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This paper summarises a study that looked at the factors that influence both energy and water efficiency for commercial office buildings. Using ...

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Environment

Permaculture - Part A - Introduction and urban farming

Published: 28 February 2010 | Edited: 28 November 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. This paper is the first of a two part paper intended to introduce the concept of ...

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Environment

Permaculture - Part B - Principles and application

Published: 28 February 2010 | Edited: 28 November 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. This paper is the second part of a two part paper intended to introduce the ...

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Practice

Online ethics

Published: 20 June 2017

Read time: 2 minutes The proliferation of social media presents a range of scenarios where architects and graduates and students of architecture ...

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