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Designing user-friendly passive buildings
Published: 31 May 2011 | Edited: 24 August 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in August 2018. Passive design is a fundamental feature of good building design. Going further than ...
An introduction to socially responsible planning and urban design
Published: 30 September 2010 | Edited: 23 October 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. The way we form our urban areas, the spaces they create and the values they embody, ...
Project time management in design and documentation
Published: 24 February 2021 | Edited: 7 December 2023Read time: 6 minutes (This note replaces Time allowances - delays in design and documentation) Project time management is a core aspect of an ...
Read time: 6 minutes Architectural practices, like any business, are vulnerable to risks associated with being in business and should consider taking ...
Australian Institute of Architects Code of Professional Conduct
Published: 16 February 2017All members are governed by the Institute's Articles of Association, regulations and code of conduct. Read more about the Institute's Governance here ...
Read time: 4 minutes Legal system – Australia The Australian legal system is a ‘common law’ system, meaning the two main sources of law are: ...
Read time: 4 minutes The Copyright Act 1968 gives architects (as 'authors' of an 'artistic work') three separate moral rights: the right of ...
Architects are often asked to provide project file documents or to hand over their entire project file after completion of the works. Architects need ...
Read time: 3 minutes Developments in technology have produced an environment where communications have become less formal and more spontaneous.
Guide letter 1: Advice to client - conditions of engagement
Published: 27 November 2018 | Edited: 21 May 2019Guide letters provide advice about matters architects should consider when composing letters to the parties involved in architectural projects. 1.