There are many reasons why architects might wish to retain office and job records. It is a legal requirement for companies, as per the Corporations ...

Read time: 5 minutes Checklists are an effective tool to achieve consistency in outputs in architectural practice and to improve the quality of those ...

Read time: 4 minutes Brand is what people think, feel and say about you. It’s simple. Identifying, articulating and communicating your brand – that’s ...

Common risk areas for architects include liability for free advice, partial services, design and documentation without contract administration, ...

Read time: 5 minutes The following resource was prepared with reference to the Architecture, Building Design and Copyright (2016) publication by the ...

It is essential that architect fees reflect the true value of the services delivered. As a priority, first establish the scope of the service to be ...

Read time: 9 minutes What are moral rights? Moral rights are the reputational rights of an author such as an architect. They are separate and ...

When asked to design a 'fire bunker', ‘fire-shelter’, ‘fire refuge’, or the like, it is wise to be extremely careful and risk adverse about what you ...

Read time: 7 minutes Quality management is a process which seeks to enhance business processes, leading to improved project outcomes and increased ...

The risk to architects of specifying standards needs to be managed. Proprietary specification systems such as NATSPEC regularly review all standards ...