Read time: 6 minutes Architectural practices, like any business, are vulnerable to risks associated with being in business and should consider taking ...

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

Every architect's filing system is different and there is no single right way of doing it. There is, however, a plethora of wrong ways. A filing or ...

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: 3 minutes Changes to Australian Standard AS 4122 General conditions of contract for engagement of consultants and the introduction of ...

This duty of the architect to exercise due care, skill and diligence may extend not only to the architect's client, but also to a person who, after a ...

Read time: 10 minutes Security of Payment (SOP) legislation is in effect in each Australian state and territory. SOP is aimed at encouraging timely ...

It is acknowledged that it is beyond the capacity of most architectural offices to maintain a complete library of all standards related to ...

Read time: 1 minute Getting the best out of a project team requires sensitive management while maintaining a clear focus on the expected outcome. It ...

Read time: 3 minutes The Architectural Practice Act 2009 was proclaimed in 2011. Under the Act, the board is empowered to develop codes, and in ...