Architects may from time to time offer their services pro bono, whether generally – such as for community groups or communities and individuals in ...

Liability, the obligation to compensate someone else for loss or damage, is a major concern for architects. The main types of architects' liability ...

Read time: 18 minutes There are times when architects and architectural firms come together to collaborate or form joint ventures to work together.

Reducing architectural fees substantially may have severe detrimental consequences to an architectural practice and its ongoing viability – as well ...

Setting profit goals and striving to achieve them would be pointless if there were no means of checking results against targets. This is one of the ...

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: 5 minutes This note aims to assist you in selecting the appropriate structure for your architectural practice by providing an overview of ...

Read time: 7 minutes Privacy legislation is part of a global trend to protect personal information and to regulate in the area of fair information ...

Read time: 11 minutes National workplace health and safety legislation imposes a duty on you when designing, to do all that is reasonably practicable ...

Read time: 5 minutes Under Work health and safety (WHS) legislation, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) has a legal obligation to ...