The Institute strongly recommends that architects should not give insurance advice. Owners should rely on insurance specialist advice only. A ...

Read time: 4 minutes The Institute has always advocated that because architects are not typically experts on insurance matters, any questions or ...

The Institute's publication, Guiding Principles for Balanced and Insurable Client/Architect Agreements was first published in 2005 and is intended to ...

Read time: 1 minute Sometimes architects enter into forms of engagement that differ from standard Institute Client and Architect Agreements where ...

Read time: 10 minutes This note covers the two most recent versions of the Australian Standard Consultancy Agreement: AS 4122-2010 and its ...

This note replaces its previous version published 7 July 2012. Read time: 9 minutes Architects should be aware of the extent of their potential ...

Read time: 2 minutes Standard building contracts usually include a mechanism to allow the adjustment of the date for practical completion due to ...

Read time: 4 minutes In Construction Industry Terminology (Standen, 2000), float is: the measure of predicted free time in a [program] between ...

At the inception of a project the architect must begin by accepting the commission and then prepare a client and architect agreement and the ...

The building industry – including quantity surveyors, building owners and planning authorities – uses a variety of methods for measuring building ...