Read time: 5 minutes Architects carry significant legal liability when selecting and specifying materials and products for the construction of a ...

Read time: 12 minutes The Australian Institute of Architects’ (the Institute) 2024 Client Architect Agreement (CAA2024) can be used for design and ...

Read time: 8 minutes As part of the building permit/consent process, when carrying out building work on or near title boundaries certain state and ...

When the project involves a series of handover stages for separable parts of the building work or some form of staged practical completion, ...

Read time: 10 minutes Under most standard-form building contracts the contractoris responsible for the rectification of defects in the works prior to ...

Delays in the supply of some parts or materials for building projects can cause delays to the building program with the result that completion of the ...

A collateral warranty is a contract which gives a third party collateral, or running side by side, rights in an existing contract entered into by two ...

No fee (pro bono) or reduced fee services Architects may from time to time offer their services pro bono (for the public good) whether generally or ...

Read time: 5 minutes Alliancing is a project-execution approach, aimed at creating mutually beneficial relationships between all involved parties, to ...

Read time: 12 minutes The Institute’s 2019 Client Architect Agreement (CAA2019) can be used for design and building projects of various sizes and ...