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 ...

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

Understanding the implications and components of a Certificate of Title is critical to your ability to produce an appropriate design solution. When ...

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 ...

Read time: 6 minutes The clerk of works is a full-time inspector of the works on behalf of the owner but exercises no executive authority and is ...

Read time: 5 minutes Specialised matters such as legal, insurance and financing often have an effect on the architect's duty to the client but they ...