This article looks elements that impact the design process, such as the building life cycle, new vs alterations and additions, exisiting buildings, site and contextual constraints and specialised consultants that may need to be engaged during the design and documentation process.
This article looks at all the information you should be discussing or obtaining from your new clients at your first meeting in order to create a Design Brief.
This article outlines the Australian legislation that impacts the Building and Construction industry from Federal, State and Local government levels and other industry bodies.
All projects require to go through the process of regulatory approval, or consent. This article outlines areas such as development legislation and the roles of Local Government authority (Council) and Private Certifiers. The processes of approval through a Development Application (DA)/ Construction Certificate (CC) or a Complying Development Certificate (CDC).
In this article we outline recommendations of what an architect can do to ensure they represent themselves well when communicating with clients to create a positive professional relationship.
This article outlines some of the important insurances that architects need to protect them from potential risks. The insurances discuss are Professional Indemnity, Public Liability, Products Liability, and Workers Compensation. This is part of our Business of Architecture Series.
This article outlines the information and reasoning behind contracts and agreements that are commonly used by Architects. This article is a part of The Business of Architecture series.