WA Xmas Drinks at Lawson Flats
Can you believe it’s that time of year?! 2023 has flown by and now it’s time to celebrate. ACA WA President, Kukame McPierzie and Committee are hosting drinks at Lawson Flats, Perth’s beautiful and...
View Article2023 ACA Annual General Meeting
The Association of Consulting Architects Australia will hold its 2023 Annual General Meeting online on Monday 27 November 2023 at 4.30pm AEST to approve the 2023 General Purpose Financial Report. Time...
View ArticleVic/Tas Drinks on the Tower Deck
After a busy year of advocacy and special projects, we’re already coming up to the end of the year. The ACA Victoria/Tasmania Branch Committee is celebrating with Christmas drinks from 5pm Thursday 30...
View ArticleAAAG End-of-Year Lunch
The Melbourne-based Architectural Administration & Accounting Group (AAAG) is having its last meeting of the year and an end-of-year lunch at Foreground Architecture in Carlton on 9 November....
View ArticleFive mobile technology trends transforming architecture
How can mobile device adoption and usage help to transform practices and their productivity? Deltek highlights five surprising mobile technology trends. One of the greatest challenges that architecture...
View ArticleMental wellbeing and the End of Year Tender campaign
The ACA is pleased to join Consult Australia’s End of Year Tender campaign, which advocates for a pause in new procurement activities over the Christmas break. Consult Australia CEO Jonathan Cartledge...
View ArticleCEO Report – November 2023
Building quality has been at the forefront of the ACA’s agenda. The Building Confidence Report (BCR) issued back in 2018, called for better documentation and improved oversight, casting a keen eye on...
View ArticleStepping Up on Career Development
Join Parlour, the ACA and the Champions of Change Architecture Group on Monday 20 November for a discussion about fostering professional development and developing career pathways in practice. Book now...
View ArticleProcurement, Quality & Urban Equity
The ACA is pleased to support the second event in the Building Reform Series by the Melbourne School of Design, which will explore the critical impact of procurement in the building industry. This free...
View ArticleNew competencies and the Architects Award
On 30 October 2023, the Fair Work Commission approved the ACA’s application to amend the Architects Award to reflect the new National Standard of Competency for Architects. Emma Avey of Fair Work...
View ArticleQLD/NT Branch Update – December 2023
Advocacy and an interesting mix of informative events kept the branch committee busy and engaged with the profession in 2023. Highlights include the lunch forum and interview with Queensland MP...
View ArticleSA Branch Update – December 2023
Advocacy, reconciliation, recruitment and registration have been a strong focus for the SA branch committee in 2023, with highlights including the annual Business of Design Lunch, a panel discussion on...
View ArticleNSW/ACT Branch Update – December 2023
The NSW/ACT branch committee has continued working hard in 2023 to deliver informative CPD presentations as well as useful resources to the membership. Mental wellbeing, university engagement,...
View ArticleRegional Practice Working Group
The ACA’s new Regional Practice Working Group (RPWG) aims to connect and support architectural practices in diverse geographical areas across the country. Here we provide a summary of the Group’s aims...
View ArticleVic/Tas Branch Update – December 2023
The Vic/Tas branch has had a rewarding year of advocacy and events, and continues to lead the ongoing work of the industrial relations sub-committee and development of the ACA business toolbox. Here’s...
View ArticleWA Branch Update – December 2023
The WA branch committee finished off a busy year with an end-of-year celebration at Lawson Flats. It was great to see so many of our members, sponsors and industry colleagues at our event. It feels...
View ArticleRAP Working Group
The ACA’s new RAP Working Group was developed to support the ACA membership with their learning around First Nations knowledge and engagement, with a focus on Reconciliation Action Plans. Here we...
View ArticleCEO Report – December 2023
Another year, another AGM! On 27 November, the ACA held our Annual General Meeting and we were pleased to report on another solid year – with membership growing steadily across the nation and financial...
View ArticleUniversity Engagement Working Group
The ACA University Engagement Working Group aims to connect with the tertiary education sector and promote the value of architectural practice and business to university students. Topics of interest to...
View ArticleBranch Member Surveys 2023
Take the member survey to help guide ACA activities in 2024. The survey will take no more than five minutes and the results will be invaluable as our branch committees and national team map out...
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