Did you miss out on a particularly interesting webinar? Are you working towards fulfilling your CPD requirements? A comprehensive suite of relevant ACA CPD webinars are now available for purchase on demand.

The rapid rise of Generative AI is reshaping the way we work, challenging traditional workflows and redefining the skills architects need to thrive. This talk will explore how AI is transforming the architecture profession from design ideation and documentation, to education and early-career pathways.

The ACA will hold its Annual General Meeting on Monday 24 November at 4.30pm AEDT to approve the 2025 General Purpose Financial Report. Download the relevant documents.

The ACA Victoria/Tasmania Branch Committee warmly invites ACA members to come and celebrate with Christmas drinks 6pm Friday 5 December. Bring along members of your team and enjoy refreshments and city views from high up on the terrace at the Macquarie Building on Collins Street, Melbourne. Book now!

informed by Planned Cover is offering a 15% discount for ACA members for its upcoming CPD webinar on electric vehicle safety. The session will feature Richard Choy, CEO at NATSPEC and Marianne Foley, Principal Fire Engineer from Arup.

While AI can help your business manage calendars, keep your inbox organised, or create content, cyber criminals are also using AI to craft smarter scams, convincing deepfakes and automated cyber attacks. The ACA is partnering again with Cyber Wardens, this time to offer you the Safe AI webinar.  We invite you and your team to this free 30 minute live training session on Tuesday 7 October at 12pm AEDT.

Did you miss the recent Victorian rescode codification information session? A video recording is now available for those who missed it on the day. Colleen Peterson and Jim Papadimitriou from the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning provide updates on the new ‘Townhouse and Low-Rise Code’ (the Code) and how it will be applied, answering questions from attendees to clarify details.

The Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning at the University of Sydney is offering a 20% discount for ACA members for its Practicing on Country CPD course, an online, self-paced 1.5 hour learning module.

The SA Committee was delighted to host the fourth annual Business of Design lunch on Thursday 18 August with guest speakers Lindsay and Kerry Clare. Several attendees share their reflections here.

Stephen Pearse provides a recap of the ACA’s recent six-monthly catch-up and CPD event in Canberra. It was an excellent evening for all, with informative presentations and a chance to learn, earn CPD and meet up.

More than 300 architects registered for our recent BoSP webinar on fees with Kate Fitzgerald, Warwick Mihaly and Mick Moloney, and we’re still not sure if it was the topic or the presenters that generated all that interest!

In April 2021, the QLD/NT branch committee organised a site tour of the seven-storey Science Learning Centre at the Brisbane Girls Grammar School. Ray Giarola provides a recap.

On 31 March, the WA branch hosted its most ambitious event yet – a symposium on the State Government’s proposed policy to guide medium density developments across Western Australia. Emma Brain provides a recap.