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.

ACA WA warmly invites practitioners to a national webinar with Patrick Garlett-Forrest, a Whadjuk/Ballardong Noongar and Nanda Yamatji man, Associate Lecturer in Architecture at Curtin University, and Founder of Boorloo Indigenous Services. Patrick will take participants back to basics, sharing insights into culturally respectful practice and practical approaches to meaningful engagement with First Nations communities.

With the 2032 Olympics on the horizon, Brisbane is in the midst of an unprecedented period of change. But when the Games are over, what remains? Join the ACA QLD/NT for a timely panel discussion with leaders in urban planning, transport, housing and city design, as we explore how to create a lasting Olympic legacy for Brisbane and its residents. Book now!

Join Paul Viney, ACA National President and developer of the ACA Time/Cost Calculator Guide (TCCG) and ACA Salary Calculator, for a practical webinar exploring how these two powerful business tools work together to support profitable, compliant and resilient architectural practices.

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.

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.