RAA In Practice | Alternate Dispute Resolution in Design & Construction | Wayne Black
In this presentation, Wayne Black, Architect & Accredited Expert Determiner, will explore various ADR methods and demonstrate how a Dispute Resolution Specialist (as a non-lawyer) can assist in resolving disputes without legal proceedings. By leveraging industry expertise and conflict resolution skills, such specialists provide a valuable alternative to litigation, offering efficient and tailored solutions for construction and architectural conflicts.
RAA In Practice | 3D Printing Houses | M. Hank Haeusler
3D printing has seen a rapid rise in popularity, moving beyond plastic objects to fabricating entire houses. While numerous completed projects are emerging worldwide, including in Australia, there is still limited guidance on how architects can translate their designs into this innovative fabrication technique. What are the opportunities, challenges, and essential do’s and don’ts of 3D printing houses?
Exchanging Ideas in CONTEXT - Colour | Growth | Form
We all know Canberra for its iconic buildings, however CONTEXT will look to reveal some largely unknown elements; it will bring to the fore its creative underbelly and unexpectedly vibrant art and design community that thrive beneath its formal surface.
SAVE THE DATE - RAA In Practice | Paul Pholeros Foundation Architecture Scholars | Isabella Reynolds & Michi Playford
2023 Paul Pholeros Foundation Architecture Scholars Isabella Reynolds and Michi Playford will present their research topics for this session.
The Paul Pholeros Foundation was established in 2018 to honour the life and work of Australian architect and humanitarian Paul Pholeros. We work to improve people's living environments through investment in skills and knowledge development.
RAA In Detail | Circularity in the Built Environment | Weathertex
This session will lead to an understanding of the concept of circularity in design and construction. Attendees will learn to identify and explain the three key principles of circularity, define a ‘Circularity Score’ and identify high performing products. An understanding of how to apply this knowledge to projects will also be gained.
VITAL: Questions of Resilience
This event will see creative directors Janne Ryan and Peter Salhani consider regional renewal through the lens of architecture and its role in galvanising our communities into the future.
RAA In Practice | Designing with Country: A Case Study of the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape | Bianca Scaife
Bianca presents CSA’s Budj Bim Cultural Landscape project as an example of ‘best practice’ in designing with Country.
RAA In Practice | ACA and the Time Cost Calculator Guide | Paul Viney
Participation in this event will give the attendees a better understanding of the range of factors to consider in forming fee proposals, tools and information to aid client fee negotiations and benchmarking practice overheads.
RAA In Practice | Facilitating Sustainable Pro-Bono Work - Building Communities, Building Futures | Mike Sneyd
At EKD Architects, we believe architecture is more than just buildings - it's about empowering communities and creating lasting impact. Join us for an insightful session where Mike will dive into how architects can play a pivotal role in community-led projects across rural Australia, while also addressing key challenges like obtaining funding, recovering costs and avoiding white elephants.
PERIPHERAL - around the edges of creativity
Peripheral: Related to or sitting on the edge
Regional architecture is often at the edge of our focus in community life, but shapes so much of how we experience place.
RAA In Detail | Metals in the Raw and in the Wild - Considering Metal in Architectural Interiors | Savage Design
Savage Design draws on a century-long relationship with metal; from smithing, to a quarter of a century of precision contract manufacture, to custom milling and to one-off prototyping, to inform its own approach to product design. This CPD was an exploration of brass and stainless in particular; the materials and the technology of production, as well as the pros and cons of various coatings, treatments and maintenance regimes.
RAA In Practice | Building with Rammed Earth - Justin Penney
Mudgee based builder Justin Penney will discuss what rammed earth is, his history using it and cover some practical considerations and limitations to those looking at specifying it.
RAA In Detail | Context-Specific Design & Manufacture: an Embedded Approach to Sustainable Furniture | Tait
To embody integrity and value, a product – much like a piece of architecture – must consider its place. For Tait, designing and manufacturing in Australia, specifically for Australian environments, has been the heart of the business for over 30 years.
RAA In Practice | Adobe Creative Suite - Shortcuts and Specifics for Small Practice Presentation with Marcus Piper
In this demonstrative presentation Marcus Piper will share his screen and wealth of experience using Adobe Creative Suite to provide small practices and in-house design teams with a broad-but in-depth understanding of producing print and screen ready promotional documents efficiently and to industry standard.
This session will focus predominantly on Adobe InDesign but also cover font management and selection, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and preparing files for print.
RAA In Practice | Beaumaris Modern with Fiona Austin & Wilko Doehring
Beaumaris is a bayside suburb of Melbourne about 20km from the city centre known for its mid century architecture. Beaumaris Modern is a not for profit community group that was started in 2017 with the aim of celebrating, educating about and promoting the area’s mid-century architecture.
RAA In Practice | Architectural Marketing; a Trial and Error Approach - Mick Moloney of Moloney Architects
Drawing on his own experiences, Mick Moloney of Ballarat based practice Moloney Architects will delve into his adventures in architectural marketing, revealing both victories and failures.
RAA In Practice - Image Making with AI - Tom Blachford
Photographic image maker Tom Blachford shares his journey into text-to-image ai from the beginning and present some of his own series created with the technology. Tom will also share an up to the minute tutorial on image making using Mid Journey as well as prompt generation using chat GPT and methods for upsizing images. Tom will be available for questions and is happy to tackle any topic regarding ai and image generation.
CENTRED - making space for community
While regional practices may be physically removed from each other, they often face shared challenges. CENTRED is an event to bring them together in beautiful coastal Yamba. There we will discuss how we can influence, advocate and shape the spaces centred in our communities.
RAA In Practice - Wandering with Intent - Bobbie Bayley & Owen Kelly
Bobbie & Owen’s story begins with two pushbikes, Australia's latitude 25 and student naivety as they set out to find Australia’s architecture in 2017. That was the start of Dogspike aka. The Grand Section as they filled gaps in their knowledge through full immersion. Holes in knowledge have been launching pads for inquiry, each question below is one of these starting points... and it is just starting to get real spicy after having moved to Mparntwe, central Australia in 2023. Things are heating up...
RAA In Detail – DBP Act Overview and the Importance of Collaboration with Industry Suppliers- AWS
NOTE DATE CHANGE TO 15TH MAY
This session will present an overview of the importance of collaboration between practitioners and industry suppliers, in this case aluminium windows, door and facades.
RAA In Detail – Deemed to Satisfy Compliant Level Entry Thresholds - Stormtech
As with all aspects of the construction sector, the specification of level entry thresholds in Australia involves compliance with the National Construction Code (NCC). As is also standard, compliance of these products can involve either Performance Solutions (which vary according to the specific job) or the more prescriptive and standardised Deemed-to-Satisfy (DTS) solutions.
MiCRO - exploring the big ideas behind small spaces
Under the creative direction of the RAA’s founding President, Cameron Anderson, we explore the big ideas behind small spaces and practices – visiting some of the iconic homes and hospitality venues of the Mudgee region including those recently designed by Cameron and also Glenn Murcutt.
RAA In Practice | MiCRO online lead up event | modular & tiny homes - the successes & challenges | Jackson Dannock of Made by Bare with Brent Dunn of TAKT Studio for Architecture
As we get even closer to the MiCRO event in Mudgee, this is the second of two related online events, expanding further on the rather large subject of all things MiCRO. This second session unpacks the trials and triumphs of modular building and tiny homes based on the extensive experience of Jackson Dannock of Made by Bare and Brent Dunn of TAKT Studio for Architecture.
RAA In Practice | MiCRO online lead up event | experiencing regional practice with Cameron Anderson and Sarah Aldridge
As we get close to the MiCRO event in Mudgee, there will be two related online events, expanding further on the rather large subject of all things MiCRO. The first of these will unpack small scale regional practice, concentrating on a hybrid / remote working model.
RAA In Practice - Trent Jansen discusses Ngumu Janka Warnti (all made from rubbish), a collaborative project with Nyikina man Johnny Nargoodah
Trent is a frequent collaborator with indigenous creators due to his immense respect for cultural heritage. In this session, Trent will speak about the project he undertook with Nyikina man Johnny Nargoodah ‘Ngumu Janka Warnti (all made from rubbish)’.
RAA In Detail – American Hardwoods: Specifying with Confidence – presented by Roderick Wiles, AHEC Director: Africa, Middle East, India & Oceania
The aim of this presentation is to give architects and designers an understanding of where American hardwoods come from, what they are, what their environmental credentials and impact are and how to use them and specify them realistically.
RAA In Detail – Fundamentals of Polycarbonate Building Materials and Compliance Issues – Danpal
This CPD runs for approximately 1 hour, including time for Q&A, and will be hosted by Jeff Trevarthen, Danpal’s NSW/ACT Specification Consultant. Learning outcomes are: PC12, PC39 and PC45.
RAA Masterclass - Procurement from small/medium practice-based perspective - Chris Bresler & Kerry Ioulianou - Lander & Rogers
In collaboration with acclaimed legal firm Lander & Rogers, this exclusive event is designed to empower you with the knowledge and tools to navigate complex risk scenarios.
BEGINNINGS - First People’s Architecture
This event will be a three-day immersive cultural experience with yarning circles, workshops and discussions around First Nations cultural heritage.
LIGHT - Noosa Hinterland - Celebrating the Essence of Architecture
“In making for ourselves a place to live, we first spread a parasol to throw a shadow on the earth, and in the pale light of the shadow we put together a house.” – Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, In Praise of Shadows
RAA In Practice – IP and Architecture with Marina Olsen and Dougal Phillips of Banki Haddock Fiora
RAA In Practice – IP and Architecture with Marina Olsen and Dougal Phillips of Banki Haddock Fiora
Wednesday 12th July 1pm – 2pm
This one hour masterclass offers 1 CPD point, performance criteria addressed is 5 from the AACA National Standard of Competency for Architects 2021.
Marina Olsen and Dougal Phillips of Banki Haddock Fiora will discuss copyright and intellectual property law as they relate to architectural design practice, delving into best practice approach.
Marina joined Banki Haddock Fiora in 2013 after practising as a Senior Associate at a national firm and a leading London firm. Marina has extensive experience in litigation relating to both defamation and intellectual property, as well as in general commercial disputes. Marina also advises on commercial and privacy legal issues, with a particular focus on issues facing media clients. Her expertise and interest covers a broad range of industries, including media and entertainment, sport, design and consumer goods. She sits on the committee for the Communications & Media Law Association and is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association, and works closely with the Authentic Design Alliance, which supports and promotes original, authentic design in Australia.
Dougal joined Banki Haddock Fiora as a paralegal in 2013 before relocating to the U.S. in 2015 where he was admitted to the New York Bar and worked for a number of years in copyright litigation in Los Angeles, specialising in infringements related to photography, fashion and music. Dougal rejoined the firm in 2021 in the Copyright and Litigation group. Prior to his legal career Dougal was a contemporary art curator with visual arts organisations in Sydney, New York and Paris. He holds a PhD in Art History and Theory, was previously a lecturer at the University of Sydney and the College of Fine Arts (UNSW) and has been published in The Copyright Reporter.
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RAA In Practice – NSW Security of Payment Legislation and Architectural Services – John Goggins – Integrated Engineering Systems Wednesday 28th June 1pm-2pm
This presentation will summarise fundamental statutory payment entitlements and obligations of those providing architectural (and related) services within the NSW building (including residential) and construction industry. Circumstances where architects are “the payee” and “the payer” will be explored.
RAA In Practice - Your Professional Indemnity Insurance and You - Chris Bresler & Kerry Ioulianou - Lander & Rogers
Chris Bresler & Kerry Ioulianou will be discussing what PI insurance is, what is generally covered and what’s not, and what enhancements should be sought to present products in the market to better suit the architect’s profession.
RAA In Practice – Copyright, Commissioning & Publishing Architectural Photography with Ben Guthrie
Ben Guthrie of Image Makers Association Australia discusses best practice agreements between architects and photographers.
RAA In Practice – Energy Performance Session 03 – Andrew Latimer of Application Solutions
Andrew's specialties are Section J (BCA) Compliance Assessment; Energy Auditing; Carbon Accounting; ESD Consulting. Energy Efficiency Consulting.
RAA In Practice - Energy Performance Session 02 - Matthew Graham of Graham Energy
‘Changes in NatHERS assessments’ - Matthew Graham of Graham Energy