Online CPD

Small practice documentation and efficiency What are the expectations for architecture documentation? How and Why do we document architecture? And does the process change, depending on audience? Drawings, specifications, and schedules are used for calling tenders, negotiating prices with builders, obtaining permits, and throughout the construction process. If documentation is used for different purposes and by different READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

There has been an increased requirement for Performance Solutions following the introduction of the NCC 2019 Amendment 1 in July 2021. This has created more work for Architects with additional documentation or coordination of specialist consultants required. Professional forums have lit up with questions: When should we expect to need a performance solution? How much READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” (Helen Keller) Do you occasionally jump off the treadmill of practice life (and deadlines) and wonder if there is a different way to deliver projects? Or how you could broaden the kind of work you do? Or wonder if you are beginning to be READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

The ArchiTeam Work Health & Safety (WHS) Kit has been reviewed and redone to provide members a tool to use within your practices and to provide the supplementary information needed to submit for preferred suppliers lists and tender/RFI submissions to councils and government. The WHS Kit can also be used to express a practices’ health and safety READ MORE

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Client Management: Behind every great project, is a great client… Or so the saying goes. And it might be a bit of a cliché, but it is true. But what is less often talked about is that behind any great client, is a great client-architect relationship, and great client management. Client Management is key to READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

ArchiTeam Insurance members of 2021 – 2022 policy are encouraged to attend this compulsory insurance seminar. It provides insight into the ArchiTeam Group Policy and what day to day operations of your practice can impact your insurance cover. Please note this seminar is compulsory for all directors listed on the insurance policy. ArchiTeam will be READ MORE

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CPD – Cost Planning: Where to Start? Cost Planning is one of the fundamental elements throughout the design and the delivery of a project. It can determine its success, as well as the client’s satisfaction. On the other hand, it can impact initial feasibility and on occasion strain client relationships along the way. Managing the READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

When discussing the problem of condensation in Australia, most of the focus has been on walls, but one part of the building where condensation issues have been most evident is in the roof space. The increased emphasis on energy efficiency, has led to a subsequent increase in roof space condensation, which inevitably creates problems on READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

CPD – ARCHITEAM CONFERENCE – DESIGN FUTURES Architecture by its very nature must take a position on the future. The very act of design is entirely about conceiving future space and the human interactions with that space. What design assumptions do architects need to rethink in the aftermath of a global pandemic? Key to this rethink READ MORE

$45.00 – $55.00

CPD – ARCHITEAM CONFERENCE – TRAJECTORIES Putting all these perspectives together, what are the future trajectories architects should be designing towards? How can architects position align leadership, business strategy, collaboration and disruptive innovation to achieve positive outcomes in a world that looks very different compared to the last 5 years.   Speakers Keynote – Jeremy Till READ MORE

$45.00 – $55.00

CPD – ARCHITEAM CONFERENCE – BUSINESS FUTURES With change comes opportunity. The business futures perspective will look to unpack what these opportunities might be. It will draw upon business acumen from beyond the architecture profession to question our business practices and challenge our status quo. Should architect be looking to expand their service offering, or perhaps READ MORE

$45.00 – $55.00

CPD – ARCHITEAM CONFERENCE – PRACTICE FUTURES It was not that long ago that professions were considered a constant. Yet in the age of rapid disruption, it has never been more important for architectural practice to adapt and evolve. What are the trajectories of architectural practice that will enable us to imagine, design and deliver the READ MORE

$45.00 – $55.00

CPD – MENTAL HEALTH & DESIGN FOR WELLBEING COVID-19 has visibly impacted how we view our world – from witnessing empty cities to ghostly airports. What is less visible but has really emerged into the forefront of the public’s consciousness is the impact that Mental Health plays in our overall sense of Well-being. Lockdowns have also READ MORE

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Software – What do you advocate for? Architects have come a long way from manual drafting, hand sketch perspectives for presentation and pencil in weekly planners. The advancement of technology and accessibility of devices have transformed how we design, document, communicate and manage our practices, promoting efficiency, clarity, accuracy and streamlining. With so many different READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

Take your Practice to 100% Carbon Neutral As a key part of the construction industry, Architects cannot shy away from the fact that our projects are a BIG source of carbon emissions. Together, building and construction are responsible for 39% of all carbon emissions in the world (1) – with operational emissions (from energy used READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

CPD Design for a Burning Environment During the recent catastrophic fires along the eastern coast, everyone had an opinion – but how do these changes in climate and the environment be addressed? How do we design more resilient buildings and landscapes? How do we Design for a Burning Environment? Design for a Burning Environment is READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

CPD+ Workshop – Business Strategy What does your ‘ideal architecture practice’ look like to you? Have you put a strategy in place to set you on a path to achieve your ideal practice? As Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan you are planning to fail”. No matter what your practice goals, without READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

CPD Working From Home Hacks: How to make it work for you Work from Home (WFH) has been a whole new frontier for many of us in recent months. Whilst there are silver linings too, it has also been a real hurdle (for those with staff and/or children to juggle) for others. Some of us READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

CPD+ Workshop – Marketing: Boost Your Business Through Covid and Beyond Marketing For Architects. There are many ways to Market your practice, but which approach will reap the most rewarding results, particularly during these unprecedented times? Whether you are looking to find new work, win better work, find quality clients or push your practice to READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

The Coronavirus pandemic has unleashed chaos and destruction on both lives and livelihoods. The Australian Federal and State Governments, like so many others around the world, have stepped up to the plate to create special Stimulus packages to provide targeted relief to businesses. Given the urgent and rushed nature of the announcements (some of which have READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

Buildings and the processes we use to design them are both incredibly complex and susceptible to blowouts. We all know that managing scope creep is a difficult challenge, but what tools and insights are there to help us keep our fees and our clients’ budgets in check? In this CPD, we will explore ways to READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

Making A Living, brought to you by ArchiTeam, brings together a broad range of professionals representing a range of disciplines from Australia and abroad. This conference shares insights from architects and allied professionals leveraging entrepreneurship, business strategy, collaboration and disruptive innovation to achieve positive outcomes. Part 4 Living: Resilient business and the future How can READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

Making A Living, brought to you by ArchiTeam, brings together a broad range of professionals representing a range of disciplines from Australia and abroad. This conference shares insights from architects and allied professionals leveraging entrepreneurship, business strategy, collaboration and disruptive innovation to achieve positive outcomes. Part 3 Living: Defining and achieving success How can architects READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

Making A Living, brought to you by ArchiTeam, brings together a broad range of professionals representing a range of disciplines from Australia and abroad. This conference shares insights from architects and allied professionals leveraging entrepreneurship, business strategy, collaboration and disruptive innovation to achieve positive outcomes. Part 2 Making: People and systems With which people must READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

Making A Living, brought to you by ArchiTeam, brings together a broad range of professionals representing a range of disciplines from Australia and abroad. This conference shares insights from architects and allied professionals leveraging entrepreneurship, business strategy, collaboration and disruptive innovation to achieve positive outcomes. Part 1 Making: Design value and knowledge How can architects READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

ArchiTeam Insurance members of 2019-2020 policy are encouraged to view this compulsory insurance seminar. It provides insight into the ArchiTeam Group Policy and how Architects Insurance has been affected by the Lacrosse case and the use of non-compliant building materials. Please note this seminar is compulsory for all directors listed on the insurance policy. ArchiTeam READ MORE

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Negotiating the Planning minefield. Landing a Planning Permit, of late, is beginning to feel like a game of cat-and-mouse. Not only is it a time-consuming process, failure at this crucial hurdle has a major impact on a Practice’s future workload (and finances). This CPD event will examine various tips for negotiating successfully with councils, present READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

How to prepare your ArchiTeam Awards entry for the media. Webinar presented by BowerBird. Having trouble preparing your ArchiTeam Awards Entry? Want to get the most out of your entry? Tune into the Webinar “How to prepare your ArchiTeam Awards entry for the media” to learn how to write a better submission and how to READ MORE

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Have you got more work than you can handle? Do you need to fill a skills gap that only a young graduate can provide? Do you need support to help you run your business better? Employing your first staff member is an exciting development for a sole practitioner or a young studio, but it’s also READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

Putting together a fee proposal for small projects can be challenging. The percentage fee method that often suits larger projects can become unacceptably high when applied to a small residential renovation or interior fitout. But what other options are there? Inspired by a long and enthusiastic thread on the ArchiTeam forum, this CPD event will READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

Join us for this exciting CPD in which we explore new advances a variety of cladding materials from timber cladding, including shou sugi ban to aluminum cladding systems and their construction, manufacturing techniques, finishes, fire ratings and treatments. In depth knowledge on their practical applications will also be shared. PRESENTERS: Dr. Jontahn Barnett, an internationally READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

The core resource of your architecture business is the time you and your team dedicate to it. An hour working on a sketch design proposal is an hour you can charge to your client, while an hour working on marketing you can’t. One earns you cold, hard cash and the other doesn’t, but both are READ MORE

$38.00 – $49.00

ArchiTeam’s insurance brokers, Greg Hansen and Vincent Rizutto of Austbrokers Countrywide discuss the ArchiTeam group policy. We recommend that ArchiTeam members that are a part of the group policy or those thinking of joining watch this video to gain some understanding of the group policy.

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Listen to Belinda Strickland (Professional Development and Policy Coordinator for the AIA) and Noy Hildebrand (Sustainable Design Consultant and Architect) discuss the ever growing topic of Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) and how an architect’s designs can incorporate ESD. This talk will provide an insightful overview of buildings and energy covering current, as well as the READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

Raised in Southeast Asia, Kevin spent nine years in the United States before returning to Malaysia to reclaim old dreams of a sole practice in 2002. Kevin will discuss his experience with Small Practice Management and discuss his passion in small projects. PRESENTER: Kevin Mark Low – Small Projects (MYS) AACA COMPETENCY: Practice Management LEARNING READ MORE

$38.00 – $49.00

Founder and Director of the British consultancy firm Colander, Caroline Cole has inspired many of the UK’s most successful architectural practices to develop their businesses. Caroline will discuss her work with architects so that they could establish and maintain a profitable balance between creative excellence and business acumen whilst establishing strong client relationships. PRESENTER: Caroline READ MORE

$38.00 – $49.00

Effective communication is essential in order to exceed client expectations.  With considered strategies and careful pre planning, architects can improve communication with clients and stakeholders.  Andrew Stevenson will review a variety of approaches that help you and your clients connect more effectively, leading to a successful outcome, and happier clients.  Peter Hogg will then share READ MORE

$38.00 – $49.00

Safety is one of the biggest factors on a project site.  It is always on a construction teams mind. So, as an architect- is safety your concern?  Listen to Dr Gerard Ayers, a construction safety expert talk about the ways in which an architect can plan and incorporate measures to ensure a safe and responsible READ MORE

$40.00 – $51.00

Gain an insight into both an expert and an architect’s perspective in client relations. Listen to Ross Clark advise on process improvements, strategic and operational planning and project management. These tools can aid in creating a stronger strategic plan that each new relationship with a client can be fostered around.  Toby Ewert manages a thriving READ MORE

$38.00 – $49.00