posted 08.19 in news.
Marooned offshore earlier in the year, I attended to some sorely-needed maintenance on this website. I’ve upgraded the forum software so that it should work for the next five years at least, and also upgraded the content management software...
posted 12.12 in news.
The Victorian Minister for Planning has issued the following statement to the AIA, following a meeting representatives from the ministry, AIA, and ACA last Wednesday. The AIA had asked for “further clarification on the reasons for the ARBV...
posted 11.12 in news.
Well, Mr Guy did issue his press release, which read a lot like the Fairfax article discussed yesterday. It makes the same points, and avoids any discussion of the architectural profession other than implying that its registration board is one of an...
posted 11.12 in news.
The Age newspaper this morning revealed that Victorian Minister for Planning Matthew Guy will at any moment announce the disbanding of the Building Commission, the Plumbing Industry Commission, and the Architects Registration Board of Victoria. They...
posted 09.10 in news.
I remember being told or taught somewhere along the line that one way to justify my fees as an architect was to suggest to the client that a house designed by an architect would attract a premium of 10% at resale. That is, the extra time and cost...