Writing a Brief
Writing a Brief

Writing a Brief

Available On-Demand
1 Formal CPD Point

 

Overview

This program explores how to approach writing project briefs. In this program you will consider the brief provided to you at the outset and how to structure a good return brief.  
Examine ways of articulating your clients' requirements more thoroughly to avoid common pitfalls in communication and find the ways to gain best use of the brief throughout design and delivery stages. This session was conducted as part of a whole day CPD run by the Victorian Chapter on the Practice of Architecture.
Other courses conducted on this day included:

Design: Access as a Standard Practice (1 Formal CPD point)
DeMystifying Performance Based Solutions and Section J (1 Formal CPD point)
Case Study: Learning from Lacrosse (1 Formal CPD point)

For Further Information please refer to the following Acumen Notes*:
Brief
Client and Architect Relationship
*Acumen is an included member benefit 

NSCA 2015 Performance Criteria

This event will deliver outcomes related to the following Competencies from the 2015 National Standard of Competency for Architects:  

1 Design: Project Briefing
1.4 Identification of factors that may impact on client project requirements and objectives
1.7 Preparation of project brief for approval by client and relevant stakeholders.

 

NSCA 2021 Performance Criteria

This event will deliver outcomes related to the following Competencies from the 2021 National Standard of Competency for Architects:  

Practice Management and Professional Conduct
PC 12 Provide independent, culturally responsive and objective advice in accordance with relevant building codes, standards, technical specifications and guidelines, and planning regulations, including climate change implications, across all aspects of architectural practice. 

Project Initiation and Conceptual Design
PC 23 Be able to prepare a return brief for approval by the client and relevant stakeholders in response to a client brief and any areas of deviation or non-compliance.  

 

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this session participants should be able to:

  • Understand how to think about the brief provided to you at the outset 
  • Know what is required to structure a good return brief  
  • Understand the ways of articulating your clients requirements more thoroughly
  • Be aware of how to avoid some pitfalls
  • List the ways to use the brief throughout design and delivery stages

Speaker

Meaghan Dwyer

Meaghan is a Partner of John Wardle Architects and has a particular interest and skill in leading our work on institutional and public buildings. Meaghan is highly adept at establishing a brief, interpreting a client’s aspirations, and then establishing an innovative design response.  A talented communicator, Meaghan is an insightful and experienced voice on complex projects and acts as a curator for the duration of the project. She remains involved and accessible, keen to act in the interests of all parties and in such a way that the design intent is realized in built form.

Meaghan has a deep affinity for the places and spaces that are central to how we experience public life: a civic square, an auditorium, or a place of learning. Meaghan explores the social and cultural context of these spaces through her work in the education and public sectors. She has well-honed expertise in navigating a complex strategic environment and begins by positioning a project in a contemporary framework. Together with her team, she is able to frame a design problem, resolve complex physical circumstances, and devise creative solutions to harness the potential of a site.

 
 

Price

Members: $49
Non-Members: $74