This course will deliver outcomes related to the following Competencies from the 2021 National Standard of Competency for Architects:
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
PC 8Be able to implement culturally responsive and meaningful engagement processes that respect the importance of Country and reciprocal relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait.
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 26Be able to undertake site, cultural and contextual analysis as part of preliminary design research.
PC 29Be able to develop and evaluate design options in terms of the heritage, cultural and community values embodied in the site, and in relation to project requirements.
PC 30Be able to explore options for siting a project, including integrating information and analysis of relevant cultural, social and economic factors.
PC 32Be able to apply planning principles and statutory planning requirements to the site and conceptual design of the project.
DETAILED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION
PC 37Be able to produce timely, accurate, complete and comprehensible documentation of the design so that it can be constructed.
PC 39Be able to integrate the material selection, structural and construction systems established in the conceptual design into the detailed design and documentation.
PC 41Be able to coordinate and integrate input from specialists and consultants into the detailed design and documentation.
PC 42Be able to prepare planning applications that comply with planning regulations.
PC 47 Be able to complete and communicate on-time, accurate documents for relevant stakeholders, including drawings, models, specifications, schedules and construction documentation.
DESIGN DELIVERY AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES
PC 58 Complete documentation – including specifications, drawings, schedules, reports, certification, and approvals – and other project information for issue to the client and relevant authorities, as required under the construction contract and relevant building and planning codes.
PC 59 Understand and mitigate risks associated with preparing and recording documentation.