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2009 Architects Medallion

04-11-2009

The winner of the 2009 Architects Medallion was  announced at the Board Awards night held on 4 November 2009 at Customs House Sydney.   


Sustainable development in regional areas

02-08-2009

The Board is partnering with Orange City Council to present a forum focussed on sustainable development in regional areas on 17 September 2009.


Architectural Practice Examination Session 2

14-07-2009

Applications for Session 2 of the APE close on Wednesday, 29th July 2009.  Submissions must be received by the Board by 3pm.


Reducing Carbon Emissions Goes Live

23-06-2009
After 12 months of extensive research and development, testing and re-testing, the NSW Architects Registration Board’s website “Reducing Carbon Emissions” has been launched. 
Go to www.reducingcarbonemissions.org and discover an exciting, user friendly...

POSTPONED Board meeting and forum in Orange

24-05-2009

Unfortunately the Board meeting in Orange and the associated forum presented in partnership with Orange City Council Council, Sustainable development in regional areas, has been postponed. More..


2009 Renewal of Registration

16-04-2009

The Board removed from the NSW Register of Architects the names of architects who have not paid their 2009 registration fee.


REGISTRATION RENEWAL DUE 31 MARCH 2009

23-03-2009

Have you paid your annual registration renewal yet?  Architects are reminded that annual renewal of registration is due and payable by Tuesday, 31 March 2009


Sustainability and the Built Environment: The Future

29-09-2008

Participate in one of the most important discussions at the Sydney Architecture Festival on 6 October!......


Volunteers needed for Sydney Architecture Festival

29-09-2008

Are you interested in contributing to the 2008 Sydney Architecture Festival?

Whatever your interests or skills, the Sydney Architecture Festival welcomes volunteer involvement in a variety of capacities both in the lead up to the Festival and on the day.


Sydney Architecture Festival 6 October 2008

05-09-2008

Don't miss the Sydney Architecture Festival on 6 October, featuring architectural tours of the city; talks and activities at the World Heritage listed Sydney Opera House; lectures, exhibitions and kids activities at Customs House;...


"I love this place ........" photo competition extended to 31 August.

22-08-2008
If you haven’t already entered our “I love this place” photo competition supported by the NSW Architects Registration Board and radio partner ABC Local Radio –  you NOW have till midnight Sunday 31 August to get your entries in and win $2,000...

APE Briefing Seminar 29 July 2008

27-06-2008

The Board will hold a second briefing seminar on Tuesday, 29 July 2008 at 4pm, Lecture Room, Level 5, Aquinas Academy, 141 Harrington Street Sydney.  Confirmation will be sent to those who registered their intention to attend.


Public forum in Penrith 19 June 2008 Beyond McMansions: making housing sustainable

04-06-2008
The Board is jointly presenting a public forum with the University of Western Sydney Urban Research Centre on sustainable housing within the Penrith/Western Sydney context.

Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships 2008

28-04-2008

The 2008 Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships are now open for application.  See information in "Scholarships, Grants and Prizes". 


Call for Expressions of Interest

21-04-2008
The Board is calling for Expressions of Interest from NSW architectural firms comprising a maximum of 15 staff to participate in the project Reducing Carbon Emissions - a guide for small businesses offering professional services.

New Parliament House

02-04-2008

The 9th May 2008 will mark the 20th Anniversary of the opening of Australia's New Parliament House in Canberra.  

 


Annual Renewals due by 31 March 2008

17-03-2008

The last day to renew the architects' annual registration is 31 March 2008.   Names of architects who have not paid by this due date will be removed from the Register on 1 April 2008 and reinstatement will incur an additional fee of $150.


2008 Research Grant

08-02-2008

NSW Architects Registration Board 2008 Research Grant awarded to National Trust (NSW) to undertake a project: “I love this place because…”


AP Examination

08-02-2008

There will only be two examination sessions in 2008


2007 Client Service Award

02-12-2007

Nick Seemann, from Constructive Dialogue Architects, is the winner of the 2007 Client Service Excellence Award .


2008 Research Grant

09-10-2007

 

 

The Board is seeking original research projects of up to $20,000 (ex GST) that explore issues relating to architecture and the built environment in NSW. The outcomes of the research should promote a better understanding of architectural issues...

Sydney Architecture Festival

03-09-2007

2007 Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships

14-08-2007

Applications for 2007 BHTS close on Friday, 31 August 2007.


AACA review underway

09-08-2007

AACA is currently undertaking a comprehensive review of the underlying logic and wording of the NCSA as well as the usability and the setout of document.


TALKS IN THE CRYPT

16-07-2007

TALKS IN THE CRYPT Wednesday, 8 August 2007 -  free lunch time talks presented by former Byera Hadley Travelling...


Architectural Practice Examination Briefing Seminar

16-07-2007

A briefing seminar will be held on Tuesday, 7 August 2007 at 4pm to be held at the Lecture Room of Aquinas Academy, Level 5, 141 Harrington Street The Rocks.


Talks in the Crypt - Wednesday 6 June 2007

02-07-2007

Wednesday, 4 July 2007 12.30 – 1.30pm  Talks in the Crypt – A series of talks presented by former...


The Architectural Future of Newcastle

11-05-2007

The Architectural Future of Newcastle will be presented by the NSW Architects Registration Board at 5.30pm 30 May 2007, Newcastle City Council Chambers


Talks in the Crypt

04-05-2007

TALKS IN THE CRYPT – a series of three free lunch time talks presented by former Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships (BHTS) recipients.


2 May 2007 Talks in the Crypt

20-04-2007

Lunchtine Talks in the Crypt will be held on 2 May 2007 at 12.30 to 1.30pm. 


Briefing Seminar for AP Examination

18-04-2007

A briefing seminar for the Architectural Practice Examination will be held on 1 May 2007 at 4pm 


Conversations with Clients - TNT March 27

22-03-2007

NSW ARB client service excellence award winner Jon King (Palm Beach House);   Elizabeth Carpenter (FJMT - the Mint) and ARB Board member, Mark Wakely, conduct a candid discussion between Architects.....


2007 annual registration must be paid now!

06-03-2007

Architects have only until 5pm today, 30 March 2007, to renew their registration. 


Briefing Seminar for AP Examination

09-01-2007

A briefing seminar for prospective applicants for the Architectural Practice Examination will be held by the Board on Tuesday, 6th of February 2007 at 4.00pm at the Aquinas Academy, Level 5, 141 Harrington Street, Sydney. 


Christmas Holidays

14-12-2006

The office of the NSW Architects Registration Board will close for Christmas Holidays from 12 noon on Wednesday 20th December 2006 and will re-open for business on Monday, 8 January 2007.


Sydney open 06

03-10-2006

A chance to view inside more than 50 buildings...


Election of two Architects to the NSW Architects Registration Board

18-09-2006

Ingrid Pearson and Louise Cox were elected unopposed to the NSW Architects Registration Board for a further two-year term ending in January 2009.


Did you miss "Writing the House"?

30-05-2006

Writing the House, the forum, exploring how writers have celebrated the Sydney Opera House across various genres, presented by the Board at the 2005 Sydney Writers’ Festival last Saturday will be broadcast on Radio National’s...


Annual Renewal of Registration Closed 31 March 2006

03-04-2006

Annual renewal of registration as an architect closed on 31 March 2006. Architects wishing to restore their names to the Register should contact the Board.


Architectural Practice Examination

07-03-2006
Application for the AACA Architectural Practice Examination for Session 1 2006 has now closed.  Logbook submissions are currently being assessed and applicants will be informed of the results by Monday 20 March 2006. 

2006 Timetables

09-01-2006
The Examination Timetables for the 2006 Architectural Practice Examination (APE) and the Built Work Program of Assessment (BWPrA) are now available from the Board's website.

Christmas Holidays

15-12-2005

The offices of the NSW Architects Registration Board will be closed from 12 noon on Wednesday, 21 December 2005 and will open for business in the new year from 9am, Monday, 9 January 2006.


2005 Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships

30-11-2005
The 2005 Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships were announced at the Board’s Annual Awards Ceremony ……

NSW Architects Registration Board 2006 Research Grant

24-10-2005

Applications are sought from individuals and organisations interested in applying for the NSW Architects Registration Board’s 2006 Research Grant.....


Telephone Numbers

19-10-2005

The Board has cancelled the re-direction of calls from its old number in Potts Point.....


Session 3 - Architectural Practice Examination

23-08-2005

Session 3 of the AACA Architectural Practice Examination (APE) will be conducted between September and November 2005.  Applications close 3pm Monday, 5 September 2005.


Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships 2005

11-08-2005
Applications to the BHTS that will enable winners to undertake a course of travel, study, research or other activity approved by the Board which contributes to the advancement of architecture, will close on Wednesday, 31 August 2005.

CPE - list of Board approved activities

22-07-2005
Providers of CPE may apply to list appropriate activities with the Board. Guidelines and application forms for this process are now available.

2005 RAIA NSW Architecture Awards

20-06-2005

The winners of the RAIA NSW Architecture Awards were announced on Friday 17 June. The Sulman Award – (Public buildings) was awarded to the New Head Office of Historic Houses Trust of NSW – The Mint: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt): the...


Writing Home: Sydney Writers’ Festival Forum

01-06-2005

Half a century after Australia’s most respected writer on architecture Robin Boyd penned his landmark publication, Australia’s Home, a panel of writers and architects talks to Alan Saunders........


Architectural Practice Examination - Part 3A

18-04-2005

Two new dates have been opened for  Examinations by Interview (Part 3A - APE).  Please click the link to this information below......


Built Work Program of Assessment (BWPrA)

13-04-2005

Application and submission of documents for Part 2 Assessment closes 5pm, 29 April 2005.  Please contact the Board for further information.


Annual Registration Renewal closed 31 March

05-04-2005

Annual renewal of registration closed on 31 March 2005.  If you have not yet renewed your registration please contact the Board as soon as possible.


ANNUAL RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION AS ARCHITECT

15-03-2005

The last day to renew architects registration fees in NSW is 5pmThursday, 31 March 2005.  No reminder notices will be issued.........


RICHARD THORP ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE NSW ARCHITECTS REGISTRATION BOARD

02-03-2005

Richard Thorp, Managing Director of Francis- Jones Morehen Thorp Pty Ltd, has been elected President of the NSW Architects Registration Board.  Richard’s appointment to the Board as the Minister for Commerce the Hon. John...


APE NATIONAL EXAMINATION PAPER

01-03-2005
The NSW Board will conduct the NEP on Wednesday, 6 April 2005 at 11am, at UTS lectures rooms in Building 1............

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FOR AP EXAMINATION

20-02-2005
The NSW Architects Registration Board provides a series of briefings prior to each of the three Architectural Practice Examination sessions held in NSW............

BUILT WORK PROGRAM OF ASSESSMENT

20-02-2005
Information and application forms for the Built Work Program of Assessment (BWPrA) are now available for downloading.  See Forms and Publications in this website.........

Built Work Program of Assessment 2005 Timetable

13-02-2005
The 2005 Built Work Program of Assessment is now available......  

Board Election Result

17-12-2004

Louise Cox and Ingrid Pearson were the successful candidates in the recent Board elections. Louise and Ingrid take up their positions  on the Board together with the newly appointed academic representative Kerry London from the University of Newcastle in January 2005. 

 


Restoration to the register and registration as non-practising architect

22-11-2004

New forms are now available from the publications section for restoration of name in the NSW Register and for registration as a non-practising architect......


Election of architects to the NSW Architects Registration Board

12-11-2004
7 architects nominated as candidates for the 2 elected architect positions on the Board......

Temporary Registration of Overseas Architects

11-11-2004

Application forms for temporary registration as an architect in NSW are now available....


2004 Annual Awards Presentation

01-11-2004
2004 NSW Architects Registration Board Annual Awards Ceremony
The winners of the Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships, the Architects Medallion and the Board prizes were recognised at the Awards ceremony on 3 November attended by the Minister for Commerce, Board members, winners and their supporters, and members of...

NOMINATIONS CLOSE AT NOON, 2 NOVEMBER 2004 FOR THE ELECTION OF TWO (2) ARCHITECTS TO THE BOARD

01-11-2004

Nominations for two elected members to the NSW Architects Registration Board close at noon, Tuesday, 2 November 2004.........


NSW Architects Registration Board new address

25-10-2004

The Board has moved to its new premises......

 

  

 


List of Architect Corporations and Firms in NSW

08-10-2004

The List of Architect Corporations and Firms is now available. Search the database of architect corporations and firms online or download the List from Board Publications.....


alts + adds moves on

29-09-2004
The alts + adds travelling exhibition supported by the NSW Architects Registration Board relocates to Galeries Victoria in Sydney’s CBD with a series of supporting events....

Virtual Venice Biennale Architecture Stand on the net

28-09-2004

John Gollings has generated a virtual biennale on the internet in lieu of Australia's absence from the real thing........


Have you listed your nominated architect yet?

20-09-2004

Under the Architects Act an architect corporation or firm must ensure that at all times there is at least one nominated architect.....


Board Update

17-08-2004

The list of architect corporations and forms will be available from 30 September 2004........


alts + adds

17-08-2004

A travelling exhibition of quality alterations and additions to Sydney homes opens in August......


Supermodels

17-08-2004

The exhibition Supermodels will showcase 200 models in 300 sq m of warehouse space in Chippendale opening early in 2005.......


NSW Architecture Awards

17-08-2004

The NSW Architects Registration Board would like to congratulate all...


Houses of the Future

17-08-2004

The showcase event for the Year of the Built Environment 2004 in NSW is an exhibition of environmentally sustainable, affordable and futuristic houses......


Year of Built Environment

17-08-2004
The Exemplars Program and National Awards aims to reward excellence in the built environment. Like our natural environment, the built environment.......

Prof Andrew Benjamin joins UTS

17-08-2004

Internationally renowned Academic chooses new post at UTS........


International Design Competition

17-08-2004

A new design competition for a Soccess facility in Somkhele, South Africa, aims to provide the youth of an area with one of the world’s highest..........


Obituary: Bryce Mortlock

17-08-2004
Architecture in Australia loses one of their own, with the death of Bryce Mortlock.......

Architectural reforms introduced in NSW – Minister’s Press Release

01-07-2004
Greater client protection, more effective discipline and a new-look Architects Board are key features of reforms to the architectural profession that come into effect in NSW from 30 June 2004...

New Architects Act

29-06-2004
The new Architects Act 2003 has been promulgated and is in force from 30 June 2004. A key recent change is the introduction of the NSW Architects Code of Professional Conduct.

Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship

29-06-2004
The Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship (BHTS) applications close 30 July 2004. Architecture students, recent graduates of architecture in NSW, or registered NSW architects are all eligible.

Alts + Adds

29-06-2004
A new exhibition bringing architects and design to the general public opened for submissions in May 2004.

Year of the Built Environment Exemplars Program

29-06-2004
The YBE 2004 Exemplars Program & National Awards is a national initiative to encourage Australians to celebrate the innovations, businesses, individuals, governments and projects that are making a difference within the built environment. You could be an YBE 2004 Exemplar!

City Talk 4 – Is architecture merely fashion?

29-06-2004
The fourth YBE2004 City Talk: Architecture, Media and Fashion, was held at Sydney Town Hall on June 1, 2004. Mark Wigley, Beatriz Colomina and Elizabeth Farrelly gave animated speeches to a capacity crowd.

2004 Banksia Environmental Awards

29-06-2004
Congratulations to Che Wall on receiving the Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year Award…

Architectural Practice Examinations Review

29-06-2004
The Architects Accreditation Council of Australia is reviewing the current practice examinations and invites architects to comment.

Congratulations

29-06-2004
Congratulations to Bob Nation on his appointment to Government Architect for the Northern Territory.

ARCHITECTS ACT 2003 IN FORCE 30 JUNE 2004

28-06-2004
Architects Act 2003

2004 APE TIMETABLE

05-05-2004
Architectural Practice Examination

NSW Architects Code of Professional Conduct

30-04-2004
Report on Public Comments

BWPrA Revised Timetable

30-04-2004
Revised Timetable for 2004 BWPrA

Inaccurate use of the title Architect in reference

23-04-2004
Inaccurate use of the title Architect in reference to Faheem Lodhi

BWPrA 2004

08-04-2004
Reminder: Closing Date for Applications

BWPrA FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

24-03-2004
F A Q s

Architects Act: Information Sheet 1

23-03-2004
Introduction to the Architects Act 2003 Information Sheet No. 1

Architects Act 2003

25-02-2004
Architects Act and Regulations 2003

Architects Act 2003 - Public Comments

10-02-2004
NSW Architects Code of Professional Conduct Regulatory Impact Statement is now available for public comment

2003 Research Grant

06-02-2004
2003 Award

2004 Built Work Program of Assessment

03-02-2004
Expressions of Interest for 2004 Program

Architects Cards

29-01-2004
Issue of the Architects Cards

Appointment of Registrar

21-01-2004
Appointment of Registrar

Architects Act 2003

13-01-2004
Architects Act 2003

Annual Roll Fees 2004

15-12-2003
Annual Roll Fees

ARCHITECTS ACT

15-12-2003
Assent of the Architects Act

SEPP 65 TRANSITION PERIOD

05-11-2003
Transition Period ends 30 November 2003

SEPP 65 SEMINAR SERIES

23-10-2003
SEPP 65 Seminars


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