The Board has introduced the Client Service Excellence Award to encourage excellence in the professional services offered by architects, and to helpconsumers to better understand the protection available to them through the Board and state legislation when using an architect to design their project.

 

This Award provides an opportunity for satisfied clients to win recognition for their architect’s service. The selection criteria are focused on common areas of uncertainty and complaint by consumers about architectural services - communication, understanding the processes and management of the contract.

The Client Service Excellence Award is open to all architects registered in New South Wales. However, the project cannot exceed $4 million and is limited to projects completed in the last two years in NSW. It will be judged by a committee of architects, consumers and industry professionals. To be eligible, architects or architect corporations and firms should have two nominations from clients.

 

The winning architect will receive a Certificate of Excellence and $5,000. The clients who nominate the winning architect will also receive a certificate noting their involvement in the Award.

 

Nominations for the 2006 Award close on 29 September 2006.  Click for a copy of the Award Conditions and Client Evaluation Form.

 

The Board has produced a leaflet for consumers that outlines typical architectural services and an architect’s role and responsibilities, as well as outlining the client’s role in the architect-client relationship and advice on choosing an architect. Click to download a copy ofWorking With An Architect - A Guide For Consumers, or contact the Board to request a free copy. 

 

Applications are invited for the 2006 scholarships. The Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships are awarded in three categories: students ($4,000 x 4), recent graduate ($8,000) and architect ($30,000 and $11,000). Applications close 31 August 2006.  See the Board’s website for details and application forms or contact the Board.

 

Sam Marshall's Supermodels exhibition, supported by the Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships fund, will be a part of the St. Margaret’s Design & Architecture Festival between 4th & 24th September 2006 in the St Margaret’s development on Bourke Street Surry Hills. 

 

See http://www.object.com.au/pages/comingup.htm

Models on display will be from small to large, rough to refined, literal to abstract, and ordinary to profound. Sam Marshall is interested in your models, please contact him on sam@marshall.net.au.  

 

The 2006 Register of Architects and List of Architect Corporations and Firms has been published and is available in hard copy and electronic formats. To order your copy download order form or contact the Board.

 

We are seeking expressions of interest from architects working in a variety of practices to become APE examiners. Architects must be currently practising and have at least 5 years post registration experience. Examiners are paid a fee and can log formal CPE/CPD hours for their involvement. For more information please contact the Board.

 

Section 60(1) (d) of the Architects Act, 2003 provides for the election of two (2) Architects to the NSW Architects Registration Board.

 

Nominations, which must be in the prescribed Nomination Form (Form 1) are hereby invited from persons who are Architects as at Noon, Friday 1 September 2006. The candidate must be nominated by at least five (5) persons (other than the candidate) who are Architects as at Noon, Friday 1 September 2006. Click to download the Nomination Form (Form 1).

 

A Statutory Declaration (Form 2) in support of Candidature may be completed by each candidate, details from which will be included in a Candidate Information Sheet which will accompany ballot papers should an election be necessary. Click to download the Statutory Declaration (Form 2).

 

Nomination forms and Statutory Declarations in support of Candidature are also available from the State Electoral Office, telephone (02) 9290 5924, or the NSW Architects Registration Board, telephone (02) 9241 4033.

 

Calendar
2006 Architectural Practice Examination

See APE section in Board’s website.

 

Third Wednesday of the month

 

See sydneydesign.com.au

 

MCA. Phone 92452484. education@mca.com.au   

 

See Scholarships and Prizes in the Board’s website

 

4-24 September 2006 Supermodels exhibition

St Margaret’s development on Bourke Street Surry Hills  http://www.object.com.au/pages/comingup.htm

 

See Client Service Excellence Award  in the Board’s website