Before we break for the festive season, we asked our committee members and staff to recommend their favourite books and ...

The ACA met with the Hon. John Carey MLA, Minister for Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure, regarding unnecessary barriers to housing delivery in Western Australia. He has ...

Advocacy remains a major focus for the ACA. Our national working group meets regularly to discuss tactics for addressing the issues that matter to architectural business owners across the country, in ...

Representing the ACA through the Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF), Angelina Pillai, Kukame McPierzie and John Held met with Ministers and Shadow Ministers at Parliament House to advocate ...

Sarah Hobday-North reflects on the recent ACA Castlemaine Regional Architecture symposium. The two-day event sparked frank, grounded conversations about the realities of regional and small practice, ...

October is Mental Health Month, a timely reminder that architecture is, above all, a people business. This profession thrives not just on creativity and technical skill, but on the wellbeing of the ...

A recent decision of the Federal Court has unsettled longstanding employer practices in relation to two key areas: the capacity for set-off clauses to cover award entitlements for salaried employees; ...

The Victorian government introduced legislation into Parliament in June 2025 to amend the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995. Significant changes have been proposed, which will affect contract rules ...

The ACA NSW/ACT Committee has submitted a response to the NSW Legislative Council’s Public Accountability and Works Committee review of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020. The submission ...

We are pleased to share the ACA’s new membership brochure, a colourful, easy-to-read booklet that outlines the many ways the ACA supports and advocates for Australian architecture practices. It ...

The results of ACA Pulse Check 2025 reveal a profession under pressure. While practices have successfully embraced flexibility, new sectors of work and shifting business models, they are also ...

The South Australian Pulse Check features insights from 28 practices. With nearly two-thirds (65%) in operation for over 20 years, the responses represent a highly experienced cohort. Most practices ...