2022 COMPLIANCE PACKAGE: COM2250

Tone Wheeler: Environa Studio & AAA President

AAA Winter Talk #2 - SALK INSTITUTE & Louis Kahn: TW2207

This CPD course relates to the following AACA NCSA Elements: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 9

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn about the history of the Salk Institute building
• Appreciate the importance of this building in the history of modern architecture
• Appreciate the detail in the design and built form of this building
• Gain insight into the complexity of Kahn’s life and work
• Understand how particular external influences assisted Kahn to achieve greatness
• Be intrigued and inspired by this architectural pilgrimage

Peter Lonergan: Cracknell + Lonergan

BILL LUCAS - Architect Utopian: PL2203

This CPD course relates to the following AACA NCSA Elements: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 9

Learning outcomes:

• Learn about the life and architecture of Bill Lucas
• Appreciate the innovation that Bill developed in his lightweight ‘skinny houses’
• Understand how Bill influenced thinking about the impact of architecture on the environment
• Understand the legacy of Bill’s architecture and it’s impact on his students and collaborators
• Appreciate what a significant legacy Peter Lonergan has facilitated in ‘publishing’ Bill’s archive
• And appreciate the impact Bill Lucas had on the community around him.

Thierry Lacoste: Lacoste + Stephenson

‘LIKE HOME’ – UTS Blackfiars Childrens Centre: LS2201

This CPD course relates to the following AACA NCSA Elements: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 9

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the relationships between the teams in the collaborative design of a complex children's education facility.
• Appreciate the complexity of site, client and user considerations and their affect on the outcome
• Gain insight into the different tools used by designers to develop and achieve the desired outcomes.
• Appreciate the use of materials, old and new, in the development of the building fabric.
• Understand and appreciate how designing for children affects all aspects of the project, and how clear objectives can assist to achieve the desired outcome.

Tai Ropiha: CHROFI Architects

COURTYARD HOUSE: TR2205

This CPD course relates to the following AACA NCSA Elements: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 9

Learning outcomes:

• Gain insight into the design process for CHROFI ARCHITECTS
• Appreciate the complexity of design development in order to achieve an award-winning outcome
• Understand the importance of clearly articulated objectives or ‘strategies’ in the design process
• Appreciate how each objective is resolved, both in its own context, as well as the context of the project as a whole
• Appreciate the unique simplicity that has been refined from a complex and challenging brief.
• Understand how small details can lead to a design outcome with superior quality and desirability.

Kristen Lopes: Partner, Collins, Biggers & Paisley

 A Roadmap for Workplace Respect: KL2204

This CPD course relates to the following AACA NCSA Elements: 9

Learning Outcomes:

• Appreciate how the workplace is changing in response to social and societal demands
• Understand how the Respect@Work report has impacted legislative change in Australia
• Be aware of the Safe Work Australia ‘Sexual Harassment Guidelines’
• Understand how to identify, assess and manage risk within the workplace
• Be clear as to what is ‘sexual harassment’ and its impact on workers and the workplace
• Be aware of the responsibilities for employers and how to get assistance as required

Martin Pinson: Integreco

NCC 2022, BASIX & the new Design and Place SEPP Update: MP2202

This CPD course relates to the following AACA NCSA Elements: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, & 8

Learning Outcomes:

• At the completion of this course you will:
• Learn about the upcoming changes to the NCC 2022
• Understand how the 2022 NCC will impact design & construction in Australia
• Learn about the accompanying changes to BASIX 2022
• Appreciate how 2022 NCC Section J affects Multi-Residential dwellings
• Understand how the BASIX 2022 will incorporate the Embodied Carbon of Materials
• Appreciate the increasing efficiency targets as we move towards Net-Zero Carbon in 2050

Kristen Lopes: Partner, Collins, Biggers & Paisley

Contemporary HR Policies - 2022: KL2206

This CPD course relates to the following AACA NCSA Elements: 9

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand what HR or Workplace Policy means
  
• Be aware of the elements that HR policies cover and what the best practice requires
• Appreciate the difference between Casual & Permanent employment and what this means to the worker and the employer
• Understand what differentiates a Contractor from an Employee
• Be aware of Best Practice for work agreements
• Understand the power and focus of the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO)