| Type: | Postgraduate Subject |
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| Code: | ARCH71-149 |
| EFTSL: | 0.188 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Society and Design |
| Credit: | 15 |
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Description
Architectural Practice: Management and Procurement develops knowledge and skills in the fundamental skills, strategies, and relevant information to conduct professional architectural practice, focusing on project management and procurement. Students will develop an understanding of project and contract management skills and procedures, including legislation, codes, standards, procurement methods and the various stages of delivering a project. Project administration, including pre-design, return brief, risk management, safety in design and contract documentation phases and contract administration, are also addressed.
The subject is run in an intensive seminar format relevant to the assessment tasks, including reports and student presentations. In addition, students will gain first-hand experience through a 10-day work placement in a practice, selection criteria based on GPA and portfolio will apply. Students not qualified for the work placement will complete a studio-based assignment.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Explain and evaluate the role of legislation and other legal and contractual instruments in architecture projects, including planning principles, planning controls, building codes, standards, and awareness of non-compliance implications through a return brief and project documentation.
- Demonstrate construction documentation process appropriate to selected procurement processes to demonstrate project feasibility assessments against site constraints, risk and opportunities, preliminary cost analysis, risks management and mitigation principles and strategies and roles of relevant consultant contracts relevant to the stages of project development.
- Describe and evaluate the different procurement methods and contract law for architect-administered procurement, including method of record keeping, document control, quality assurance, the purpose of identification of defects, and the principles of contract administration and its execution during construction, including the process of contractor selection, the role of site visits, and contract components.
- Demonstrate effective communication and presentation skills as required for project management of building procurement, including communication with client and stakeholders
Enrolment requirements
| Requisites: |
Nil |
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This subject is not available to
This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |