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Contents

4 President’s Message

5 About Us

6 Advocacy

8 Promoting Architecture

9 Engaging the community

10 The Awards

12 Honours

14 Engaging our Members

15 Education

16 Good Governance


We have used 2016 as an opportunity to unify and communicate our message as one powerful body. We are a member driven organisation and will continue to be the voice of the profession and our members. But for us to continue our position as industry leaders, we must collaborate with our industry partners, and embrace future opportunities with passion and skill.

Rob Henry RAIAACT Chapter President

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

What a year 2016 has been. It has been jam-packed with events, meetings, forums, exhibitions, tours and of course awards. This is our first electronic Year in Review document to give you a glimpse of the level of activity undertaken in the ACT for ACT members. The Institute’s ACT Chapter has outstanding volunteers and committees who work hard to provide value to our members through activities such as networking, CPD, awards, and advocacy.

As a national organisation we have been through some major changes in the way we operate and in where we focus our energies. This means re-aligning our priorities at a chapter level, and working smarter with fewer resources. We certainly achieved that in 2016 and I would like tothank everyone who has contributed to making 2016 a fantastic year.

Rob Henry ACT Chapter

President


The ACT Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects (the Institute) offers a range of targeted programs to meet our member’s needs, and we foster strong relationships with associated bodies, government, industry and community. We provide a professional home for our members, who are able to contribute to the voice of the profession through the Institute’s advocacy activities, network with peers through a range of local events.

OUR MISSION

To support and empower members to make the world a better place through architecture

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Members can gain access to knowledge only available to members, and help shape the future of the architecture profession in Australia.

The ACT Chapter is based in Mugga Way Red Hill, and manages an active program of events and awards for practitioners in Canberra and surrounding regions. We currently have over 11,000 members located across Australia and overseas. The ACT Chapter currently has 329 members, 102 (31%) female and 227 (69%) male.

P U R P O S E

The Australian Institute of Architects exists to enhance the cultural, environmental and economic well-being of the community by:

• advancing contemporary practice and the professional capability of members, and• advocating the value of architecture and architects.

Projects:• 86 Meetings (committees and advocacy)• 17 CPD events (formal and informal)• 11 Bus tours and public lectures• 18 Networking events, awards, competitions, forums

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A D V O C A C Y – T H E V O I C E O F

T H E P R O F E S S I O NThe Institute advocates at a national, state and territory level on a range of topics through meetings with politicians, submissions to government and policy and advocacy positions. The local chapter has a very active dialogue with the ACT government and public service and our planning and practice committees regularly make submissions to government on issues of importance to the local profession. Our heritage committee regularly nominates buildings for recognition by the ACT Heritage Council. In 2016, the Chapter contributed to discussions around the following issues:

A C T G O V E R N M E N T P R O C U R E M E N T P R A C T I C E SEarly in the year, discussions were held with interested local practices to develop a response to a new procurement method by the ACT government. The introduction of an interactive tendering process for ACT schools has caused some serious

concerns for local practitioners, and these concerns were first conveyed to the policy advisor for the Chief Minister and Senior Departmental officials. We then established an ongoing dialogue with government, specifically with the Procurement and Capital Works (PCW) Directorate, resulting in an industry forum held for ACT Chapter members in July. This was followed with a joint industry submission to the Minister, led by the Institute, which was supported by Engineers Australia, MBA, AIB, and AILA. We held another meeting in December between PCW and members of each institute to discuss proposals to lessen the detrimental impact of the interactive tendering process on design professionals.

I M P R O V I N G T H E A C T B U I L D I N G R E G U L ATO R Y S Y S T E M The Chapter prepared a submission to the review of the building regulatory system, making a number of recommendations. Ab

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U N I V E R S A L A C C E S S

A group of local experts met with Susan Ryan, AO, Australian Age and Disability Commissioner to provide information on the current situation on Adaptable, Accessible Livable and Universal Housing, and an overview of states/territories variants. To achieve accessibility best building practice in all new housing by 2020, the industry/profession needs to agree on the most effective means. The Institute offered support and engagement with the Commissioner. State/Territory detailed information is able to be provided through the Institute’s National Access Work Group.

A C T E L E C T I O N

In the lead up to the ACT election, we wrote to all parties asking a series of questions of interest to the members and provided a website for members to review the responses and post comments. We also hosted a well-attended political roundtable at the ACT chapter in conjunction with PIA and AILA. Convened by Anabelle Pegrum, the Q+A session allowed the candidates (Minister Mick Gentleman, deputy leader of the opposition Alastair Coe , and Leader of the Greens Shane Rattenbury) to put forward their agenda on the future of planning and design in our territory and allowed our members to make comments and ask questions.

I N D U S T R Y

PA R T I C I PAT I O N P O L I C Y

The Chapter made a submission on the draft ACT Industry Participation Policy and followed this up with a meeting with the ACT Industry Advocate, Ms Kate Lundy, to seek her assistance with our concerns on the ACT government’s interactive tendering process. Some progress is being made on the issue.

R E A C H I N G

O U T TO O U R

M E M B E R S

M E E T T H E P R E S I D E N T

This event was attended by approximately 100 members and local industry stakeholders and was held at the Australian Institute of Architects premises at Red Hill. The event provided an opportunity for members and guests to network and to learn about and contribute ideas towards the future direction of the Chapter.

T H E 2015 E M E R G I N G

A R C H I T E C T P R I Z E W I N N E R

TO U R This event was held in the ACT in February. Both the National and Local Emerging Architect Winners (Nic Brunsdon) (Rob Henry) spoke at the event, which was extremely well attended. It also included vignettes from Cassandra Keller - Clarke Keller Pty Ltd, Sander deVries – SQC, Alisa Moss - DJAS, Allan Spira - Allan Spira Architect, Jesus Garcia - Tait Waddington and Bronwen Jones – RAUM.

We advocated for:• better regulation of multi-unit residential buildings, mixed use buildings and speculative commercial buildings; • only fully qualified and experienced professionals should deliver design services and project management for these types of buildings; • other design professionals such as draftspeople, building designers, project managers and the like should be regulated; and• compulsory CPD for all building professionals, and that this must be a condition of ongoing licensing or registration.

PLANNING

The Chapter sought more information to inform a submission, responding to the ACT Governments Discussion Paper: City and Gateway Urban Renewal Strategy. As well, the Chapter President and planning committee members have met with the Minister for Planning on a number of occasions to achieve a higher level of engagement between government and the architectural profession in the ACT. Discussions have included the role of the government architect, new developments around the Canberra region, design quality for multi-residential developments and building legislation reform. We have made a submission to the Minister on design quality outcomes on former Mr fluffy sites.

R E G I S T R AT I O N O F A R C H I T E C T S

Members raised issue of inaccurate listings of registered architects on the ACT Government website. The Chapter undertook a wider survey to get specific examples to inform the Architects Registration Board, Registrar and Secretariat. The results were forwarded to the Registration Board and were gratefully received.


P R O M OT I N G

A R C H I T E C T U R E TO

T H E C O M M U N I T Y

C O N T E M P O R A R Y A U S T R A L I A N

A R C H I T E C T U R E S P E A K E R

S E R I E S ( C A A S S )

This event is held in partnership with the National Gallery of Australia and is a sold-out event that attracts many members of the public. We had speakers from four practices: James Russell from James Russell Architect, Blainey North and Timothy Browne from Blainey North & Associates, Peter Walker and Todd Henderson from Cumulus Studio, Richard Kirk from KIRK that presented everything from an extreme penthouse suite with custom designed fabrics for furniture and flooring to a humble low budget packing shed renovation. Thank you to organisers Dominic Pelle and Nathan Judd from the Institute and to Edie Young from NGA. Thanks also to our sponsor BCA Certifiers.

Our events promote architecture and architects

to the community, and provide opportunities for

members to network with their peers. Below are

some of the highlights for the year.

U R B A N R E N E WA L I N T E R N AT I O N A L D E L E G AT I O N

The Chapter facilitated members to join the Minister for Planning, Mr. Mick Gentleman, to visit Tucson, Seattle and Vancouver between 20 and 28 February 2016 as part of an Urban Renewal Delegation. The ACT Government has an ambitious program of major infrastructure and urban renewal initiatives that will transform Canberra and the delegation enables learnings from these cities to be shared with Canberra.

S O L A R H O U S E D AY S P O N S O R S

We collaborate with other professional and industry associations in the Canberra region allowing us to join forces to deliver our message with a stronger voice.

S O L A R H O U S E D AY L E C T U R E , E X H I B I T I O N A N D B U S TO U R S

Solar House Day was held in July with a lecture and exhibition at the Shine Dome and two bus tours on consecutive weekends. The event is a great opportunity to promote the value of architects to the public, and our Sustainability Committee excelled in this mission in 2016. The bus tours were a sell-out, with larger buses having to be ordered, and it was delightful to see well over 100 members of the public learning from our members about the various ways to tackle solar design. Our special thanks go to contributors Yuri Leong-Maish, Peter Overton, Andrew Verri and Michael Tolhurst. Thank you to our sponsors Luton and ACT Smart.

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C O M M U N I T Y I N

D E S I G N

The Chapter is very involved in the annual Design Canberra Festival which is held for four weeks in October – November. Bronwen Jones was the Institute representative on the Design Canberra Committee. The Chapter ran a series of bus tours of architecture focusing on internationally inspired architecture, architecture and landscape and architecture by emerging architects. The Chapter facilitated loca architects involvement in the “living rooms” exhibitions that allow the public to explore the living rooms of acclaimed Canberra houses in the inner north and inner south, and discover pop-up exhibitions with works on sale by local artists, makers and craft practitioners. Practices offering houses for the living rooms projects included Cox Architecture, Light House Architecture and Science, Architecture Bespoke, Ben Walker Architects, Arquitectura, Jigsaw

Housing, and Townsend + Associates. Our bus tours contributors were Rob Henry, Shoba Cole, Yuri Leong-Maish , Reine Williams, Annette Pogas, Alastair MacCallum, Cox Architecture, Philip Leeson, Tony Trobe, Pedro Geleris, Karina Harris and Neil Hobbs, Hal Guida, Will Gardner, Robert Thorne, Enrico Taglietti, Alissa Moss, Andrew Verri, Jess de Rome, Jenny Edwards, and Sarah Herbert.

The office hosted two Sunday afternoon “living rooms” exhibitions.

The exhibition at the Chapter in Red Hill had around 100 visitors each Sunday. Artist Estelle Briedis exhibited her work at Mugga Way.

T H E G R I F F I N L E C T U R E S P O N S O R S

T H E G R I F F I N L E C T U R E

The Griffin Lecture has been delivered since 1961. The aim of the lecture is to address the big issues in architecture and design to examine national matters of interest in the built environment. Graham Jahn AM, LFRAIA, Director of City Planning, Development and Transport, City of Sydney delivered the Australian Institute of Architects’ Griffin Lecture at the National Press Club in Canberra on 10 November. Graham spoke about design incentivised development rights. Incentives are given to developers to achieve better designed buildings and better cities. Graham discussed how they do this in the City of Sydney: What the public benefits are and how the value is calculated.

The lecture was moderated by Catherine Townsend LFRAIA, ACT Government Architect and Chair of the Griffin Lecture Taskforce. The event was organised with the assistance of Toss Gascoigne and Michael Jasper. The event was well attended with over 120 members of the public, local members of the legislative assembly, industry leaders and architects.

The event was sponsored by the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia, CRS and GHD Woodhead.

G O L D M E D A L TO U R

This was an opportunity for members and non-members to hear from the winner of the highest award the Institute presents. Ian McDougall, Howard Raggatt and Stephen Ashton, the Founding Directors of ARM were announced as the 2016 Gold Medallists at the Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards earlier this year. Ashton, Raggatt and McDougall’s work has had an impact across the national design landscape and played a significant role as national ‘culture builders’, both through their work on commissioned projects and through industry and public engagement. Around 60 members attended the inspirational talk by Howard Raggatt at the Chapter in August 2016.

Left: Design Canberra- Artist Estelle Briedis exhibiting her work at Mugga Way

Right Top: Ian McDougall, Howard Raggatt and Stephen Ashton, the Founding Directors of ARM were announced as the 2016 Gold Medallists at the Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards

Right Bottom: Graham Jahn delivering the Griffin Lecture at the National Press Club in Canberra on 10 November.


A C T C H A P T E R AWA R D S

The Institute has developed an outstanding program of regional, chapter and national awards for architecture and provides us with opportunities to promote the value of good design and the work of local architects. The Awards presentation evening is the highlight of the year for the ACT and was held in June. With 45 entries for the main awards, entries for student and local awards, it was a jam-packed awards program. The presentation evening attracted around 320 guests and was held at the National Arboretum.

One of the highlights of the night was a light installation (creatures of the night), primarily prepared by student members under the direction of EmAGN members Yuri Leong-Maish and Lester Yao and Chapter President Rob Henry. Students who assisted included: Sara Khuaja, Emma Barrett, Dawn Vassel, Nik Kukic, Luke Richens, Sandy Chen, Rennae Sillett, and Anthony Maish.

We would like to thank all our entrants and congratulate all our winners. Details of each entry can be found on our web-site. Winners of the local awards are entered into the national awards, which were announced in November. We were very excited to see the winner of the ACTSir John Overall Award for Urban Design and the Canberra Medallion, Bowen Place Crossing by Lahznimmo Architects also win the national Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design. T H E J U R YWe would like to thank our main awards jury, chaired by Ann Cleary, with jurors John Choi, Vivienne O’Connell, James Bichard, Agnieszka Liso, Brett Lowe, and Sophie Blain. We would also like to thank the jurors for the Enduring Architecture Award, the Emerging Architect Prize, the inaugural Architectural Professional of the Year Prize, and the Mervyn Willoughby Thomas Renovation Award.

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S P O N S O R SWe could not run an awards program without our ACT Awards sponsors BCA Certifiers, CRS, Integral Lighting, Hays,

Our corporate sponsors AWS, Colorbond and Dulux.

Showcasing ExemplarProjects


P R E S I D E N T ’ S M E D A L

The recipient of the 2016 President’s Medal was the late Alastair Swayn for his extraordinary contribution to the Australian Institute of Architects and the ACT community. A Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects, Alastair was a significant contributor to the ACT Chapter for over 35 years. He was a longstanding ACT Chapter Councillor and was the ACT Chapter President in 1988-1990. Appointed as a Senior Counsillor in 2009, Alastair played a significant role in mentoring our members.

Alastair’s multifaceted and meaningful contribution to architecture, education, and community building will leave our territory forever indebted and grateful for his tireless campaigning for a better built environment and urban framework for Canberra.

A C T A R C H I T E C T U R A L P R O F E S S I O N A L O F T H E Y E A R

The Prize celebrates the strategic leadership and breadth of skills architects bring to the built environment industry. It acknowledges an individual architect who has demonstrated exemplary skills in architectural practice. The jury awarded the prize to Dean McPherson.

Dean was awarded the prize because of his significant contribution to the profession of architecture through both his project work and his participation in a diverse range of professional activities. He is an advocate for the profession of architecture and undertakes the practice of architecture with a commitment to excellence and provides a role model for others within the industry.

BCA Building Certifiers has been a strong advocate for architecture in the ACT and was the inaugural sponsor of the 2016 award which includes a generous $5,000 prize. The Chapter thanks BCA Certifiers for their sponsorship.

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L I F E M E M B E R

Prominent member, Tony Trobe, was elevated to Life Fellow membership in December 2016.

Life Fellows have rendered notable contribution to the advancement of the profession. Notable contribution is a contribution above and beyond the normal contribution made by an architect in the course of their professional career.

Tony demonstrated a strong commitment in his practice to the principle of the Design Dividend and the transformative potential of Architecture to make a fundamental contribution to people’s quality of life. Tony has consistently and effectively been involved in the public debate about the urban fabric of the city and the built environment and has contributed significantly to building constructive relationships within the architectural community, the public sector and the general community.

C L E M C U M M I N G S M E D A LThe Clem Cummings Medal recognises contributions by non-architects and architects to architecture and the public interest. The medal is awarded by the ACT Chapter Council. The 2016 medal was awarded to landscape architects Karina Harris and Neil Hobbs.

Their contribution to the Canberra region over the last 25 years has been significant and multifaceted, and their support of the architecture industry is exemplary. The medal celebrates Karina and Neil’s private achievements and public contributions, and their ongoing support of the Institute, the design industry and the broader Canberra community.

E M E R G I N G A R C H I T E C T P R I Z E

The Emerging Architect Prize has been developed to acknowledge an individual emerging architect’s contribution to architectural practice, education, design excellence and community involvement, which advances the profession’s role within the public arena.

The Emerging Architect Prize was awarded to Erin Hinton. Erin’s advocacy to promote the design industry through the public realm is noteworthy. She is an intelligent and passionate architect, who is deeply committed to excellence in her work. She demonstrates a local sensibility as well as a global perspective of architecture, and is a great credit to the profession.


E M E R G I N G A R C H I T E C T S + G R A D U AT E S N E T W O R K is a vibrant design community for graduates and emerging architects for mutual support and to foster a culture of architecture. The group bridges the gap between SONA and senior Institute members.

Café Crawl – EmAGN ACT holds an event on the last day of every month at different times and places for a hot pre-work or cool post-work beverage and check out some of the more “Architectural” hangouts around Canberra.

Following completion of their Architecture degree from University, graduates are required to gain experience in the industry before taking a further Architectural Practice Examination to become a registered architect. Most graduates wait between 5-10 years to complete this process. Two Regi(fru)stration events were held in 2016. They are designed to encourage graduates to take the next step and become a registered architect through providing a relaxed forum in which many of the ‘myths’ surrounding the process are dispelled.

The Foundations 2016 program explored what emerging architects need-to-know in their first five years when considering their marketing and business fundamental needs for their practice. Attendees develop solid, practical tips and tricks in marketing and business fundamentals as our industry specialists share their expertise and address challenges that emerging architects are likely to face in their future.

As part of the Design Canberra Festival, EmAGN conducted a bus tour: innovative architecture by emerging architects. This tour presented the future of design in our community by focusing on work by the ACT’s leading emerging architects.

The EmAGN committee for 2016 consisted of Reine Williams and Annette Pogas (Joint Chairs), Rob Henry, Yuri Leong-Maish, Lester Yao, Nikki Butlin, Teresa Dias, Brendan Doonan, Savita Gaonkar, and Samuel Udom.

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F U N C T I O N

We rounded out the year by celebrating our very successful 2016 with a member networking event at the Chapter. We were pleased to see around 100 people attend. It was an opportunity to thank all our volunteers, our sponsors, and to recognise newly registered architects. We also had the opportunity to present a new Life Fellow, Tony Trobe, with his certificate.

SONA connects students to their peers and the profession through local and national events and competitions. The ACT representative in 2016 was Katina Vladis

The national SuperStudio 24 hour team design competition was held in Semester 2 in Sydney exclusively for SONA members.

Other activities for 2016 included: • Hired Yet and Hire Me workshops providing advice on how to land a job; • Revit workshop’s• Creatures of the Night design and build workshops for the ACT Chapter architecture Awards conducted in conjunction with EmAGN. Students were Sara Khuaja; Emma Barrett , Dawn Vassel , Nik Kukic, Luke Richens, Sandy Chen, Rennae Sillett, and Anthony Maish.

The event was sponsored by Harvey Norman Commercial and AWS

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The Institute is actively involved at every level of architectural education and training, including offering assistance to graduates to become registered, CPD opportunities for members, developing resources for primary and secondary school teachers, and accrediting schools of architecture.

PA L S ( P R A C T I C E O F A R C H I T E C T U R E L E A R N I N G S E R I E S ) This program offers education on the contemporary practice of architecture and is comprised of 15 online modules with downloadable study notes. It is integrated with face-to-face tutorials facilitated by expert architects and consultants held at the Chapter. PALS is aimed at people preparing for the Architectural Practice Exam, architects returning to practice after taking a break, people wanting to set up their own practice and architects with overseas qualifications requiring education on Australian practices. PALS tutorials in the ACT are organised by Malin Paulsson, David Hobbes and Candida Griffiths. Thanks go to our tutors Damian Roos, Catherine Townsend, Nathan Judd, Bronwen Jones, Jeremy Mather, Sander de Vries, Marcus Graham, Cassandra Keller, Geoff Driscoll, Dean McPherson, Paul Barnett, Judith Phillips, Janet Thomson, Graeme Trickett, and Ric Small.

S M A L L P R A C T I C E G R O U P

Sponsored by AWS, the group has covered a wide range of topics of importance to small practitioners. Topics included, building approvals and construction glitches; an examination of design aspects of certain projects; floors and flooring; rules and limitations around secondary residences, dual occupancy, and the Mr Fluffy sites; how to market your work online through social media; how to get Google to notice your website, and the ten best apps to revolutionise your practice; and equity and modern small practices.

M A I N TA I N I N G E D U C AT I O N A L S TA N D A R D S To ensure the highest standard of graduate, the Institute is involved in the accreditation of architectural programs at Australia’s universities. Locally, the Institute is closely involved with the University of Canberra and participates in regular accreditation reviews of their architectural program. There is a close liaison between the Chapter and University through our Education Committee.

ArchiTECHThese technical seminars provide architects responsible for specification decisions with an opportunity to discuss products with manufacturers in the building materials sector. Mark Craswell from the Practice Committee organised for Land Data Surveys and Autodesk to provide an ArchiTECH session in 2016.

C O N T I N U U M ( O N - L I N E C P D )

Continuum’s extensive range of online courses cover a wide range of topics relating to the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) competencies: Design, Documentation, Project Delivery and Practice Management.

F O R M E M B E R S

The Institute offers a range of opportunities exclusively to members. These include: • access to a local professional network, including forums and committees, events and professional development programs• significant discounts on CPD and events• Architecture Australia magazine• eligibility to win competitions and prizes• a free listing (Member Level 1 and A+) for your practice on the Find an Architect online directory. • freedom to post the Institute member badge on your print and online materials• discounts on a range of products and services offered by our corporate partners • access to Acumen practice advisory notes and the Environment Design Guide (EDG) for SONA, Graduate and A+ Members; all other members are offered substantial subscription discounts

P R O M OT I N G A R C H I T E C T U R E TO YO U N G P E O P L E

The Institute takes up opportunities to speak at career nights and community events to encourage school children to become architects. Additionally, school children are offered a 2 day school holiday program to design and build their own dream house under the supervision of architects and architecture students. The convenors were Janet Thomson & Michael Jasper. Tutors were Lauren Kasparek, Jin Yin, Dawn Vassell, Sara Khuaja, Bong Wong, Ansis Everson, Annette Pogas, Chloe Yin, and Vasiliki Anastasiou.

S T U D E N T P R I Z E S

The Institute offers the following student prizes:• John Redmond Prize: awarded for the highest achievement during the first three years of architectural studies at the University of Canberra. • Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn Graduate Prize: for attaining the highest grade point average over the two years of the Master of Architecture course at the University of Canberra.• ACT Chapter Medallion: for attaining the highest grade point average over the five years of architectural education at the University of Canberra. • Cox Architecture Student Design Prize: provides an opportunity for all students to put forward their design project in an award panel format. Entrants are judged upon design merit and clarity of presentation techniques, with an award and commendation proposed for each tier of the university’s course.

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members within the Chapter. • Liaises with the ACT Government and other authorities to promote and represent the Institute and proactively identifies and responds to issues relating to Territory government-based regulatory, procurement and planning policies and legislation. • Coordinates the work of Chapter committees and communicate their activities to members. • Communicates Territory related issues of national relevance to National Council. • Communicates and consults with members on Territory matters. In 2016 we undertook a review of all committees’ terms of reference and introduced rules of operation for committees. As well, the Council: • Approved the establishment of a gender equity taskforce (GET) for the ACT who will start operations in 2017

The 2016 Chapter Council achieved a gender balance. Members include Rob Henry (Chapter President), Andrew Wilson (Immediate Past president), Alastair MacCallum, Tony Trobe, Bronwen Jones, Janet Thomson, Sander de Vries, Alan Morschel, Yuri Leong-Maish, Shoba Cole, Michael Jasper, Reine Roberts, Annette Pogas, Katina Vlandis and Will Gardner.

In line with the Institute’s strategic plan, the Chapter Council’s role is to identify the strategic priorities for the Chapter and collaborate with management in articulating the activities and programs designed to implement those priorities.

The Council: • Identifies and responds to issues relevant to the profession and Institute

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P R A C T I C E C O M M I T T E EThe practice committee has been focusing on a range of matters relating to PALS, reviewing ACUMEN notes, building legislation reform, and providing an Architech session in 2016. The committee comprises Sander de Vries (Chair), Dean McPherson, Marcus Graham, Scott Hodgson, Shoba Cole, Will Gardner, Frank Olbrich, David Hobbes, Malin Paulsson, Candida Griffiths, Mark Craswell, and Alvaro Gonzalez.

S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y C O M M I T T E E The committee is heavily engaged in organising the solar house day lecture, exhibition and bus tours, which are an extremely popular event. It also provides an opportunity for peer networking and discussion on a range of issues around sustainability in Architecture. The committee comprises Ric Butt (Past Chair), Peter Overton, Yuri Leong-Maish, Trevor Lee, Andrew Verri, Robbie Gibson, Alanna King, Ian Brumby, Christie Hartfiel, Michael Tolhurst, Peter Lyons, Sarah Truscott, Shannon Battisson,

• awarded the 2016 Clem Cummings Medal• oversight of Chapter committee events and activities such as Design Canberra and Solar House Day • authorising submissions to the Heritage Council• undertaking government liaison and advocacy activities• contributing to national council on organisational issues and matters of interest to ACT members

Andrew Pickard (past), Nathan Beer (past) and Jeremy Mather (past).

E D U C AT I O N C O M M I T T E EThe Education Committee is concerned with the matters related to architectural education and the recognition of schools of architecture. The Committee comprises Michael Jasper (Chair), Eugenie Keefer Bell, Erin Hinton, Janet Thomson, Rob Henry, Jane Cassidy, Annette Pogas, Reine Williams, and Katina Vlandis.

H O N O U R S C O M M I T T E EThe Honours Committee is responsible for endorsing and putting forward nominations for Life Fellowship to Chapter Council. The Honours Committee comprises: Andrew Wilson (Chair), Graham Humphries, Hal Guida, and Catherine Townsend (past).

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website that catalogues significant buildings in the ACT. The heritage committee comprises Can Ercan (Chair), Ken Charlton, Eric Martin, Evan Williamson, Mark Brook (Past), Graham Trickett (Past), Nathan Beer (Past) Philip Leeson and Linda Ambrosiussen.

S M A L L P R A C T I C E G R O U PThe Small Practice Group is a popular forum of members with a large crowd attending the session each month. The Committee comprises Geoff Lovie (Chair), Tony Trobe, Sarah Lebner, Tristan Ryall and Jessica Ryall.

O U R C O M M I T T E E S

P L A N N I N G C O M M I T T E EThe planning committee examined the ACT government’s urban renewal strategy for the City and its Gateway, Northbourne Avenue, known as the City and Gateway Corridor. The planning committee is examining and commenting on a number of planning schemes currently under development in the ACT. The Committee is also involved in the bi-monthly meetings with the Planning Minister, providing an opportunity to put forward ideas on the involvement of architects in community reference panels. The committee comprises Alan Morschel (Chair), Sheila Hughes, Catherine Townsend, Andrew Wilson, Tony Trobe, Linda Ambrosiussen, Annette Pogas, Allan Spira, Grahame Legge and Eamon O’Donaghue

H E R I TA G E C O M M I T T E EThe heritage committee has recently been restructured, but continues to write up nominations for heritage listing and citations for buildings to be included on the register of significant buildings. The committee has re-organised the

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