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Once again the news features people who have died in a school building and because a hospital collapsed.
 
They did not die because of Earthquake. Earthquakes don't kill. No! I'm not an idiot. I'm an architect.
 
I should qualify my statement, Earthquakes don't kill unless a deep rupture opens directly beneath people, as in the time of Moses to Korah in the wilderness.

Real techniques for coping based on experience and the growth of faith in God.

Recently a client of a fellow architect said that the documentation stage was not complete until the schedule of finishes was complete. This raised questions about expectations.

Two circumstances prompted this article. Some clients have come to me with project home plans they wanted altered. And a client put forward a contract that involved the Architect giving copyright to the client.

A category one cyclone is not a devastating storm. But it does test every thing mankind makes. Architects and engineers can learn a lot by examining what failed.

In general Australians like to buy things as cheaply as possible, and think money for design is a waste. Good design may be expensive, however, bad or incomplete design may cost a lot!

At TAFE I teach the first year part time diploma of Architectural Technology. This experince is showing me how we learn to design.

The planning department of a certain local Council's relations with the public have taken a new direction.

Many think they can "Owner Build" but you should read this first.

As when they do not discuss the application with the architects, they may assess development application based on their mis-understanding.