Talk:Building design

More work is needed to address Building Design in a broader and more modern context applicable to both small and large scale projects. Perhaps, sub-articles devoted to different contexts would be better suited. TVBZ28 15:40, 13 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

Not sure this category needs to exist. This article is mostly redundant and full of personal bias. It reads more like a poorly written editorial. Perhaps a general outline with links to the various categories (most of which already exist) would be more appropriate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.180.11.24 (talk) 22:45, 26 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

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Hello,

I work for the Building Designers Association of Australia (BDAA), so I have a conflict of interest. I'm proposing this change here rather than editing the article.

The paragraph on Australia in the Building designer section is unsourced and out of date. It says that only Queensland and Victoria regulate building designers and that a Building Designers Association operates in each state. Tasmania also licenses building designers. New South Wales now has a registration scheme for design practitioners. Queensland's licence classes extend to buildings of any height, and the ABS recognises building designer as a distinct occupation. The proposed text below corrects this and cites government and independent sources only.

Current text:

In Australia where use of the term architect and some derivatives is highly restricted but the architectural design of buildings has very few restrictions in place, the term building designer is used extensively by people or design practices who are not registered by the relevant State Board of Architects. In Queensland the term building design is used in legislation which licenses practitioners as part of a broader building industry licensing system. In Victoria there is a registration process for building designers and in other States there is currently no regulation of the profession. A Building Designers Association operates in each state to represent the interests of building designers.

Proposed new text:

In Australia, the title "architect" is restricted to people registered with a state or territory board of architects. "Building designer" is the term widely used by design professionals who are not registered architects. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies building designer as a distinct occupation, defined as creating concepts, designs and detailed documentation for buildings, renovations and extensions in consultation with builders, clients and consultants.[1]

Regulation varies by state. In Queensland, building designers are licensed by the Queensland Building and Construction Commission in three classes: low rise, medium rise and open. The open class covers plans and specifications for buildings of any height or floor area.[2] In Tasmania, building designers must hold a building designer licence, administered since October 2026 by Consumer Affairs Tasmania.[3] In Victoria, building designers are registered as building practitioners by the Building and Plumbing Commission.[4] In New South Wales, practitioners preparing designs for regulated buildings, including residential apartment buildings, must be registered under the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020.[5]

Accreditation of building designers is administered nationally by the Building Designers Association of Australia (BDAA), which accredits building designers at three levels based on the National Construction Code: Low Rise, Medium Rise and Open, the last covering all classes and types of buildings.[6][7] BDAA accreditation is recognised in state planning rules. Since 2018, the NSW Low Rise Medium Density Housing Code (later renamed the Low Rise Housing Diversity Code) has allowed dual occupancies to be designed by an architect or by an "accredited designer", defined as a building designer accredited by BDAA.[8]

The Fair Work Ombudsman describes building designers as performing similar duties to an architect, designing new buildings and renovations and extensions for the building and construction industry.[9] BDAA is the peak professional body for building designers in Australia.[7]

All sources are government bodies, a university research project or an independent trade publication, except one. BDAA's own accreditation page [6] is cited only to describe its accreditation levels, which I understand is acceptable for uncontroversial facts about an organisation itself. BDAA's role as the national accrediting and peak professional body is supported independently by a 2024 Griffith University research fact sheet (part of an Australian Research Council linkage project) [7] and by the Architecture & Design article on the NSW housing code [8].

I'm happy to adjust the wording if any of it reads as promotional. Thank you for reviewing.

Sources

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, "312132 Building Designer", OSCA – Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/browse-classification/3/31/312/3121/312132
2. Queensland Building and Construction Commission, "Building design—open". https://www.qbcc.qld.gov.au/licences/apply-licence/available-licences/design/building-design-open
3. Consumer Affairs Tasmania, "Building Designer licence". https://consumeraffairs.tas.gov.au/topics/licensing-and-registration/licensed-occupations/building-provider-licences/building-designer
4. Building and Plumbing Commission (Victoria), "Building designer". https://www.bpc.vic.gov.au/builders/builder-classes/building-designer
5. NSW Government, "Building classes and roles of professionals under the Design and Building Practitioners scheme". https://www.nsw.gov.au/housing-and-construction/compliance-and-regulation/professionals-working-on-regulated-buildings/building-classes-and-roles
6. Building Designers Association of Australia, "Building Designer Accreditation". https://bdaa.com.au/Web/Web/Accreditation/Building-Designer-Accreditation.aspx
7. Cooper, K. and Desha, C., "Industry Fact Sheet: Building Designers", Griffith University, October 2024 (ARC Linkage Project LP190101218). https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/2060741/Industry-Fact-Sheet-Building-Designers.pdf
8. Architecture & Design, "NSW changes housing code to benefit homeowners and building designers", 14 April 2018. https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/editorial/industry-news/nsw-changes-housing-code-to-benefit-homeowners-and
9. Fair Work Ombudsman, "Award coverage for building designers [K700255]". https://library.fairwork.gov.au/viewer/?krn=K700255

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