23 & 24 November 2011

The November meeting of 2011 was hosted in South Australia by Ben Hewett at the State Library in Adelaide, with representation from 7 states.

Attendees:
Alastair Swayn (ACT), Helen Lochhead (NSW), Peter Mould (NSW), Robert Foote (NT), Malcolm Middleton (QLD), Ben Hewett (SA), Peter Poulet (TAS), Geoffrey London (VIC) , Jill Garner (VIC), Steve Woodland (WA), Melinda Payne (WA)

Guests:
Prof. Catherin Bull, Landscape Architecture

General Discussion:

There are State Government Architects in all Australian states and territories providing advice and design expertise to State Government, advocating for better design outcomes for architecture, urban design and infrastructure projects.

Opportunities articulated by Prof. Catherin Bull in keynote presentation to GANA: ‘possible system-wide agreement on basic standards of agreement, advice and methods – using design review as a mechanism for influence’.

IDC SA’s Integrated Design Review Panel Terms of Reference was provided and noted.

IDC SA and Design Council CABE relationship noted.

Proposition for national endorsement of design review, guidelines; best practice case studies, precedents to be explored.

A GANA proposal for an Australian Government Architect to be developed.