Building Designers Association of Australia

Building Designers Association of Australia A Building Designer puts many years of practical design experience into taking and shaping your brief to a final concept.

The principle purpose of Building Designers Association of Australia is to be recognised as a leading professional design force in the building industry. Building Designers Australia consists of a dedicated group of professionals who design and document building projects throughout Australia. Building Designers Australia is a mature and active association which enjoys a high level of respect from the public, manufacturers and all levels of government. Building Designer Association of Australia represents the interests, standards and professional development of Building Designers in every state and territory of Australia. Members are bound by a Code of Ethics and encouraged to operate at the highest professional level at all times. The Association encourages design excellence from its members and promotes the benefits of good building design to the public. Building Designers Australia is active in the development of education and training standards relevant to the building design profession and is now recognised by governments and educational institutions as the leading professional body for building designers.

The greenest building in the country is one that is already standing.Book your place before 24 October.Dr Mike Louw, Co-...
02/10/2026

The greenest building in the country is one that is already standing.

Book your place before 24 October.

Dr Mike Louw, Co-Director of the Built Environment Program at the University of Canberra, on the retrofit revolution: adaptive reuse, performance upgrades, and the category of work that is going to fill a lot of practices this decade.

The Retrofit Revolution.
Saturday 24 October, 1:30pm. Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia.

Tickets and the full four-day program at nationalfestivalofdesign.com.au

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Free entry, and you do not need a conference pass.THE NATIONAL NETWORKING EVENT.Building designers, architects, interior...
01/10/2026

Free entry, and you do not need a conference pass.
THE NATIONAL NETWORKING EVENT.

Building designers, architects, interior designers, builders, surveyors, and anyone working in the industry, outdoors at The Dairy Precinct with music, eats and drinks.

Local and not coming to anything else? You are still welcome, and it still carries one CPD point.

Friday 23 October, 6:30pm, The Dairy Precinct, Fyshwick.

Presented by C&A Surveyors.

Tickets and the full four-day program at nationalfestivalofdesign.com.au

Do you have a seat at the table?Make sure you have a seat here too. Register now.Shane Martin is Director of Nexus APAC,...
01/10/2026

Do you have a seat at the table?

Make sure you have a seat here too. Register now.

Shane Martin is Director of Nexus APAC, working across public policy, advocacy and corporate affairs. He knows how decisions about your industry actually get made, and who is in the room when they are.

Trust The Process.
Friday 23 October, 2:15pm. Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia.

Tickets and the full four-day program at nationalfestivalofdesign.com.au

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The all-electric home stopped being a statement and became a specification.Get ahead of it. Register now.Jenny Edwards o...
30/09/2026

The all-electric home stopped being a statement and became a specification.

Get ahead of it. Register now.

Jenny Edwards of Light House ArchiScience on the net-zero home and electrification: what actually goes in the drawings, what it does to running costs, and what clients are already asking for whether or not you have an answer ready.

The Net-Zero Home and Electrification.
Saturday 24 October, 11:00am. Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia.

Tickets and the full four-day program at nationalfestivalofdesign.com.au

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Go inside buildings Canberra does not usually open.THE ARCHITECTURAL TOUR.A guided tour of the capital's architecture, i...
29/09/2026

Go inside buildings Canberra does not usually open.
THE ARCHITECTURAL TOUR.

A guided tour of the capital's architecture, including spaces not normally accessible to the public, led by architect, author and educator Tone Wheeler.

Seventy-five places. Not one more.

Sunday 25 October, departing central Canberra at 10:30am. Three CPD points. $55 plus GST, and it is already included in the VIP ticket.

Proudly supported by Think Brick.

Tickets and the full four-day program at nationalfestivalofdesign.com.au

A healthy home is not a luxury item.Book your place now.Talina Edwards of Envirotecture, Certified Passive House designe...
29/09/2026

A healthy home is not a luxury item.

Book your place now.

Talina Edwards of Envirotecture, Certified Passive House designer, on reimagining the future of healthy homes: air, light, moisture, and the design decisions that determine whether people are actually well in the buildings you draw.

Reimagining the Future of Healthy Homes.
Friday 23 October, 12:30pm. Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia.

Tickets and the full four-day program at nationalfestivalofdesign.com.au

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New Hardie Gravis Panel BIM content is now available.Download it free from the James Hardie BIM Library: https://www.jam...
29/09/2026

New Hardie Gravis Panel BIM content is now available.

Download it free from the James Hardie BIM Library: https://www.jameshardie.com.au/bim-downloads

BIM and documentation resources for Hardie Gravis Panel have landed in the James Hardie BIM Library. Hardie Gravis Panel is a lightweight AAC solution designed for wall and floor applications across Australian residential projects.

The resources support design, visualisation, documentation and specification workflows, with content for Revit, Archicad, AutoCAD and PDF based workflows. The native Archicad content was built directly in Archicad, so it behaves the way you would expect it to.

Our thanks to James Hardie, a BDAA industry partner.

And if you have not booked yet, the National Festival of Design runs 22 to 25 October in Canberra. Tickets and the full four-day program at nationalfestivalofdesign.com.au

Congratulations to SBD Studio on five projects across six categories reaching the national finalist stage in the 2026 BD...
28/09/2026

Congratulations to SBD Studio on five projects across six categories reaching the national finalist stage in the 2026 BDAA National Design Awards. Every finalist will be recognised at the National Design Awards Gala on Saturday 24 October at The Vault in Canberra, as part of the National Festival of Design. Tickets and the full four-day program at nationalfestivalofdesign.com.au

Non-conforming product is still arriving on Australian sites.Register now and know where you stand.Neil Savery, former C...
28/09/2026

Non-conforming product is still arriving on Australian sites.

Register now and know where you stand.

Neil Savery, former Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Building Codes Board, on product conformance and digital traceability: how the chain of evidence is changing, who is expected to hold it, and what a designer is now assumed to know when they specify.

Product Conformance and Digital Traceability.
Friday 23 October, 4:00pm. Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia.

Tickets and the full four-day program at nationalfestivalofdesign.com.au

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Ten minutes. Confidential. Read out in Canberra.IS YOUR PRACTICE IN THE PICTURE?What other practices charge, by the hour...
28/09/2026

Ten minutes. Confidential. Read out in Canberra.
IS YOUR PRACTICE IN THE PICTURE?

What other practices charge, by the hour and on a real project, is the question we hear most from members. The 2026 National Practice and Fee Benchmarking Survey is how we answer it. Ten minutes, fully confidential, and reported only in aggregate.

The more practices take part, from sole traders to larger studios, city and regional, the truer the picture is for everyone.

Our CEO, Chris Knierim, presents the national results at Gandel Hall, Saturday 24 October, 3:00pm, at the National Festival of Design.

Add your practice: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DDT62KP

Already done it? Thank you. Please pass it on to a colleague who has not.

The National Festival of Design runs 22 to 25 October in Canberra. Tickets at nationalfestivalofdesign.com.au

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