Welcome to Where it's AT. You might notice a change of introduction music, that's because this special episode has been produced in collaboration with Architecture Business Club. For anyone running a business in architecture, whether you're a practice leader or sole practitioner, the new year is the perfect time for reflection on the past year and to set up your new year for success. But as any business owner or sole practitioner will know, running a business isn't always easy. There can b...

Welcome to Where it's AT. Professional indemnity insurance is a key component of protecting your business against claims of negligence, errors or omissions in the services you provide. But as the construction industry continues to evolve with new technologies, rising risks and complex regulations, the landscape of insurance is shifting too. So how are insurers adapting to these changes - in particular the Principal Designer role introduced by secondary legislation to the Building Safety Act ...

In this episode, we're asking, "Will buying a drone or laser scanner make you a better designer?" Leading today's conversation on the pros and pitfalls of data driven design is Dan Rossiter FCIAT, who is the Built Environment Standards Lead at BSI and Vice-President Technical for CIAT. Joining him on our digital sofa is his guest, Andrew Evans, a leading authority in surveying technologies from Topcon Positioning Systems. Useful links: Chartered Institute of Architectural Technol...

Welcome to Where it's AT- the Architectural Technology podcast from CIAT that uses technology, to talk Architectural Technology for Technologists. The Student Award for Excellence in Architectural Technology Project in 2017 was won by Edward Kercher. Since then, Ed has had a big impact on the profession, first working for Adam Architecture and now running his own successful businesses. Past President, Alex Naraian PPCIAT MCIAT was there at various stages of his career as a frien...

Welcome to Where it's AT. In this episode, frequent collaborators Ann Vanner FCIAT, Founder and Director at Healing Buildings and Roger Hines MCIAT - Chartered AT and Landscape Designer at Habitat Architecture discuss their shared passion and unique approach to creating healthier buildings, and imagine ways in which the industry can respond to the challenge. Podcast recorded and edited by: @Voytek We welcome your feedback, so please keep in touch and email all feedback to atp...

The golden thread is a digital record that will be created for new high rise residential buildings, containing vital information about the building's life, including its design, construction and ongoing maintenance. To find out more, we joined a panel of Chartered Architectural Technologists (Dan Rossiter FCIAT, Spacy Bondarenko FCIAT and Gareth Sewell FCIAT) on stage at futurebuild in March of this year. They discuss what the golden thread means in practice, and how it should be inco...

The Principal Designer Competency Framework allows for Chartered Architectural Technologists to register as Principal Designers. To explore what this means to the discipline Professor Sam Allwinkle PPBIAT FCIAT Chair of the Principal Designer Competency Steering Group talks to Head of Membership at CIAT, James Banks about their work and developing the register and its impact on Members. Useful links: CIAT | Principal Designer (architecturaltechnology.com) CIAT Principal Designer Regis...