Field           Planning and Construction

 

Review and expiry of Architectural Technology unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Construction

Architectural Technology

10164-10167, 11286, 27147-27149, 27156

 

Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Summary

 

The review was undertaken because the unit standards are overdue for review and have low or no recent usage.

 

Consultation was conducted with providers who have consent to assess and the peak body Architectural Designers NZ (ADNZ).

 

There were no objections to the proposed expiry of these unit standards.

 

Main changes

 

·      Nine standards in the Architectural Technology domain were designated expiring because of low to no usage.

 

Category D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2023

 

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

 

Planning and Construction > Construction > Architectural Technology

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

10164

Prepare architectural working drawings for small buildings

5

30

D

10165

Prepare architectural working drawings for medium buildings

6

35

D

10166

Prepare architectural working drawings for large buildings

6

35

D

10167

Evaluate the principles of architectural design

6

15

D

11286

Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of ethics as they apply to the architectural process

6

5

D

27147

Establish the requirements for a design brief, and write a design brief for a building project

5

10

D

27148

Develop a concept and preliminary architectural design from a given brief

5

15

D

27149

Prepare a developed building design from a preliminary design

6

10

D

27156

Demonstrate the process of tendering and administering a construction project

6

15

D