Volume 1, Issue 2
Spring 2006
Atelier Design
Associates
Access Solutions for the
Built Environment
Welcome to the second issue of our quarterly e-newsletter!
PROJECT OF THE QUARTER
TDLR UPDATES
SIGNAGE
4.30.6 Mounting Location and Height. Where permanent identification
is provided for rooms and spaces, signs shall be installed on the wall
adjacent to the latch side of the door. Where there is no wall space to
the latch side of the door, including at double leaf doors, signs shall be
placed on the nearest adjacent wall.
UPDATE: If glass is adjacent to the door, the sign may be located on
wall beyond sidelight. The sign does not have to be on the glass.
TAS 68.20. Buildings and Facilities Subject to Compliance with the
Texas Accessibility Standards.
UT Arlington Chemistry and Physics Building
What type of project can you entrust to Atelier Design Associates?
The sky is the limit… no, literally. Recently completed, the new
Chemistry and Physics Building at the University of Texas at Arlington
houses a planetarium reportedly the biggest and best in Texas! The
astronomical proportions include a 60’ dome ceiling and seating for 170
stargazers. The highlight of this facility is the unique Digistar 3 Projector
which allows visitors to take virtual trips through the galaxy.
Viewers can relax in reclining seats that afford a complete view of the
360-degree screen, enhanced by surround sound technology. The
facility will be used as a teaching tool and a resource for the entire
community. Special event packages include birthdays, company parties
and even weddings under the stars!
Noteworthy in many ways, this state-of-the-art building includes nearly
70,000 square feet of laboratory space for the chemistry and biochemistry departments that will support research on cancer, polymers, semiconductors and more. The physics department facilities include a computing grid, clean room and machine shop. These, and many more features will attract competitive research grants.
The Grand Opening celebration on
March 4, 2006 will offer new building tours, door prizes, and physics
and chemistry demos! Opening
Ceremonies begin at 10:30 a.m.
For more information, visit
http://www.uta.edu/planetarium
Project Architect: Richard Miller of
OUR TEAM
Michael Love, IIDA, ICC, RAS, CAPS
Sharon Massey, RAS, CAPS
Debra Seel, Administration
Kolenda Carboni, Newsletter
Amenity Center in a subdivision (not an apartment or condo)
NEW LEGAL INTERPRETATION: An “Amenity Center” is a place of gathering and recreation, and would be subject to the Act. This does not
apply to areas used solely by residents (i.e. mail room, laundry, weight
room, etc.)
TECH MEMO 03-01
TAS 4.1.3 (21) requires dressing and fitting rooms to comply with TAS
4.35. It is often assumed that the scoping application is limited to
single occupant dressing rooms provided in department stores and
medical facilities; however, there are other spaces where occupants
are expected to dress or change clothes (i.e. multi-occupant locker
rooms in schools and health clubs).
CLARIFICATION: Intended to apply to locker and dressing rooms. A
single user unisex toilet with a shower and no lockers would not need
to comply with 4.35.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Earn CEU Credits by attending classes at UT Arlington on June 14, 2006.
BU1142
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Understanding the New ADA Guidelines
BU1143
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Applying the new ADA Guidelines
Register online at https://www.uta.edu or call (817) 272-2581
QUOTE OF THE QUARTER
It would be worth the while to build still more deliberately than I did,
considering, for instance, what foundation a door, a window, a cellar, a
garret, have in the nature of man, and perchance never raising any
superstructure until we found a better reason for it
than our temporal necessities even.
-- Henry David Thoreau
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Phone: 817-794-0500 Fax: 817-375-1323