| (iii) consulting, investigating, and analyzing the
design, form, aesthetics, materials, and construction technology used
for the construction, enlargement, or alteration of a building or
environs and providing expert opinion and testimony as necessary;
(iv) research to expand the knowledge base of the profession
of architecture, including publishing or presenting findings in professional
forums; and
(v) teaching, administering, and developing pedagogical
theory in academic settings offering architectural education.
(45) Principal--An architect who is responsible, either
alone or with other architects, for an organization's Practice of
Architecture.
(46) Prototypical--From or of an architectural design
intentionally created not only to establish the architectural parameters
of a building or facility to be constructed but also to serve as a
functional model on which future variations of the basic architectural
design would be based for use in additional locations.
(47) Public Entity--A state, a city, a county, a city
and county, a district, a department or agency of state or local government
which has official or quasi-official status, an agency established
by state or local government though not a department thereof but subject
to some governmental control, or any other political subdivision or
public corporation.
(48) Registered--Licensed.
(49) Registrant--Architect.
(50) Regulatory Approval--The approval of Construction
Documents by the applicable Governmental Entity after a review of
the architectural content of the Construction Documents as a prerequisite
to construction or occupation of a building or a facility.
(51) Reinstatement--The procedure through which a Surrendered
or revoked Texas architectural registration certificate is restored.
(52) Renewal--The procedure through which an Architect
pays a periodic fee so that the Architect's registration certificate
will continue to be effective.
(53) Responsible Charge--That degree of control over
and detailed knowledge of the content of technical submissions during
their preparation as is ordinarily exercised by registered architects
applying the applicable architectural standard of care.
(54) Revocation or Revoked--The termination of an architectural
registration certificate by the Board.
(55) Rules and Regulations of the Board--22 Texas Administrative
Code §§1.1 et seq.
(56) Rules of Procedure of SOAH--1 Texas Administrative
Code §§155.1 et seq.
(57) Secretary-Treasurer--The member of the Board responsible
for signing the official copy of the minutes of each Board meeting
and maintaining the record of Board members' attendance at Board meetings.
(58) Signature--A personal signature of the individual
whose name is signed or an authorized copy of such signature.
(59) SOAH--State Office of Administrative Hearings.
(60) Sole Practitioner--An Architect who is the only
design professional to offer or render architectural services on behalf
of a business entity.
(61) State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH)--A
Governmental Entity created to serve as an independent forum for the
conduct of adjudicative hearings involving the executive branch of
Texas government.
(62) Supervision and Control--The amount of oversight
by an architect overseeing the work of another whereby:
(A) the architect and the individual performing the
work can document frequent and detailed communication with one another
and the architect has both control over and detailed professional
knowledge of the work; or
(B) the architect is in Responsible Charge of the work
and the individual performing the work is employed by the architect
or by the architect's employer.
(63) Supplemental Document--A document that modifies
or adds to the technical architectural content of an existing Construction
Document.
(64) Surrender--The act of relinquishing a Texas architectural
registration certificate along with all privileges associated with
the certificate.
(65) Sustainable Design--An integrative approach to
the process of design which seeks to avoid depletion of energy, water,
and raw material resources; prevent environmental degradation caused
by facility and infrastructure developments during their implementation
and over their life cycle; and create environments that are livable
and promote health, safety and well-being. Sustainability is the concept
of meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.
(66) TBAE--Texas Board of Architectural Examiners.
(67) TDLR--Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(68) Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)--A
Texas state agency responsible for the implementation and enforcement
of the Texas Architectural Barriers Act.
(69) Vice-Chair--The member of the Board who serves
as the assistant presiding officer and, in the absence of the Chair,
serves as the Board's presiding officer. If necessary, the Vice-Chair
succeeds the Chair until a new Chair is appointed.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §1.5 adopted to be effective March 17, 1988, 13 TexReg 1137; amended to be effective March 16, 1990, 15 TexReg 1149; amended to be effective February 8, 1991, 16 TexReg 456; amended to be effective December 6, 1995, 20 TexReg 9845; amended to be effective June 30, 1997, 22 TexReg 5920; amended to be effective April 5, 2000, 25 TexReg 2807; amended to be effective February 27, 2001, 26 TexReg 1708; amended to be effective March 6, 2003, 28 TexReg 1864; amended to be effective March 30, 2006, 31 TexReg 2453; amended to be effective April 3, 2008, 33 TexReg 2687; amended to be effective December 14, 2008, 33 TexReg 10157; amended to be effectiveJune21, 2009, 34 TexReg 3946; amended to be effective February 21, 2011, 36 TexReg 926; amended to be effective September 25, 2012, 37 TexReg 7480; amended to be effective June 21, 2016, 41 TexReg 4487; amended to be effective January 11, 2017, 42 TexReg 11; amended to be effective June 21, 2018, 43 TexReg 3884; amended to be effective July 8, 2020, 45 TexReg 4512 |
