The Department of Design is housed in the Art Building (ART), alongside the Studio Art and Art Education programs. Design graduate students have card-swipe access to the building and key access to their shared studio space in the building. In addition, graduate students have access to many other departmental and university resources, including the following:
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During social distancing, accessible hours are from 6pm -10pm, Monday – Thursday; 8am – 10pm, Friday. Access will only be given to those who already have after hours access. There will be a maximum of 1 student inside the lab at a time. The time slots are from: 6pm – 10p, Monday – Thursday (4 slots) 8am – 12pm, 1pm – 5pm, 6pm 10pm Friday (3 slots) Please email khanhxnguyen@austin.utexas.edu for your preferred working hours.
The Visual Arts Center (ART 1.106)
The gallery spaces of the Visual Arts Center (VAC) span two floors and 13,000 square feet. The VAC hosts rotating exhibitions as well as the design and studio art M.F.A. exhibitions. M.F.A. students may also submit proposals for exhibitions in the VAC at other times during their studies at the University.
The Fine Arts Library (DFA 3.200)
https://www.lib.utexas.edu/about/locations/fine-arts
The Fine Arts Library, just across the street from the Art building, provides easy access to over 350,000 books and scores, 12,000 DVDs, 400 current serial subscriptions, and more. Students may click the “Pick It Up” option in the library catalog to have an item from another branch of the University Libraries delivered to the FAL circulation desk for convenient pickup. The 3rd floor of the FAL also houses photocopiers and a free, book-friendly digital scanner.
The Foundry (DFA 3.200)
https://web-prod.lib.utexas.edu/study-spaces-technology/foundry
The Foundry is a joint venture between the College of Fine Arts and the University Libraries, and is open to all students, faculty, and staff at the university. The Foundry houses laser cutters, programmable sewing machines, a textile printer, 3D printers, soldering irons, and a host of other fabrication equipment. In addition, its device library makes available for checkout a wide variety of equipment and devices, including digital cameras and camcorders, drawing tablets, headphones, LCD projectors, digital voice recorders, LittleBits Synth Kits, Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, electronic sensors, and Oculus Rifts.
Harry Ransom Center (HRC)
The HRC houses about a million books, thirty million manuscripts, five million photographs, and more than one hundred thousand works of art. It holds exceptional collections of incunabula, including over 900 volumes of Aldus Manutius imprints; a large collection of Eric Gill works and archives; a major collection of fine printing; and extensive collections of historic posters and periodicals.
Statistical Consulting
https://stat.utexas.edu/consulting/free-consulting
All UT Austin students, faculty, and staff are eligible for up to one hour of free consulting each week with statistical consultants available for appointments by phone/Skype or in-person, and over email.
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The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Design must follow all current federal, state and University policies regarding safety. These policies are too numerous to list here. Highlights of specific rules and regulations are usually posted in shop and work areas. For specific information about safety in a particular area, see the material data sheets that are located in each lab, or visit the University’s Environmental Health and Safety website at https://ehs.utexas.edu/.
Information, updates, and policies regarding Covid-19 can be found here:
https://coronavirus.utexas.edu/ut-austin-covid-19-dashboard
Building Access
Graduate students in the Department of Design have access to the ART building with their proximity chip-enabled UT ID cards. Proximity card access to the building automatically terminates when a student graduates or is no longer enrolled.
Room Reservations