News & Research

RSS Feed
  • Poetics of Space

    05/14/2012
    This spring renowned public artist Kristin Jones 79 SC brings new explorations of space and time to an interdisciplinary studio offered through Architecture.

  • Design Treatments for Cancer Care

    03/08/2012
    Three recent RISD Architecture graduates help Memorial Sloan-Kettering envision potential solutions to more supportive patient care. 

  • Global Luminaries Honored at Commencement 2012

    03/05/2012
    At its June 2 ceremony, RISD will present honorary degrees to Japanese film animation house Studio Ghibli, writer-activist Rebecca Solnit and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Wang Shu, who will also deliver the keynote address.

  • Design that Does Good Best

    01/25/2012
    A new interdisciplinary studio co-taught by architect Lynnette Widder and architectural historian Ijlal Muzaffar culminated in a thought-provoking conference on architecture for the public good.

  • Architecture Professor Wins Major Award

    12/02/2011
    Architecture Professor Peter Tagiuri and his London firm earn a Best Housing Development Prize in the 2011 Brick Awards.   

  • Student Artwork Gains Exposure at RISD Exposé

    11/16/2011
    RISD Exposé, the student-run gallery and pop-up shop, is now in its third year of featuring fine art and design work by RISD students, both for browsing and for sale.

  • Passion and Problem-Solving: Artists as Entrepreneurs

    11/15/2011
    The RISD Career Center held its first-ever Entrepreneur Mindshare on Saturday, November 12. Billed as part TED conference and part boot camp, the all-day event was designed to get RISD students and alumni energized about creative entrepreneurship.

  • Architecture Trio Wins New Recognition

    11/15/2011
    An innovative Jewish devotional hut designed by a team of young alums wins the Holcim Next Generation Award.

  • Local Collaboration Fosters Global Innovation

    10/04/2011
    A Better World by Design, a student-led conference organized by RISD and Brown University, addressed sustainable solutions to complex social issues such as food, health care and the built environment in the developing world.

  • 2011–12 Fulbright Winners Explore Global Culture

    10/24/2011
    Four young alumni continue the RISD tradition of winning national grants to study abroad.

2