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Innovative Work in National Spotlight

RISD is one of two colleges nationwide invited to show original student work at the 2010 American Craft Council Show.

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Devers Makes Design Entertaining

As an artist, designer, carpenter and committed tinkerer, Amy Devers MFA 01 FD never dreamed that she’d spend so much time talking about design – especially on television.

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ISUS + RISD Address Global Water Issues

Co-founded by RISD Professor Elizabeth Dean Hermann, the Institute for Sustainable Urban Societies develops innovative solutions to the complex issues facing dense metropolises in the world’s most endangered coastal zones.

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Designing a Sustainable Campus in Costa Rica

Students work with Earth University to plan a new campus tailored to local needs, climate and terrain.

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Designing a Local Solution in Tanzania

Two students team up to design an affordable new dining hall for a remote secondary school that is able to be built by the students and faculty themselves.

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Researching the Passive Solar Solution

RISD’s Interior Architecture Department has partnered with Brown University’s Center for Environmental Studies to further research passive solar applications in architecture.

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Students Build a Simpler, Greener Car

In the Out of Gas! studio, students from RISD and Brown worked together to develop the Coda, an energy-efficient three-wheeler designed for urban commuters.

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Brown + RISD: Improving Transportation in Developing Economies

RISD designers and Brown University engineers are working together to develop eMotive, a cost-effective, energy-efficient vehicle designed to address transportation problems in the developing world.

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Bamboo Design Initiative

RISD and the Environmental Bamboo Foundation in Bali, Indonesia, engaged in a multi-year partnership to explore innovative uses and applications of bamboo—a research venture that proved the true value of this amazing renewable resource.

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VELUX Helps Light the Way to Urban Farming

The Danish company VELUX, a global manufacturer of skylights and roof windows, challenged RISD Architecture students to consider the role of natural lighting as they worked to repurpose an old mill building.

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