Helping IKEA Surface in the City
Interior designer Nancy Vayo MIA 02 creates an inviting planning studio to provide IKEA with an urban outpost in Manhattan.
Reimagining Palazzo Cenci
Interior Architecture students propose updates for the 16th-century palace that houses RISD’s European Honors Program in Rome.
Studio Focuses on Racial Justice
Interior Architecture students are working with the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island to reimagine and reconfigure Providence’s Cathedral of St. John.
Designing a Refuge for Contemplation
As part of the department’s annual charette, students in Interior Architecture work together to propose quiet campus refuges.
Maharam Fellows Explore New Frontiers
Eleven students and new graduates are bringing valuable critical thinking skills to nonprofits around the world.
Re-Remembering Rosa Parks
An ambitious symposium
considers how the bones of a ruined house can spark dialogue about memory,
preservation and institutionalized racism.
Experiencing Exquisite Craft in Morocco
Graphic Design senior Kendra Xu 18 GD reflects on a Wintersession travel course that invited students to soak in the country’s vibrant culture and renowned craftwork.
Proposed Interventions for Community Space
A department-wide charette challenges Interior Architecture students to revitalize a downtown Woonsocket, RI neighborhood by designing an outdoor community performance space.
Housing Scaled for Seoul
At the inaugural Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, recent RISD grads showed work addressing the future of housing in the South Korean megacity.