Landscape Architecture News
New grants totaling over $1.6 million fund the study of everything from inclusive research approaches to carbon exchange in the Antarctic’s Southern Ocean to automated 3D textile manufacturing.
Students traveled to Ocean Hour Farm in Newport, RI as part of their yearlong investigation into the earth-friendly material.
Faculty- and alum-led initiatives focus on everything from new materials to sustainable fishing practices to strategies for mitigating urban heat island effect.
Students are building a traditional boat out of wood and investigating the material’s environmental, ecological and sociocultural impacts.
RISD team led by principal investigator Johanna Barthmaier-Payne and researchers at URI, UNH and University of Louisville will develop nature-based climate solutions to stormwater management issues.
RISD students and recent graduates combine art and design with sustainability and social justice in 2024 Maharam Fellowships.
Grants are awarded for projects whose methodologies reflect diverse perspectives, utilize experimental approaches and provide innovative solutions.
Students in a spring studio called Clay Matters conduct material investigations in support of their evolving thesis projects.
Students in every department shared their work with classmates, professors and visiting experts in their fields.