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Faculty- and alum-led initiatives focus on everything from new materials to sustainable fishing practices to strategies for mitigating urban heat island effect.

This summer’s courses focused on the architecture of Brazil, printmaking in Italy and the use of glass as an architectural element in Japan.

RISD’s Nature Lab designs using nature’s blueprints.

The sprawling show brings together 30-plus years of large-scale sculptural pieces, fashion, needlework, drawings and ephemera by the RISD alum and former faculty member.