Sheltering Shellfish in the City
RI Youth Conservation League volunteers help RISD grad students make habitats for species known to improve coastal water quality.
Winning Design for the Windy City
Assistant Professor of Architecture Aaron Forrest is working with colleagues Yasmin Vobis and Brett Schneider to build an outlandish kiosk on the lakefront in Chicago.
Design in the Public Sphere
For a week in early August, selected leaders and strategists from federal agencies such as the US Department of State and the US Department of Defense will join peers from state, civic and private organizations for the inaugural Institute for Design + Public Policy at RISD.
Refreshing Ideas in Apparel Design
As the new head of Apparel Design, British designer Neil Gilks is looking forward to building on RISD’s interdisciplinary “magic.”
Escaping Escapism
Through his conceptual videogame Static Lagoon, Prashast Thapan 14 GD aims to provoke players into unplugging and looking beyond the screen.
Ideas Born on Paper
Drawing Ambience, an exhibition on view at the RISD Museum, offers a glimpse into the generative process used by seminal architects prior to the digital age.
Faculty Foster Global Engagement
Six faculty members are conducting research in Central and South America, Asia and Europe with the goal of developing expansive new courses reflective of global realities.
Establishing Shellfish Habitats
A team of RI educators is preparing to test sculptural forms designed to attract marine life in the waters off India Point Park.
Cleaner + Better Care
In Germ Studio, students devise medical tools that reduce health-care associated infections while addressing issues related to patient comfort.