Faculty stories
Cultural Immersion
Students in three Wintersession travel courses learn through hands-on work with local artisans in Mexico.
Cinema at the Margins
Students in three Wintersession classes delved deep into film movements focused on representation and self-expression.
A Virtual Feast
Mattia Casalegno’s Aerobanquets RMX offers a transformative VR experience that plays with participants’ perceptions of taste.
Exploring Extremes in Iceland
Alumni Michael Lye and Daniel Leeb formed the core of a recent expedition to advance space research here on Earth.
Continuing the Climate Conversation
Presenters at RISD’s second annual Climate Futures symposium renewed an inspiring dialogue about design and the Green New Deal.
Art Moves
In a new book capping years of research, art historian Pascale Rihouet probes the meaning of materials in Renaissance processions.
Smart Technology with Soul
Associate Professor Soojung Ham considers human emotion in developing an environmental system driven by computing technology.
Se Habla Español
Associate Professor Paula Gaetano-Adi experiments with an interesting way of helping first-year students let go of their assumptions.
RISD Architects Think Small
Five affordable, net-zero homes designed in a RISD studio are being built in Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood.