Student stories
SouthLight Starts Up
In June, students and faculty in Architecture broke ground on the long-awaited SouthLight design-and-build project on Providence's Southside.
Restoring RI’s Coastal Waters
Students in Landscape Architecture and Sculpture joined an interdisciplinary team of designers and scientists to install sculptural reefs along a waterway at India Point Park in Providence.
Activist in the Making
Rising senior Lucy Crelli 17 AP hopes to pursue a career at the intersection of art, design and activism.
Ready to Work
New graduate Luke Gordon 16 ID is excited to join a team of industrial design consultants in the San Francisco office of SYPartners.
Painting Privately/Sharing Publicly
During final crits sophomores in Painting shared new work and spoke about the evolution of their creative practices.
Developing Points of View
At a final critique in May, sophomores in Photography impressed faculty and guests with sophisticated new work.
Bound Treasures
During crit week in May, students in a Bookbinding studio this spring shared a wide range of experimental takes on artist's books.
Breaking with Tradition
Interior Architecture grad students present bold design interventions for a historic library in Newport, RI.
Therapeutic Tunes
In a RISD-MIT collaboration, Industrial Design seniors Lily Fan 16 ID and Lillian Krieger 16 ID created a musical therapy system for children living with cerebral palsy.