A mix of Furniture Design and Architecture students, the class is designing and building furniture pieces that reference Kahn ...

Open to students in every major, Interdisciplinary Hot Casting explores a range of traditional and non-traditional techniques ...

An international group of thinkers, makers, and educators interested in spatial phenomena, complex systems, and ...

Life After RISD is an ongoing series featuring alumni making outsized impact in culture and industry. Stay tuned for more ...

Cutting across academic departments and degree programs, the concentration lets you shape an individualized course of study focused on environmental learning in an art and design context, while being ...

Thanks to a generous gift from an anonymous donor, RISD is in position to begin critical improvements to the Jesse Metcalf Building, located in the heart of campus at 7–14 North Main Street. Since ...

How can we apply the strategies we observe in the natural world to our own design research? Why have the characteristics of living creatures evolved in the ways that they have? These are the kinds of ...

Spring 2025 marked the return of in-person adult art classes offered by RISD’s Continuing Ed division after a five-year, pandemic-related pause. Although virtual and long-distance learning is still ...

In early March, 300 art and design enthusiasts came together in person and via livestream for TEDxRISD, the second annual student-organized event bringing together student, faculty and alumni speakers ...

How can environmentalists help fellow citizens understand the importance of clean waterways and a diverse aquaculture to our long-term planetary health? That is one of the key questions a team of RISD ...