189 Canal Open for “Business”

Now that Apparel Design majors have gotten comfortable in their new home at 189 Canal Street, the department threw open the doors on Tuesday afternoon to invite the RISD community in to see the new facility.

RISD renovated the three-story building just north of Prov-Wash in record time – gut-renovating the interior over the summer to make sure studios were ready to roll with the start of classes in September.

Yesterday Department Head Meg DeCubellis 83 AP showed visitors around, pointing out the functional, modern design and open spaces for collaboration.

“This year has been one of the busiest building summers in memory,” said Interim Provost Pradeep Sharma in a recent statement. “We have made some significant steps in addressing longstanding space issues and were able to move quickly [on this purchase] due to the wonderful support of the Board of Trustees.”