Please join us for the 2024 Rochester Institute of Technology Undergraduate Interior Design Capstone final defense presentations.
Over the course of two consecutive capstone courses in the senior year, RIT interior design students execute a self-generated, self-directed design research project. The goal of the capstone is to respond creatively and imaginatively to an emerging circumstance, ongoing debate, or real-world issue and contribute to conversations relevant to the profession of interior design.
Charged with independently identifying a problem based on personal interests and using design as their vehicle, students propose a creative solution. The proposals respond to theoretical and evidentiary findings collected from an exploratory research agenda and literature review. The capstone culminates with a written manuscript inclusive of a creative design proposal that is defended through formal, oral examination with a professional jury.
Guests are welcome to join us in person at the RIT Interior Design Studio (reference schedule) live via the Zoom links provided.
If attending in person, please arrive 15 minutes before the individual presentation begins so that we may start on time. For those joining via Zoom, we respectfully request that all guests keep video and microphones off during the session. Please note the Zoom links are unique to each session.
Capstone Desfense | RIT Interior Design Studio and remote on Zoom
Interior Design Studio, Booth building
Location: https://maps.rit.edu/?details=James+E.+Booth+Hall
Interior Design Senior Capstone | April 22nd, Monday
Zoom Link: https://rit.zoom.us/j/93340729002
SESSION 1: Behavioral Health Services + In Treatment Facilities
Emily Krebbeks
8:00 A.m. – 9:00 A.m. (EST)
Improving Healing Spaces: User-Centered Design for Behavioral Health and Sensory Wellness
Marissa Antonia Conroy
9:30 A.m. – 10:30 A.m. (EST)
Designing Supportive Residential Spaces for Sex-Trafficked Youth
Teresa Uhl
11:00 A.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EST)
SESSION 2: Gender-Inclusive Minimum Security Prison
Haley T. Giroux
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (EST)
Breaking the Barriers Behind Bars: A Design Solution for the Transgender Prison Crisis
SESSION 3: Transitional + Homeless Housing
PRACHI PATEL
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (EST)
Reshaping Resilience: Innovating Multi-Faceted Strategies for Transitional Housing
Liz Rutalis
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Redefining Unhoused Living: Homeless Shelter Units in Rochester, NY
Interior Design Senior Capstone | April 23rd, Tuesday
Zoom Link: https://rit.zoom.us/j/98267439344
SESSION 1: Recreation + User Experience
Christine Martinez
8:00 A.m. – 9:00 A.m. (EST)
Making Family-Friendly Hotels Autism-Inclusive
LANA DERBY
9:30 A.m. – 10:30 A.m. (EST)
Universal Play and Public Space: Debunking Infrastructural Voids within Urban Environments
Emma Stephen
11:00 A.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EST)
Enhancing Inclusivity and Fan Engagement in Collegiate Hockey Arenas
Lindsey Drozdyk
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (EST)
SESSION 2: Recreation + User Experience
BING WANG
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (EST)
Underground Revival: Transforming a Times Square Subway Station
Youngjin Yi
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Accessibility in Airports: Revolutionizing air travel for the deaf community
Interior Design Senior Capstone | April 24th, Wednesday
Zoom Link: https://rit.zoom.us/j/92773313032
SESSION 1: Education Design
MOLLY SLOANE
8:00 A.m. – 9:00 A.m. (EST)
University Housing Design for Post-COVID
LUISA VELOCCI
9:30 A.m. – 10:30 A.m. (EST)
Nature of the Space: Dynamic Learning Environments for Prioritizing Student Wellness
SESSION 2: Mixed Use – Hospitality
JULIA KLOK
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (EST)
Addressing Accommodation Gaps for Cyclists Along the Erie Canalway Trail