2024 CAPSTONE

Please join us for the 2024 Rochester Institute of Technology Undergraduate Interior Design Capstone final defense presentations.
Capstone Defense | 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)

Enhancing the Visitation Center Experience for Foster Children and Their Families Through Trauma-Informed Design

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)

Crafting an Immersive Visitor-Centric Experience: Elevating Rural Parks for Profound Nature Engagement

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

GLORIA BARRY
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)

Strengthening an Urban Community Through Adaptive Reuse