Rhode Island School of Design

The Rhode Island School of Design is a private art school in , United States. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase the accessibility of design education to women.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: private art and design college in Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  • Also known as: “École de design du Rhode Island”, “risd”, “RISD”, “RIZ-dee”, “rizdee”, “Школа дизайна в Род-Айленде”, “Школа дизайна Род-Айленда”, “ロード・アイランド・デザイン学校”, and “ロードアイランド・スクール・オヴ・デザイン”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: First Baptist Church in America and Governor Stephen Hopkins House.

Church
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The , also known as the… is situated 450 feet north of Rhode Island School of Design.

Museum
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The is a museum and… is situated 590 feet southeast of Rhode Island School of Design.

Historic building
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The , originally the Providence Marine… is situated 820 feet north of Rhode Island School of Design.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Providence and Providence.

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Downtown includes the core of the downtown…

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is the state capital and largest city…

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is a district in , Rhode Island.

Rhode Island School of Design

Latitude
41.82623° or 41° 49′ 34″ north
Longitude
-71.40812° or 71° 24′ 29″ west
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
Open location code
87HCRHGR+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357266575
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Geo­Names ID
5224304
Wiki­data ID
Q49208
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Rhode Island School of Design” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كلية رود أيلاند للتصميم”
  • Armenian: “Ռոդ Այլենդի դիզայնի դպրոց”
  • Catalan: “Escola de Disseny de Rhode Island”
  • Chinese: “罗德岛设计学院”
  • Chinese: “羅德島設計學院”
  • Dutch: “Rhode Island School of Design”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كليه رود ايلاند للتصميم”
  • Esperanto: “Rod-Insula Lernejo de Dezajno”
  • Finnish: “Rhode Island School of Design”
  • French: “École de design de Rhode Island”
  • Galician: “Escola de Deseño de Rhode Island”
  • Georgian: “როდ-აილენდის დიზაინის სკოლა”
  • German: “Rhode Island School of Design”
  • Greek: “Σχολή Σχεδίου του Ρόουντ Άιλαντ”
  • Hebrew: “בית הספר לעיצוב רוד איילנד”
  • Italian: “Rhode Island School of Design”
  • Japanese: “ロード・アイランド・スクール・オブ・デザイン”
  • Japanese: “ロードアイランド・スクール・オブ・デザイン”
  • Korean: “로드아일랜드 디자인대학교”
  • Korean: “로드아일랜드 스쿨 오브 디자인”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rhode Island School of Design”
  • Norwegian: “Rhode Island School of Design”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Rhode Island School of Design”
  • Persian: “مدرسه طراحی رود آیلند”
  • Polish: “Rhode Island School of Design”
  • Portuguese: “Escola de Design de Rhode Island”
  • Russian: “Род-Айлендская школа дизайна”
  • Slovenian: “Šola za oblikovanje v Rhode Islandu”
  • Spanish: “Escuela de Diseño de Rhode Island”
  • Swedish: “Rhode Island School of Design”
  • Thai: “โรงเรียนดีไซน์โรดไอแลนด์”
  • Welsh: “Ysgol Ddylunio Rhode Island”
  • “Rhode Island School of Design”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District and Stimson Avenue Historic District.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Chace Center and Metcalf Building.

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Worth a closer look: Providence and Cranston.

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