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Eclectic Mix of Old and New

RISD is an urban campus which pretty much means that over the years it has acquired a number of different buildings throughout Providence. Some buildings, such as 15 Westminster (15 west for short) a neo-classical refurbished and repurposed bank building which contains RISD's (quite impressive) Fleet Library, dining cafe and hundreds of dorms. The Freshman Quad on the other hand is getting on in age but serve their purpose for what they are...freshman dorms. The workout center is what you would expect from a small art school but it is surprisingly sophisticated and has just undergone a major renovation. Each Major either has its own building or its own portion of a building, this is where RISD really shines. Each major provides its students with an incredible selection of expensive state of the art tools facilities and machines that few other institutions in the world can say they provide.