Design is a fundamentally mutable practice, responsive to the world’s changing hows, whats, whys, and wheres. Engaging as a designer in this way, however, requires a companion discipline of Design Research in order to understand emerging subjects both conceptually and practically, and to build frameworks for their relationship with design.
MDP places this form of research at the center of its culture, and it is manifest in several specific programs: Curricular Studio Projects, Working Groups, and Summer Research.
