The Institute houses a number of programs devoted to finding new ways to design all sorts of things. Buildings, garments with welt pockets, shade structure covers made of old grocery store bags -- these and more will be investigated, rearranged, turned upside down, and ultimately figured out. Probably.

Within the various programs, different projects will be undertaken from time to time with the goal of expanding knowledge in fun new ways. If it's not fun, why bother?