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    • Spring 2016
      • Sp16 Grit Grocery
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    • Spring 2017
      • Sp17 Houston Food Security
    • Fall 2017
      • Fa17 Access Rice
      • Fa17 Fiat Chrysler Auto. Self-Driving Cars
      • Fa17 Harvey Relief
      • Fa17 Sodexo College Preparedness and Resilience
    • Spring 2018
      • Sp18 Chapstick
      • Sp18 Design Journal
      • Sp18 Dish Drop
      • Sp18 Hermann Park
      • Sp18 Homelessness
      • Sp18 Montrose Center
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    • Fall 2018
      • Fa18 Arms Wide Adoption Services
      • Fa18 Open Arch Wayfinding
      • Fa18 ScootAASS
      • Fa18 Thread Together
      • Fa18 Montrose Grace Place
    • Spring 2019
      • Sp19 YMCA
      • Sp19 Compass
      • Sp19 KTRU
      • Sp19 Urban Harvest
      • Sp19 Mi Familia Vota
      • Sp19 Rice Bikes
    • Fall 2019
      • Fa19 Chaus
      • Fa19 New Hope Housing
      • Fa19 TIRR
      • Fa19 Period
    • Spring 2020
    • Fall 2023
      • Fa23 Baker Ripley
      • Fa23 HASSE
      • Fa23 Restoring Justice
      • Fa23 RMA
      • Fa23 The Walk
      • Fa23 Tony’s Place
    • Spring 2024
      • Sp24 ADDA
      • Sp24 Air Alliance
      • Sp24 BEAR
      • Sp24 Council on Recovery
      • Sp24 Rice Recreation Center
      • Sp24 The Arc of Harris County
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Author: Maheen Khizar

Currently a studio lead and head of finance. Previously team lead for The Design Journal and team member of Compass. My interests are in law and design - feel free to contact me for a coffee chat!
Fa16 Aquaponics, Fall 2016

Meet Team Aquaponics

September 24, 2016July 6, 2018 Maheen Khizar

Tell us about your team. We have a diverse array of academic disciplines and skillsets, as well as matching neck tattoos. Christina Hahn (POLI/HIST), Manlin Yao (CSCI/ANTH), Coby Kaskel (BIOC), Mike Hua (MECH), Cesar Soto (CHBE). Continue reading Meet Team Aquaponics

Fa16 West U Backpacks

Meet Team West U Backpacks

September 24, 2016July 5, 2018 Maheen Khizar

Tell us about your team. We are team Got Your Back,  a group of Rice University students representing different years, majors, and interests. However, collectively, we are driven to use human-centered design to help young students. What are you looking … Continue reading Meet Team West U Backpacks

Fa16 Hermann Park Kiosk, Fall 2016

Meet Team Hermann Park Kiosk

September 24, 2016July 6, 2018 Maheen Khizar

Tell us about your team. Our team is composed of four people: Michael Moran: Comp Sci & Sociology Claire Peng: Cognitive Sciences and Policy Studies Phil Hedayatnia: Cognitive Sciences (but who knows) Maddie Bowen: Urban Sociology What are you looking … Continue reading Meet Team Hermann Park Kiosk

Fa16 HexIO, Fall 2016

Meet Team HexIO

September 24, 2016July 6, 2018 Maheen Khizar

Tell us about your team. We’re an interdisciplinary team made up of electrical engineering, computer science, and political science students. We are dedicated to working with teachers in order to create a great product that will expose middle school students … Continue reading Meet Team HexIO

2014-2015, Sp16 Koko the Koala, Spring 2016

Koko the Koala

June 1, 2016July 6, 2018 Maheen Khizar

Problem statement: How can we educate customers about where their food comes from and how it was produced through the design of the GRIT grocery food truck? Members: Greg Allison, Raymond Cano, Connie Shen, Lily Wen, Fernando Lejarza Community Partners: Avance, Skillart, ArtSkills, Children’s … Continue reading Koko the Koala

Sp16 Grit Grocery, Spring 2016

Grit Grocery

April 30, 2016July 6, 2018 Maheen Khizar

Grit Grocery Spring 2016 Problem statement: How can we educate customers about where their food comes from and how it was produced through the design of the GRIT grocery food truck? Members: Kajal Patel, Dominique Devlin, Emily Lisa, Emma Wu, Tian Udomsak … Continue reading Grit Grocery

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