Lara Cardoso Goulart
Lecturer
Lara Cardoso Goulart
Lecturer
Bio
Lara Goulart is a well-rounded designer and educator, motivated by her curiosity and passion for education. She is a Lecturer at the Industrial Design program at RIT, where she applies her research on creative learning methods in the classroom. She earned her Master Degree in Industrial Design at RIT in 2016 and returned to share her broad experience in her hometown in Brazil. Prior to becoming a professor, she was a founder and designer at two startups. Her leadership and vision has led her to present in many startup competitions, collecting awards in Italy, China, and Brazil. She brings her entrepreneurial experience to the classroom by offering the most innovative tools and methods for project development and management, showing students how to effectively communicate their ideas with strong critical thinking, visualization and communication skills. Her teaching career started as a Design Thinking instructor for children and educators as part of innovative initiatives she founded in Brazil. Her current areas of research and interest include the impact of product design on physical and remote relationships, educational trends, lifelong learning, and play.
Currently Teaching
In the News
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October 20, 2021
Team of RIT designers, architects collaborate on Bethel Woods installation
Students from RIT's Industrial Design (BFA and MFA) and Master of Architecture programs constructed a large-scale sculpture on the Woodstock music festival grounds for a Hello Wood event.
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April 15, 2021
Design faculty wins Innovative Teaching with Technology Award
In the classroom, Lara Goulart of Industrial Design applies her research on creative learning methods that positively impact students.
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April 14, 2021
2020-2021 Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship honorees
Featured Work
ID Senior Capstone – OBA
Lena Ohara
OBA is a personal grocery trolley for the city dweller. This is a 15-week project proposed, designed, and presented by the student Lena Ohara in Capstone I and II. Spring 2022.
ID Senior Capstone – The Alba Crib System
Ariel Meltser
A case study on sustainability and parenting. A comprehensive 15-weeks project proposed, designed, and fabricated by Ariel Meltser in the course ID Senior Capstone I and II. Alba is a hardwood crib...
Lamp Design – Crystal Lotus
Tony Favorito
This project is part of the Digital Drawing Course. The sophomore student Tony Favorito developed his ability to create physical objects from a digital vector. He designed the lamp idea, made paper...