Sustainable Materials Library and Prototype Laboratory
This library and laboratory is a physical and virtual library initiative prioritizing research about sustainable materials and other new materials. ARIA students are actively engaged in the material research and sample collection. A material library pod, designed and built by ARIA students, is located in Dudley Hall. The pod allows the students to have tactile experience with the collection and to farm research from the collection for use in design studio projects. The material collection is constantly in flux and operates in tandem with the Elements of Interior Architecture 2 course.

The Sustainable Materials Library and Prototype Laboratory initiative also includes building of prototype objects such as chairs, tables, storage containers, and wall surfaces which remain in the pod or in studios to be used by the students.