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SCI-Arc's immersive 2024 Spring Show exhibition to feature a colorful assortment of new student work

2024-04-18T12:58:00-04:00

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SCI-Arc, an Archinect Partner School, is hosting its annual Spring Show exhibition later this month that will feature the work of undergraduate and graduate students from all school programs. The show takes place on its LA Arts District campus, beginning with the opening reception at 6 PM on Saturday, April 27th.

The annual exhibition is meant to highlight students' work and the diversity of SCI-Arc’s course offerings via four immersive monochromatic rooms, each with different textures covering its surfaces. The curator of this year’s Spring Show, postgraduate Fiction and Entertainment program faculty Alexey Marfin, tells Archinect: "The spaces operate on two scales: The bold statement seen from afar, but also the fine material detail seen on closer inspection."

"The exhibition will be centered around an experience...

Gordon Kipping's mass timber installation 'Maison de Cartes' is now open at SCI-Arc

2024-04-17T13:02:00-04:00

SCI-Arc opened a new exhibition last Friday, curated by Class of 1995 M.Arch graduate Gordon Kipping, that documents the development of mass timber within contemporary architecture.

Inspired by Le Corbusier’s 1914–15 Dom-Ino House prototype, Maison de Cartes presents examples both in the form of physical models and via a special augmented reality (AR) application to deliver a narrative about timber's ability and potential to meet the challenge of climate change in different typological contexts worldwide.

Image credit Joshua White Photography, courtesy of SCI-Arc

The exhibition culminates years of research into engineering and sustainable construction methods and Kipping's belief that timber architecture can play a role in alleviating the impinging housing crisis in Los Angeles and abroad.

Image credit Joshua White Photography, courtesy of SCI-Arc

SCI-Arc says: "It's a testament to his conviction that architects should pay more attention to such societal issues, exploring tangible w...

Gordon Kipping to present Maison de Cartes in the SCI-Arc Gallery

2024-04-02T14:59:00-04:00

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This month, the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) is set to unveil Maison de Cartes, an exhibition by Gordon Kipping that delves into the innovative use of timber in contemporary architecture. Inspired by the principles of Maison Dom-ino by Le Corbusier, Kipping reimagines construction for the modern era, with a particular emphasis on combatting climate change.

Kipping champions the use of mass timber as a sustainable alternative to the carbon-heavy materials of steel and concrete, which are major contributors to global CO2 emissions. "Building in steel and concrete...is a huge contributor to CO2 emissions," Kipping highlights, underlining the environmental benefits of using wood, a material that not only captures carbon dioxide but is also renewable.

A unique aspect of the Maison de Cartes exhibition is its blend of the physical and digital realms through an augmented reality (AR) application....

Get Lectured: SCI-Arc, Spring '24

2024-01-16T11:53:00-05:00

Today, our Get Lectured previews continue with the lectures and public events on deck for the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in Los Angeles for the Spring 2024 academic term.

The semester has already seen Hernán Díaz Alonso and Sir Peter Cook’s visit on Monday, January 8, and will be followed next by the fourth episode of the school’s career-focused B(l)ackspace conversations series broadcasting live from the W.W. Keck Lecture Hall on Friday, February 2. That event will be followed by a lecture from Markus Miessen on Wednesday, February 7, and the month ends when the 2023 Dorfman Award winner Gabriela Carrillo stops by for a visit on Tuesday, February 27.

The month of March begins with a lecture from Benedetta Tagliabue on Wednesday, March 6. She is followed by UCLA AUD professor Hitoshi Abe on March 13. Abe’s ‘Remix’ lecture precedes the launch of Elena Manferdini and Jasmine Benyamin's new title, Full Spectrum: Colour in Contemporary Art, on Friday, March...

Apply to SCI-Arc's Newly Launched Bachelor of Science in Design Program

2024-01-04T14:35:00-05:00

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SCI-Arc is thrilled to announce the launch of its new undergraduate program, Bachelor of Science in Design, commencing in the fall of 2024.* The four-year BS Design program will prepare students to deploy a wide array of digital design skills with keen cultural, visual, and technological sensibilities that are in demand across many rapidly growing industries, such as film, gaming, and data-based environments.

SCI-Arc's BS Design combines a comprehensive academic education with training in a broad set of sought-after creative digital skills, under continuous mentoring by trailblazing practitioners. The program builds on SCI-Arc's design pedagogy that stimulates pathfinding and growth within a collaborative, adventurous environment of cross-disciplinary learning and bold experimentation.

SCI-Arc Bachelor of Science in Design. Video courtesy of SCI-Arc | SCI-Arc Channel.

BS Design at SCI-Arc comprises a two-year Fou...

SCI-Arc founder Ray Kappe's final residential design hits the market for $4.2M in Los Angeles

2023-11-29T18:24:00-05:00

Late SCI-Arc founding director Ray Kappe’s final residential design has hit the market in Venice Beach, California, for a listed price of $4.2 million.

The 2,482-square-foot home has three bedrooms and was originally built in 1947. Kappe began the commission in 2019 (the same year he passed away), designing for the owner a two-story addition that added a garage and small recreation room to the property at 938 Amoroso Place. The renovation was completed earlier this year at an undisclosed cost. Tracey Becker of COMPASS is the listing’s agent.

Image courtesy Realtor.com

“When he came to look at the property, he was impressed with the concept of the tree fern garden and how to incorporate the house within that context,” the anonymous seller told Realtor.com. “Ray was also interested in designing a home that went beyond the normal postage-stamp-sized lot home, by continuing his signature style of getting lost in a space — where everywhere you looked, an importan...

Interested in applying to SCI-Arc? Don't miss upcoming open house and info sessions in October and November

2023-10-11T15:00:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by SCI-Arc, an Archinect Partner School

Located in downtown Los Angeles, SCI-Arc is a world-renowned center of innovation and one of the nation’s few independent architecture schools, offering undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs. We are dedicated to educating architects who will imagine and shape the future. SCI-Arc’s academic education is built on a series of performance criteria and learning objectives.

For students looking to pursue undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate studies at SCI-Arc, explore upcoming information sessions and open houses this October and November.

In-Person Information Session

Image courtesy of SCI-Arc.

Graduate and Postgraduate Information Sessions (Register here) Wednesday, October 25th & Wednesday, November 8th | 5pm

Discover SCI-Arc’s graduate and postgraduate programs, and their application requirements. All guests are welcomed to stay for the 6pm lecture.

Online Information Sessions and Open House

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Get Lectured: SCI-Arc, Fall '23

2023-08-30T11:34:00-04:00

Archinect's Get Lectured series previews the lectures and public event programs happening on campus at architecture schools around the county. Today, we continue with a look at what’s going on at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) this Fall.

Thom Mayne kicks things off on September 18 with a lecture that precedes the release of Peter Trummer’s new title The City as a Technical Being: On the Mode of Existence of Architecture on September 29. October begins with a lecture from 032c editor Victoria Camblin on October 11. Her appearance is followed by Alper Derinboğaz’s discussion on geospace on October 25.

November 1 will see 2003 M.Arch graduate and Aytac Architects founder Alper Aytac return to the SCI-Arc to discuss his work and career. HERTZ principal and former faculty member David Hertz follows with a visit on November 8. Benedetta Tagliabue will present a lecture on EMBT’s approach through a lens of different design theories on November 15. A lecture fro...

SCI-Arc graduate students will showcase work that goes beyond traditional architectural representations at the 2023 Graduate Thesis Weekend

2023-08-16T12:15:00-04:00

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SCI-Arc is proud to present its annual Graduate Thesis Weekend, taking place September 8-10 at the school’s LA Arts District campus. In recognition of the exceptional talents that form the Graduate Thesis class of 2023, this year’s graduating M.Arch 1 and M.Arch 2 students will share their thesis projects with their community, colleagues, and public, capping a year of extensive research and experimentation. The Graduate Thesis Exhibition will be open to the public during Grad Thesis Weekend and will remain on view in the SCI-Arc halls until September 13.

House Moving Hassle - Thesis project by Jia Mendoza. Image courtesy of SCI-Arc.

Aligned with the first week of the fall term, the Graduate Thesis Weekend at SCI-Arc fosters a connection between outgoing graduates and incoming students by filling the school with multimedia projects. In characteristic SCI-Arc fashion, this year’s graduating class has delved into the po...

Longtime beloved SCI-Arc faculty member Robert Mangurian passes away

2023-07-10T13:01:00-04:00

The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) has announced the recent passing of influential longtime faculty member Robert Mangurian in Los Angeles at the age of 82.

Mangurian originally hailed form Baltimore. After moving to the Bay Area to study at the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford, respectively, he moved to NYC to practice, and soon after relocated to Los Angeles where he joined the Los Angeles-based practice Studio Works Architects in 1969, originally founded by Craig Hodgetts, Keith Godard, and Peter DeBretteville.

Mangurian lectured at Yale, Rice, Harvard, the University of Michigan, and the University of Virginia in addition to his decades-long tenure at the SCI-Arc, which ended in 2018. He was awarded the prestigious Chrysler Design Award in 2001 and was later inducted into the American Academy in Rome along with his practice partner and fellow SCI-Arc faculty member, Mary-Ann Ray.

Mangurian, along with Frederick Fisher, Eric Owen Moss, Coy ...

2023 summer programs from Archinect School Partners offer pathways to an architectural education

2023-05-31T13:03:00-04:00

Interested in exploring a career in architecture and design but want to develop foundational skills and grow your design portfolio? Below are featured architecture summer programs from our Archinect Partner Schools that are still accepting applications!

These nine summer programs are offered for kids, high school students, recent high school graduates, and adults. The courses and workshops listed below offer participants, even those without prior design experience, access to the fundamentals of an architectural education. Our list also includes programs for those with existing backgrounds adjacent to architecture looking to explore specific topics with a design emphasis.

SCI-Arc presents...

DID 2022 cohort works on "Make it COOL" shade structures on SCI-Arc campus. Image courtesy of SCI-Arc.

Design Immersion Days (DID) - Los Angeles, CA (In-Person)
Dates: June 10 – July 14

Details: "Design Immersion Days (DID) is an immersive four-week summer program that introduces high school stud...

Explore SCI-Arc's 2023 Summer Programs for high school students and adults

2023-05-10T14:15:00-04:00

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Registration for SCI-Arc's landmark summer programs Making+Meaning (M+M), Design Immersion Days (DID), and Introduction to Digital Design (IDD) are open.

Open to creative individuals, inspired professionals, and current college students and graduates, Making+Meaning is a four-week career exploration and portfolio-building summer studio program that introduces students to architectural experimentation and transformative design techniques in a unique and lively studio setting.

From July 5 - July 28, 2023, Making+Meaning will expose participants to a wide range of tools and techniques that integrate digital representation, architectural design, and fabrication methods, culminating in a public exhibition where students present their design work and receive feedback from noted architects and design professionals. College students, professionals, and students looking to apply to graduate architecture programs may register.

F...

Spring Show 2023: 'SCI-Arc Night Live' Examines the Intersection of Architecture and Entertainment

2023-04-14T10:00:00-04:00

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SCI-Arc is proud to announce the return of its annual student exhibition, Spring Show, curated by faculty member Soomeen Hahm. This year's event, “SCI-Arc Night Live: Premiere Night,” will take place on Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 5pm to 8pm, and will showcase the groundbreaking work of SCI-Arc's talented student body.

Spring Show is one of the most anticipated events on the school's calendar, and this year promises to be no exception. The exhibition will feature a diverse range of work, including architectural models, immersive multimedia installations, and interactive experiences. Visitors will be able to engage with the cutting-edge design and technology for which SCI-Arc is internationally renowned. “SCI-Arc Night Live" is part of the school’s ongoing commitment to fostering a culture of experimentation in architecture. The exhibition is an opportunity for students to showcase their extraordinary work and engag...

Tim Disney's $1 million donation boosts SCI-Arc's DEI scholarship program

2023-03-21T17:51:00-04:00

SCI-Arc recently announced a new $1 million scholarship fund dedicated to the school’s efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion interests in the architectural field.

Former trustee Tim Disney established the fund in order to augment the school’s growing Equity + Inclusion Scholarship and Mentorship program, which pairs students from underrepresented backgrounds with mentors while providing fully-funded tuition.

The current E+1 cohort is 16 students. Disney said, “I am very grateful to be able to support this work, and very proud that SCI-Arc has made equity and inclusion scholarships a top priority.”

Other DEI initiatives adjacent to the program will also be pursued along a five-year strategic plan as part of the gift. The school has continually expanded its Structural Actions to Promote Access, Inclusion, and Equity in Architecture over the past two and a half years, hiring new faculty and bolstering the liberal arts curricula and Kappe Library collection in addition ...

SCI-Arc announces resignations and important policy changes amid months of controversy

2022-09-26T19:20:00-04:00

Nearly five months have passed since the tumultuous March 25 Basecamp panel discussion and the wave of controversies that came after. While the LA-based architecture school has slowly faded from heavy media reporting, the team at Archinect has kept an eye out for any updates and changes coming from the school.

However, recent news from the school sent out via email to the SCI-Arc Community has announced essential policy changes AND the resignations of Tom Wiscombe and Marrikka Trotter, who have received intense heat from students, alums, and the architecture community at large.

Our April 7 coverage reported on a slew of petitions, news of third-party internal investigations, public "apologies," new faculty appointments, and responses from the community. At that point, only time would tell how the school of "archit...

SCI-Arc's upcoming 'Select Graduate Thesis' exhibition showcase projects representing ideas emerging in architecture today

2022-09-21T12:40:00-04:00

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Select Graduate Thesis ‘22 showcases imaginative responses to provocations transforming the discipline of architecture today. This year’s exhibit includes Graduate Thesis award recipients of the Gehry Prize, Peer Recognition Award, and Merit Thesis Awards.

Crossing over with the first week of the fall term, Graduate Thesis at SCI-Arc is the nexus of school events, cultivating an inevitable link between outgoing thesis ideas with incoming students’ curiosities.

The weekend of reviews gives thesis students an invaluable platform to articulate, propose, and defend their work to the SCI-Arc community and beyond. 62 students and 17 faculty advisors will converge with an array of invited guest critics from within and outside the discipline of architecture to review, debate, and contemplate the provocations of this year's thesis projects.

Reflections of Utopia - work by M.Arch II student Jordan Micham. Faculty advisor: Wi...

SCI-Arc founding director Ray Kappe’s first Los Angeles area home hits the market in Glendale

2022-08-26T14:33:00-04:00

A historically significant mid-century modern home designed by SCI-Arc founding director Ray Kappe has hit the market in Glendale, California, for an asking price of just under $2.2 million.

The Pasadena Star is reporting the recent listing of Kappe’s Goetschel House, a 1954 commission that was recently restored to reflect its original design by HabHouse owner Andreas E.G. Larsson. Thanks to an archive of Kappe’s drawings and sketches for the home kept at the Getty Research Institute, Larsson hastened a yearlong renovation that added new elements such as a pergola and an outdoor shower to the property, which had been partly demolished. At the end of the restoration, the home had appreciated in value by nearly seven figures over the original sale price of $1.33 million.

Image: Cameron Carothers courtesy Unique California Property

The residence was the first designed ...

Carolina A. Miranda thinks Tom Wiscombe's new billboard should prompt a 'reckoning in architecture'

2022-08-25T17:09:00-04:00

Formally known as the Sunset Spectacular, it consists of a trio of massive steel panels that converge at a height of 67 feet, two of their surfaces draped in irregularly shaped digital screens bearing ads for tech overlords Amazon and Meta. If a game designer for “Halo” were to imagine a billboard, this is probably what it would look like. [...] There is an important story embedded in the design of the Sunset Spectacular. It has nothing to do with its forms.

Responding to the New York Times’ recent “puff piece” on embattled SCI-Arc professor Tom Wiscombe’s long-awaited Sunset Spectacular billboard in West Hollywood, critic Carolina A. Miranda offered a rather cutting take on Joseph Giovannini‘s “extra curious” failure to mention what has become a rather viral academic and professional controversy.

Previously on Archinect: Controversy at SCI-Arc over labor practices leads to faculty members placed on leave. Isolated incident or a wake-up call for the industry at large?

Wiscombe was the centerpiece of the recent investigation into student intern labor abuse at SCI-Arc and has been placed on administrative leave as a result of his alleged actions. “To many skeptics, it seemed as if the architectural establishment were intent on scrubbing the record clean,” Miranda wrote, citing the chorus of derision that has swelled on social media. “This whole episode also calls into question how critics (myself included) write about architecture.”

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A public apology gone awry, new faculty appointments, and a postponed 50th-anniversary celebration are among the most recent updates to the SCI-Arc controversy

2022-04-07T20:22:00-04:00

Nearly a week and a half has passed since the March 25 Basecamp panel at SCI-Arc that sent shockwaves across the school's community and the architecture industry. Since my initial reporting on the incidents and controversies happening at the institution, discourse regarding academia and labor practices has sparked further conversations around the systemic issues highlighted at SCI-Arc.

With news rapidly spreading across the internet, a wave of responses and comments from the community has surfaced, indicating that this wasn't an issue found solely within this particular school but across the profession. As I stated previously, "Discussions surrounding work and studio culture within the architecture community are nothing new. It would be foolish to say that those working within the industry at both the professional practice and academic levels are unaware of the highly problematic issues of labor and equitable working conditions."

As our editorial team continued to follow the events ...

Controversy at SCI-Arc over labor practices leads to faculty members placed on leave. Isolated incident or a wake up call for the industry at large?

2022-04-01T15:30:00-04:00

On Friday, March 25th, a panel discussion became a lightning rod striking attention to the questionable ethics of architectural academia and professional practice. Depending on what news and social media platforms you follow, keeping track of the events that followed SCI-Arc's Basecamp lectures can appear like organized chaos.

Everyone has an opinion. Everyone has a "take" on the highly controversial and unsettling comments. But before I dive into what's already been documented and shared across the internet, it's vital to address the larger issues. Discussions surrounding work and studio culture within the architecture community are nothing new. It would be foolish to say that those working within the industry at both the professional practice and academic levels are unaware of the highly problematic issues of labor and equitable working conditions.

Ongoing efforts to reform toxic and exploitative work environments have been pushed to the forefront thanks to organizations like Th...

Get Lectured: SCI-Arc, Fall '21

2021-10-04T14:31:00-04:00

October is here and SCI-Arc shares their Fall 2021 events and lecture series. With an exciting line-up of guests, the school will be showcasing two exciting exhibitions in addition to their hybrid lecture program.

Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series features each school's lectured series and their graphic design prowess with eye-catching lecture posters.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Kicking off the month of October SCI-Arc will be hosting "Expanding the Archive: A Graduate Thesis 2021 Film" from October 1 - 10. On October 6, Marion Weiss of Manfredi/Weiss will give her lecture "Liftoffs and Landings" on October 6. Florian Isenberg will present his lecture "Strings Attached" on October 13 followed by a lecture given by Alison Saar titled "The thread that leads the word" on October 20.

The opening reception of David Freeland's exhibition "Views from the Field" will take place on Oct...

SCI-Arc's 2021 Undergraduate Thesis Weekend Renews Discourse Through Imagination and Community

2021-04-22T17:20:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by SCI-Arc, an Archinect School Partner

In acknowledgment of the extraordinary work done by the 2021 Undergraduate Thesis class during this unprecedented year, SCI-Arc is proud to announce its 2021 UG Thesis Weekend on April 23–24, 2021 as this year’s graduating thesis students, along with Undergraduate Thesis Coordinator Jenny Wu, present and share their accomplishments with the world.

Student work by Jessie Pan, Di Wan + Rongyi Tan, Advisor: Marcelo Spina. Image courtesy of SCI-Arc

“Since our move to remote teaching a year ago,” shares Wu, “our students have used this opportunity to be inventive about how they work on their thesis, by transforming their digital work into compelling narratives and turning their own living spaces into creative laboratories for unconventional model building.”

This April 23–24, SCI-Arc’s fifth-year B.Arch students will present their thesis projects during an immersive, virtual Undergraduate Thesis Weekend, an online public p...

SCI-Arc Main Event 2021: ‘Acts of Optimism’ Spotlights Creative Luminaries

2021-03-16T15:08:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by SCI-Arc, an Archinect Partner School

SCI-Arc is delighted to announce the return of its annual gala, Main Event 2021: Acts of Optimism on May 1, 2021. Inspired by Director and CEO Hernán Diaz Alonso’s affirmation that “architecture is an act of optimism,” Main Event 2021 will present an evening of unique programs with artists and creative innovators across disciplines, centering on the role of optimism in our collective future. The liveliest affair of the academic year, Main Event 2021 will benefit the SCI-Arc Scholarship Endowment, with net proceeds providing support for more students to access the world-renowned school of innovation and architectural thinking.

The vibrant virtual program promises to be an evening that is at once spectacular and inspiring, featuring a stunning lineup of influential guests such as architect and SCI-Arc alumna Barbara Bestor, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor, LAXART executive director Hamza Walker, film di...

Get Lectured: SCI-Arc, Spring '21

2021-02-08T14:18:00-05:00

SCI-Arc presents their Spring 2021 public programs. This lecture series welcomes an array of esteemed guests whose lectures touch on topics ranging from an array of disciplines including film, music, art, dance, politics, and more. In addition to their upcoming lectures, the Spring term hosts SCI-Arcs annual Spring Show and the virtual exhibition Architectural Bestia, curated byHernán Díaz Alonsoand designed by M. Casey Rehm.

Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series features each school's lecture series and their graphic design prowess with eye-catching lecture posters.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

In January SCI-Arc welcomed a lecture by Richard Rothstein where he leads a powerful discussion about segregation in America through his book "The Color of Law". Following Rothstein was a week-long series of lectures and events titled Black Lives Matter Week of Action. The institution shared, "Black Li...

Archinect's Virtual Event Guide for the week of Jan 27-Feb 3

2021-01-27T14:32:00-05:00

This week's featured virtual event happenings, from Archinect's Virtual Event Guide, address race, urban planning, sustainability and the future of cities.

Are you hosting a virtual lecture? Presentation? Tour? Interview? Happy Hour? Submit it for consideration by clicking here.

Are you an expert in an arena that's especially important right now? Let us know if you would like to work with Archinect to host an online event.

MLK Annual Lecture, Melvin Mitchell, FAIA
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
Melvin L. Mitchell, author of Build Something Big! One Million New Affordable Housing Units, 2020-2030 and Black MD’s, Lawyers…and Architects, will be giving the MLK Annual Lecture for USC.
Click here to attend and/or register

Richard Rothstein: THE COLOR OF LAW: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
Richard Rothstein is the author of THE COLOR OF LAW: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregate...

Expand the frontiers of architecture in the twenty-first century with SCI-Arc's EDGE Programs

2021-01-05T16:39:00-05:00

This post is sponsored by SCI-Arc an Archinect Partner School

As architecture becomes more specialized in its expertise and more diverse in its applications, it simultaneously necessitates programs of advanced study that can be more targeted, focused, and innovative.

SCI-Arc EDGE, Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture, is a platform for speculative scholarship and specialized training offering five distinct postgraduate programs: Architectural Technologies, Design of Cities, Design Theory and Pedagogy, Fiction and Entertainment, and Synthetic Landscapes. Each one year, the three-semester program challenges students to confront a distinct territory among emerging disciplinary milieus and define how their ideas will influence the construction of future worlds.

Join Postgraduate Programs Chair, David Ruy, and Program Coordinators and Faculty, Casey Rehm, Karen Lohrmann, Marcelyn Gow, and Liam Young, in a conversation about how the SCI-Arc EDGE programs develop advanced expertise...

What will the future of architectural education look like?

2020-10-15T14:47:00-04:00

It's safe to say that nobody knows what the future of architectural education will be. These days it's hard to know what next month will bring us. Few people would argue, however, that academia is ripe for change, as are many facets of modern life that have not evolved at the pace the world has changed in recent decades.

To address this necessary change, we invite you to join us for a special discussion this upcoming Monday, from 1-2 pm EST / 10-11 am PST, featuring a distinguished panel of leaders of architectural education. Deans from across the country will be addressing, head-on, the change they hope to see, and the challenges they currently face to make that change.

To RSVP for this virtual panel, please click the "reserve" button at this link. Space is limited and registration is required to attend.

The Panelists

Hernán Díaz Alonso has been the director of the Southern California Institute of Architecture since 2015, where is held the position of distinguished faculty membe...

Get Lectured: SCI-Arc, Fall'20

2020-10-13T14:51:00-04:00

Virtual lecture series provide students, design professionals, and the public with ways to engage and listen in on school lectures, symposiums, and panel discussions. Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series features each school's lecture series and their graphic design prowess with eye-catching lecture posters.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

SCI-Arc continues their Fall lecture series with Andrés Jaque discussing Superpowers of Scale on October 14th and a lecture by Frida Escobedo on October 21st. Closing out the month is a conversation with Graham Harman and Sylvia Lavin discussing "Do All Objects Matter Equally" on October 28th.

November welcomes conversations led by Jack Halberstam, Trevor McFedries, and Dominic and Christopher Leong of Leong Leong. Ending their fall lecture series is Symposium: A Queer Query on December 4th and 5th, organized by David Eskenazi.

All events are free and open to ...

SCI-Arc offers plan for addressing "a pervasive and persistent lack of access, inclusion, and equity" in architecture

2020-08-17T15:34:00-04:00

The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) has issued a public statement highlighting the school's efforts to begin to address structural and racial inequalities within the field of architecture.

Highlighting the growing civil rights movement in support of Black lives and racial justice that has intensified this summer, SCI-Arc Director Hernan Diaz Alonso and SCI-Arc Board Chairman Kevin Ratner have issued a statement that promises to rework curriculum priorities at the school, offers new financial support for BIPOC students, and promises to better engage with local issues while instituting widespread institutional reform, among other topics.

Previously on Archinect:Black Columbia GSAPP faculty and students push school for comprehensive reforms. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia user GSAPPstudent

"We have not, as an institution, done enough to understand or dismantle how these embedded structures contribute to disenfranchisement on the basis of race, gender identity, sex...

Making+Meaning 2020 invites students from around the globe to discover design

2020-05-28T12:00:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by SCI-Arc, an Archinect School Partner

SCI-Arc has announced that its summer program Making+Meaning will be held online this year. Now open to applicants all around the world, students from across the US, Asia, Europe, and beyond will convene to delve deeply into the most cutting-edge techniques and processes advancing design and architecture today. Making+Meaning is a discovery career program for students that may or may not have any experience in architecture, or want to refine their own technical skillsets or design abilities.

Unlike previous iterations, the program will be divided into two modules, each two weeks long, during which participants will develop interactive content for a design portfolio, all while cultivating a creative community through the exploration of architecture. Upon finishing the program, students will present their design work and receive feedback from renowned architects and design professionals.

Image courtesy of SCI-Arc

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