The Southern California Institute of Architecture has started classes for the Fall semester and is sharing with us their schedule of events and lectures as part of our ongoing event highlight at Archinect Partner Schools.

This Friday, September 13th, will see the first opening of Views of Planet City, featuring the sci-fi designs of SCI-Arc’s graduate Fiction and Entertainment program director Liam Young. A separate opening at the Pacific Design Center follows on September 14th. (Our preview of the exhibition can be found here.)

Next up, a pair of lectures from Luigi Alberto Cippini (October 2nd) and Harvard GSD dean Sarah M. Whiting (October 9th). Following those will be the October 25th book launch for author Ferda Kolatan’s new title Misfits & Hybrids Architectural Artifacts for the 21st Century City. The month ends with a lecture from Fiona Connor on October 30th. 

November begins with the book launch event for 100 Women: Architects in Practice, a RIBA-produced title by Harriet Harriss, Naomi House, Monika Parrinder, and Tom Ravenscroft. The event takes place on November 1st at 6:00 pm in the school’s picnic area. Following that, there will be a panel discussion on Views of Planet City moderated by Namik Mackic on November 6th.

Finally, the semester concludes with lectures from MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas (November 13th) and Matthias Kohler (November 20th), followed by a wrap-up event for Young’s exhibition with artists John Cooper and Angelica Lorenzi on December 7th, beginning at 11:00 am. 

Be sure to follow our Get Lectured series for more events hosted by architecture schools. If your school is hosting a lecture, open house, or other exciting event, you can submit it directly here.

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