SCI-ARC LIBRARY GALLERY EXHIBITION

Solar Decathlon 2011
Mr. CHIP Goes to Washington
October 28 – December 16, 2011

Discussion + Reception: Friday, October 28, 7-9pm in the SCI-Arc Library Gallery
Exhibition Discussion with Project Managers Reed Finlay and Elisabeth Neigert, SCI-Arc and Caltech Team Members and SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss

Los Angeles, CA (October 19, 2011) – Its creators call it CHIP—the Compact, Hyper-Insulated Prototype. The SCI-Arc/Caltech Hanwha Solar House entry in the award-winning competition recently hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington D.C. is the focus of the upcoming SCI-Arc Library exhibition, Mr. CHIP Goes to Washington—on view October 28 through December 16. Consisting of photos, videos, and time-lapse footage from the process of the build in Los Angeles and the heated 10-day competition in D.C., the exhibition depicts the process of building and showcasing the 733-square-foot house that won the SCI-Arc/Caltech team 6th place in the international competition.

“SCI-Arc and Caltech have really taken on the question of livability in American housing and offered a new sensibility for both its content and its character,” said SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss. “The CHIP is a welcome address to an alternative housing future.”

SCI-Arc and Caltech joined forces in early 2010 to become the first team from Southern California to be selected for the prestigious U.S. DOE competition, held every other year. The competition invites university student-led teams to design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are affordable, energy efficient, and well designed. Among this edition’s highlights, through orchestrating an unprecedented viral campaign, Team SCI-Arc/Caltech was instrumental in ensuring the Solar Decathlon competition will continue to be hosted on the National Mall in Washington D.C.

Team SCI-Arc/Caltech also secured one of the biggest cash sponsorships received by a team through a gift from Chinese solar panel manufacturer Hanwha Solar—who was principal sponsor and exclusive solar module supplier for CHIP. The house was equipped with 47 solar panels to power it through the entire duration of the competition and won first place in the Energy Balance contest.

Additional sponsors of the SCI-Arc/Caltech team included NREL, Southern California Edison, U.S. Department of Energy, Dow Chemical, Resnick Institute, Peter Cross, Bosch, The Vinyl Institute, Tim and Neda Disney, among others.  For more information, visit www.chip2011.com.

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Public Programs
The SCI-Arc Library Gallery is located on the 2nd floor at the north end of the building and is open Sunday-Friday, 12–6pm.
SCI-Arc Public Programs are subject to change beyond our control. For the most current information, please visit www.sciarc.edu or call 213-613-2200.

Parking and Hours
Parking and admission are free. No reservations are required. The entrance to SCI-Arc's parking lot is at 350 Merrick Street, Los Angeles, between Traction Avenue and 4th Street in Los Angeles. The school and the galleries are open to the public daily from 10am–6pm.

About SCI-Arc
The Southern California Institute of Architecture is dedicated to educating architects who will imagine and shape the future. It is an independent, accredited degree-granting institution offering undergraduate and graduate programs in architecture. Located in a quarter-mile-long former freight depot in the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles, the school is distinguished by its vibrant studio culture and emphasis on process. SCI-Arc’s approximately 500 students and 80 faculty members—most of whom are practicing architects—work together to re-examine assumptions, create, explore and test the limits of architecture. Recently, SCI-Arc was ranked second in design and computer applications in the 2011 America’s Best Architecture Schools survey from DesignIntelligence. SCI-Arc is located at 960 E. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013.
For more information, please visit www.sciarc.edu.
 

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