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Bill Gruen, a noted architectural lighting engineer and long-time SCI-Arc trustee passed away on Sunday, July 14 at his home in Northridge, Calif. He was 96 years old. Gruen was a lifelong fan of architecture and collaborated with a number of noted architects and interior designers to create... View full entry »
ANDREW ATWOOD: …AND PEDESTALS July 26 – September 8, 2013 SCI-Arc Gallery Opening Reception & Discussion: Friday, July 26, 7pm With Andrew Atwood and Director Eric Owen Moss Los Angeles, CA – The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) is pleased to announce... View full entry »
Lebbeus Woods is an Archetype June 28–December 1, 2013 Earthwave Installation, Traction Triangle at Bloom Square At the intersection of Traction Avenue, Rose Street & East 3rd Street, the Arts District, Los Angeles June 28–December 1, 2013 June 28, 7pm: Earthwave Opening Reception... View full entry »
DALE, the Dynamic Augmented Living Environment, Adjusts Based on Climate, Economy and Occupants’ Lifestyle While Maintaining Energy Efficiency A team of architecture students from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) and engineering students from California Institute... View full entry »
Now in its Third Year, DID Debuts June 24 on the Architecture School’s Campus in Downtown Los Angeles SCI-Arc has received a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support Design Immersion Days (DID), a summer program for high school students designed to educate the next... View full entry »
The SCI-Arc 40th Anniversary Benefit Dinner & After-Party hosted this Saturday by the Southern California Institute of Architecture on its campus in downtown Los Angeles raised $400,000 to support the school’s mission of educating the next generation of architects and designers. The... View full entry »
SCI-Arc today announced that the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) designated Hsinming Fung, SCI-Arc’s Director of Academic Affairs, as president-elect of the prestigious organization representing accredited architecture colleges nationwide. The appointment... View full entry »
SCI-Arc’s Alumni Council has selected Fractal Projections, a proposal by alumni Evelina Sausina (B.Arch ‘11) and Eugene Kosgoron (M.DesR ‘12) as the winning design in the 40/40 competition to create an anniversary installation of alumni work. The exhibition will first be on view... View full entry »
The Skinscape submission by SCI-Arc graduate students Jaegeun Lim (M.Arch 2 ‘14), Woongyeun Park (M.Arch 2 ‘14), Haejun Jung (ESTm ‘13) and Karam Kim (M.Arch 1 ‘15) received an Honorable Mention in the 2013 Skyscraper competition organized by eVolo magazine. Skinscape... View full entry »
Two dynamic post-graduate programs offered by the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in Los Angeles have been charged with examining core contemporary issues facing architecture today. Spanning topics from advanced manufacturing methodologies and new building systems, to... View full entry »
Gilmore’s Estate Will Support Faculty through Establishing SCI-Arc’s First Endowed Chair Los Angeles, CA (February 4, 2013)—The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) announced it has received a first-of-its-kind $1-million planned gift from visionary Los... View full entry »
Los Angeles, CA (January 15, 2013)—The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) is pleased to present A Confederacy of Heretics: The Architecture Gallery, Venice, 1979, on view starting March 29 on the school’s campus in downtown Los Angeles. The SCI-Arc exhibition... View full entry »
Award-winning Architects, Designers, Artists Featured in Noteworthy Lectures and Exhibitions Admission to SCI-Arc events is always free (L to R): Tod Machover/MIT Media Lab, Marcelyn Gow/servo Los Angeles, Tom Gilmore/Old Bank District The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)... View full entry »
SCI-ARC GRADUATION PAVILION COMPETITION October 19 – December 2, 2012 SCI-Arc Library Gallery Exhibition Opening: Friday, October 19, 7pm Discussion: Friday, November 2, 7pm Exhibition discussion with Marcelo Spina, Elena Manferdini, Ramiro Diaz-Granados, Tom Wiscombe and SCI-Arc Director... View full entry »
More Than 3,000 Topics Covered in 1,000-plus Hours of Recordings, From 1974 to Present LOS ANGELES, CA—September 26, 2012 – The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) today announced the launch of its much-anticipated SCI-Arc Media Archive, an online showcase of... View full entry »
ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTSPLEATED SHELL STRUCTURES October 12 – December 2, 2012 SCI-Arc Gallery Exhibition Discussion & Reception: Friday, October 12, 7pm With Zaha Hadid Architects Partner Patrik Schumacher and SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss Los Angeles, CA (September 13, 2012)—The... View full entry »
SYMPOSIUM FOR “ADVANCES IN ARCHITECTURAL GEOMETRY 2012”Centre Pompidou, ParisSeptember 27-30, 2012Watch the SCI-Arc film LOS ANGELES (September 13, 2012) – The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) is pleased to announce its participation in the Advances in... View full entry »
Gift Will Endow an Annual Prize to Recognize Outstanding SCI-Arc Graduate Thesis Projects SCI-Arc today announced it has received a transformative $100,000 gift from world-renowned architect and SCI-Arc trustee Frank Gehry, and his wife, Berta. The noteworthy contribution will go toward the... View full entry »
(L to R): Charles Correa, Zaha Hadid Architects, David Ruy SCI-Arc is pleased to announce its fall 2012 schedule of public lectures, discussions, and exhibitions. To celebrate its 40th anniversary, during the 2012/2013 academic year the school welcomes an international roster of award-winning... View full entry »
ALEXIS ROCHASSTEREO.BOT August 3 – September 23, 2012 SCI-Arc Library Gallery Exhibition Discussion: Friday, September 14, 7pmArchitect Alexis Rochas and SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss discuss the installationClosing Reception: Friday, September 21, 7-9pm SCI-Arc is pleased to present... View full entry »
The Architecture School Will Design and Build Two Arts Venues To Energize and Transform Its Downtown LA Arts District Home SCI-Arc has been awarded a $400,000 grant from ArtPlace that will go toward the planning, design and construction of two arts venues on its campus in downtown Los Angeles... View full entry »
BALL-NOGUES STUDIO YEVRUS 1, Negative Impression June 1 – July 8, 2012 SCI-Arc Gallery Friday, June 1, 7-9pm: Opening ReceptionMonday, June 25, 7pm: Exhibition Discussion with Benjamin Ball, Gaston Nogues and SCI-Arc Director of Academic Affairs Hsinming Fung Los Angeles, CA—The... View full entry »
PETER COOK/CRAB STUDIOTOWARDS COMFO-VEGApril 6 – May 13, 2012 SCI-Arc Gallery Friday, April 6, 7pm: Opening Reception & Exhibition Discussion with Peter Cook and SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss Los Angeles, CA (March 5, 2012)—The Southern California Institute of Architecture... View full entry »
LOS ANGELES, CA (March 1, 2012)—The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) today announced the hiring of Sarah Sullivan as the school’s new Chief Advancement Officer. “Great background. Great foreground. Great promise,” said SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen... View full entry »
The Prolific Academy Award-Winning Art Director Joins SCI-Arc’s Board of Trustees as the LA Architecture and Design School Prepares for its 40th Anniversary Celebration LOS ANGELES, CA (February 2, 2012)—The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) today announced it... View full entry »
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 27, 2012) – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced that the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have been selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013. A... View full entry »
The School Proposes Master Plan to Energize and Transform Its Downtown LA Arts District Home LOS ANGELES (January 26, 2012)—Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) has been named a finalist for support from ArtPlace, a private-public collaboration of nine of the... View full entry »
Los Angeles Civic, Business, and Architecture and Engineering Thought-leaders Gather to Unveil and Celebrate CHIP—the Compact, Hyper-Insulated Prototype Solar House SCI-Arc, Caltech and Hanwha Solar Team Up to Spearhead Innovation in Energy-efficient Home Design Los Angeles, CA (January... View full entry »
SCI-ARC GALLERY EXHIBITIONRamiro Diaz-Granados Amorphis GO FIGURE On view January 13 – February 26, 2012 Friday, January 13, 7pm: Opening ReceptionFriday, February 10, 7-9pm: Exhibition Discussion with Ramiro Diaz-Granados and SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss Click HERE to watch a video of... View full entry »
Award-winning Architects, Designers, Artists Featured in Lectures and ExhibitionsAdmission to SCI-Arc events is always free Los Angeles, CA (November 28, 2011) – The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) is pleased to announce its Spring 2012 schedule of public lectures... View full entry »
