The Southern California Institute of Architecture
Recent News About The Southern California Institute of Architecture
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SCI-Arc Announces Spring 2023 Public Programs
SCI-Arc is proud to continue its commitment to maintaining a robust platform for interdisciplinary discourse with its spring 2023 series of public programs.
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How SCI-Arc Began, a Moment in History by Michael Rotondi
Did anyone actually say it? Was it a voice we heard in our heads?
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Alum Sylvia Liu Yixin on Creator Communities and ‘Decentralizing’ the Metaverse
Sylvia Liu Yixin (born in 1989, Zhengzhou, China) is the founder of the Metabaka creator community and worked for Zaha Hadid Architects in the United Kingdom and Archimorphic in the United States.
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In Memory of “Emperor of Japanese Architecture” Arata Isozaki (1931-2023)
SCI-Arc is saddened to learn of the passing of influential Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, on Wednesday, January 3, at the age of 91.
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Jennifer Chen’s ‘No Evil’ Presents Forgotten Tales from a Post-Geoengineering Future
SCI-Arc is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition by design faculty Jennifer Chen, entitled No Evil.
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M.Arch 1 Alum Alessio Grancini: On Taking a ‘Magic Leap’ into AR After SCI-Arc
Alessio Grancini (M.Arch 1 ‘18) is an AR engineer at Magic Leap. He was the recipient of the SCI-Arc Gehry Thesis prize in 2018, for exceptional work on his graduate thesis, Games of Deletion.
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December Kappe Library Acquisitions Bring Materiality to the Fore
Architect and curator Mabel O. Wilson throughout her career has focused on the ways Black artists and architects galvanize their surroundings and materials to form “spaces of imagination, refusal, and desire.
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Priority Admissions Deadline to Jumpstart Scholarships Approaches January 15
As the holiday season approaches, so do college application deadlines. SCI-Arc’s priority deadline is January 15, 2023, at 11:59pm.
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Three SCI-Arc Students Compete at NOMA Conference Design Competition
SCI-Arc is proud to announce that three of its students—Gabriela Arevalo Montoya (B.Arch ‘26), James Chidiac (M.Arch 1 ‘23), and Sara Gonzalez (B.Arch ‘26)—competed in and advanced during NOMA’s 51st International Unplugged Conference.
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Mariana Ibañez on November 30
Mariana Ibañez on November 30
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Graduate Architecture Admissions Portfolio Information Session on November 21
Graduate Architecture Admissions Portfolio Information Session on November 21 at 6:00pm
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Behnaz Farahi: Your Gaze Hits the Side of my Face: Critical Computational Design on November 16
Behnaz Farahi: Your Gaze Hits the Side of my Face: Critical Computational Design on November 16 at 6:00pm
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Angelica Lorenzi on Getty PST, Working with Leica, and the Healing Power of ‘Post Nature’
Angelica Lorenzi is an Italian architectural designer and educator currently based in Los Angeles. She is currently design faculty at SCI-Arc, where she coordinates the DID summer program for local youth.
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Miho Asada Awarded Asian American Architects and Engineers Association Scholarship
SCI-Arc is proud to announce that student Miho Asada (B.Arch ’23) has won a scholarship from the Asian American Architects and Engineers Foundation.
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Alum and Nike Designer Aja Zarrehparvar on Balancing Universality and Play in Architecture
Aja Zarrehparvar is a footwear designer and arts and design professional with a Master of Architecture (M.Arch) from SCI-Arc and Bachelor of Arts (B.Arch) in Architecture from University of California, Berkeley.
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SCI-Arc Announces Kristy Balliet and Marcelyn Gow as Undergraduate Programs Chairs
After careful consideration, SCI-Arc is pleased to announce that Kristy Balliet and Marcelyn Gow have been selected for the positions of Undergraduate Programs Chairs.
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Main Event 2022 Elegantly Honors Institute’s 50th Anniversary to Benefit Student Scholarships
This week, on October 11, SCI-Arc hosted the institute’s annual scholarship fundraising gala Main Event.
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Fall 2022 Vertical Studio Presentations Inject Humanity into Design Inquiry
Fall 2022 Vertical Studio Presentations Inject Humanity into Design Inquiry
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2022 Commencement Award Recipients Exemplify SCI-Arc’s Mission
2022 Commencement Award Recipients Exemplify SCI-Arc’s Mission
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Atelier Manferdini presents ‘DOMUS: Patterns of Living’ exhibition at Pacific Design Center
Atelier Manferdini presents ‘DOMUS: Patterns of Living’ exhibition at Pacific Design Center