SCI-Arc - Southern California Institute of Architecture

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Welcome to SCI-ArcSanta Fe Freight Depot plays the role ofhost to a teeming laboratory of architecturalexperimentation. The structure is a quarter ofa mile long, built in 1907 and inhabited by thenomadic SCI-Arc in 2001. This self-guided touroffers reference points for experiencing theculture and work of SCI-Arc.The long, narrow building is organized withdesign studios on one side and gallery/presentation space on the other. The students’studios extend from one end of the building toother. Each SCI-Arc student has a dedicateddesk/work area. Design studios meet Monday,Wednesday and Friday from 2pm to 7pm. Whenvisiting the building during those times you willsee it filled with the entire faculty and studentbody. You will also see that studios have nohierarchical layout. For example, a freshmandesign studio will sit next to an advancedgraduate studio. This organization allows for thecollaborative cross-pollination deeply valuedby the school.“SCI-Arc is an idea and an ideal.The idea[l] is fragile; at best, it comesand goes. And to characterize it isnot simple. I think we’re after thetension between ways of seeing andthinking. The truth of SCI-Arc is thetension between possibilities. Yourpsychoanalyst may advise you to avoidtension and stress. SCI-Arc, at its best,is the quintessential venue for both.”Eric Owen Moss DIRECTOR
Welcome to SCI-ArcOffice
Page 1: CI-ARCSelf Guided Toursciarc.edu
Page 5 and 6: Founding SCI-ArcSCI-Arc was founded
Page 7 and 8: CantileverThis large-scale cantilev
Page 9 and 10: Keck Lecture HallKeck Hall houses t
Page 11 and 12: Robot HouseAccelerating SCI-Arc’s
Page 14 and 15: Alumni AffairsSCI-Arc has been educ

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