Honoring International Woman’s Day and the Women Who Make SCI-Arc
In celebration of International Women’s Day, SCI-Arc is proud to highlight the inimitable work of our students, alumni, faculty, staff, and collaborators, all of whom are critical to the field of architecture and architecture education. We are pleased to share a selection of features spotlighting members of this invaluable community of makers, thinkers, and creative leaders.
In addition to the examples included below, we encourage further research and reading about the remarkable and historic contributions of the women who make SCI-Arc on the school’s website, Media Archive, and social channels.
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Hosted by SCI-Arc faculty and History + Theory Coordinator Marrikka Trotter, the newest episode of The Arc on “Embodiment” features speculative architect and SCI-Arc faculty member Jennifer Chen, as well as artist Young Joon Kwak and Dr. Sunita Puri.
SCI-Arc was pleased to host FUTUREKIN, a groundbreaking new exhibition by artist, body architect, and studio faculty Lucy McRae.
C the Light, by Danielle Harden
Stephanie Guadalupe Ibarra
(D)ISTORTION
The volumetry of different Ds with interesting qualities is used to make extractions from them, obtaining pieces with which different objects are composed and superimposed on each other generating multiple visual effects.
Se utiliza la volumetría de diferentes Ds con cualidades interesantes para realizar extracciones de ellas, obteniendo piezas con las que se componen diferentes objetos y se sobreponen unos a otros generando múltiples efectos visuales.
The original 2D image of the letter ‘D’ becomes the structure of the narrative and holds the experience all together through the link of the structures. By Jerrica Arias
Several daring and imaginative students and alumni of the Making+Meaning program—Manuela Ardila Rincón, Danielle Harden, Stephanie Ibarra, and Jerrica Arias—were profiled this year. They spoke on a diverse range of topics including building transformative environments, how interdisciplinary diversity impacts the implementation of space, their passion for design, and more.
Consisting of a partial architecture, blue screen walls, and video content, the spring 2021 SCI-Arc Gallery exhibition No More Room by BairBalliet (design faculty Kristy Balliet and firm partner Kelly Bair) was conceptualized through the conceit that “cultural production pivots during unstable moments, often utilizing fragments to reflect the fragility of our environment.”
The Six Affordable Veteran Housing, designed by Brooks + Scarpa, Los Angeles, CA. Photo: Tara Wujcik
The American Institute of Architecture announced that SCI-Arc alum Angela Brooks, FAIA (M.Arch 1 ’91) alongside former SCI-Arc faculty Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA (founding principals of firm Brooks + Scarpa) were awarded the institute’s 2022 Gold Medal.
Phoebe Yee.
SCI-Arc proudly announced the appointment of architect and interior designer Phoebe Yee to its Board of Trustees.
Tech-embedded lounge chair for relaxation, by Neumascape Studio
Manori Sumanasinghe (B.Arch '14) spoke to SCI-Arc about her role as alumni council chair, as well as how her time at SCI-Arc influenced her practice.
Graduate Programs Chair Elena Manferdini presented a new SCI-Arc Channel series mining the collaborations between Italian designers, architects, and industrial designers Giulio Cappelini, Gabriele Chiave, and Alberto Alessi.
Design faculty Natou Fall (M.Arch 1 '19) was interviewed about her perspective on the transformative expansion of architecture and how that perspective has shaped her work.
Zahida Sherman
We spoke with new Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Zahida Sherman to learn more about her background, as well as her role and goals for DEI at SCI-Arc.
Winning design for addition to Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts by Oyler Wu Collaborative
Undergraduate Thesis Coordinator Jenny Wu and partner and design faculty Dwayne Oyler (Oyler Wu Collaborative in Los Angeles) were chosen as winners of the 2021 American Academy of Arts and Letters Architecture Award and the Kaohsiung Museum Competition.
SCI-Arc Channel Films
Kelly Jazvac and Patricia Corcoran on the Global Problem of Plastics Pollution
Hillary Mushkin: Survey to Surveillance
Despina Stratigakos: Interventions in the Archive
Patrice Derrington and Erik Ghenoiu: Real Estate Development and Equitable Housing
Conversation between Frida Escobedo and Zeina Koreitem
Shona Kitchen: Foraging the Everyday