The Southern California Institute of Architecture is a private Architecture school in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1972, SCI-Arc was initially regarded as both institutionally an
North End of SCI-Arc from Santa Fe Ave, Downtown Los Angeles
SCI-Arc Campus at the former Santa Fe Freight Depot building, view facing the institute's library.
SciArc Presentation in 2011
Thom Mayne
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Thom Mayne is an American architect. He is based in Los Angeles. In 1972, Mayne helped found the Southern California Institute of Architecture, where he is a trustee and the coordinator of the Design
Southern California Institute of Architecture
…such as outreach programs, free exhibitions, and public lectures. SCI-Arc was founded in Santa Monica in 1972 by Ray Kappe, Shelly Kappe, Ahde Lahti, Thom Mayne, Bill Simonian, Glen Small, and Jim Stafford—a group of faculty from the Department of Architecture at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona…
Thom Mayne speaking at the USC School of Architecture in 2023
University of Toronto Graduate House (2000)
Caltrans District 7 Headquarters, Los Angeles (2004)
University of Cincinnati Rec Center (2006)