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5 unusual facts about Southern California Institute of Architecture


Bernard Judge

He has conducted housing research in a dozen countries around the world, taught design and lectured on environmental design at California State University, Long Beach, California Polytechnic Institute, Pomona, University of California Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Southern California Institute of Architecture, and University of California Berkeley.

Lee + Mundwiler Architects

Before establishing offices in Los Angeles and Basel, the two principals met while pursing Master's Degrees at the architectural institute SCI-Arc at the international branch in Vico Morcote, Switzerland.

Southern California Institute of Architecture

SCI-Arc's undergraduate and graduate programs culminate in two public events in which students present their thesis projects to renowned critics from around the world, including Sir Peter Cook, Greg Lynn, and Pritzker Prize recipient Thom Mayne.

It brought together six esteemed international architects—Hitoshi Abe, Peter Cook, Eric Owen Moss, Thom Mayne, Peter Noever, and Wolf Prix of Coop Himmelb(l)au—to share their perspectives and experiences in a discussion led by Anthony Vidler.

Vico Morcote

It is also home to a villa run by the International Institute of Architecture (I2A), the European branch of the Southern California Institute of Architecture.


Christine Wang

She then received a Masters of Science at SCI-ARC Southern California Institute of Architecture, and in Vico Morcote, Switzerland.


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Hani Rashid

Rashid's academic career includes visiting professorships at several universities, including the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in Los Angeles, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, the Berlage Institute in Amsterdam, the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and the Lund University.