The Southern California Institute of Architecture ( SCI-Arc ) in Los Angeles, California, is an independent, nonprofit school offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture.

Founded in 1972, SCI-Arc is widely regarded as one of the most avant-garde U. S. architecture schools, with a reputation for pushing the boundaries of academic study.

Although SCI-Arc was once unaccredited and its finances unstable — Moss joked, " We used to be considered one step ahead of the IRS, one step ahead of creditors "— the school is now fully accredited, and its finances improved to the point that SCI-Arc was able to pay $ 23. 1 million to buy its campus building in 2011.

Educated at University of Southern California ( 1969 ) and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1978, Mayne helped found the Southern California Institute of Architecture ( SCI-Arc ) in 1972, where he is a trustee.

Approximately half of SCI-Arc ’ s students are enrolled in its undergraduate program and half in its graduate programs.

In addition to its undergraduate and graduate programs, SCI-Arc offers two one-year postgraduate programs in City Design, Planning and Policy ( Future Initiatives ) and Emerging Systems, Technologies & Media ( ESTm ).

SCI-Arc was founded in 1972 in Santa Monica by a group of faculty and students from Department of Architecture at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, who wanted to approach the subject from a more experimental perspective than traditional schools offered.

SCI-Arc attracts students from nearby and throughout the world in pursuit of the unique education the school offers.

Students actively engage in preparing the SCI-Arc Gallery exhibitions, help fellow graduating students in setting up their models for thesis presentations, and contribute to workshops that result in projects throughout the school, such as the graduation pavilion and other unique structures.

In the fall and spring terms, design studios, seminars and workshops led by SCI-Arc faculty and visiting instructors offer students a multitude of choices and perspectives.

Summer at SCI-Arc features two intro to architecture programs open to the public: Design Immersion Days, a four-week intense design and architecture workshop for high school students, and MAKING + MEANING, a five-week foundation program in architecture that introduces the principles of architecture in a hands-on exploration of spatial experimentation, design methodologies and the creative process.

In 1972, Mayne collaborated with five other students and educators whom he met at while at USC, to create the Southern California Institute of Architecture, or SCI-Arc.

Originally called the New School, SCI-Arc was based on the concept of a " college without walls " and it remains one of the few independent architecture schools in the world.

When SCI-Arc arrived, the building was a stripped-down concrete shell.

To these ends, SCI-Arc has been awarded a $ 400, 000 grant by ArtPlace to develop two on-campus public performance / lecture spaces, as well as development for a third public venue in the surrounding arts district.

Students have access to their SCI-Arc studio spaces 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

SCI-Arc offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board ( NAAB ) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges ( WASC ), including a five-year Bachelor of Architecture ( B. Arch ) program, a 3-year Master of Architecture ( M. Arch 1 ) open to applicants who hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent in any field of study, and a 2-year Master of Architecture ( M. Arch 2 ) open to applicants with a prior undergraduate degree in architecture.

Successful candidates in the post-graduate programs receive a SCI-Arc Master of Design Research Degree ( MDesR ) in the respective fields.

The full scope of SCI-Arc public programs includes lectures, exhibitions, faculty talks and other opportunities for interaction between the school and the community.

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