Though an eye-catching structure in an idyllic setting may also be an effective school building, creating spaces that enhance learning depends less on the "Wow!" factor and more on finding architects who know and understand the needs of those who will work and study in those schools. "It's as if architects and editors look at schools as beautiful settings for education but rarely consider how the school can be designed to enhance learning." He points out that articles about school construction often take this approach.
"The photos in architectural magazines are typically devoid of people," says Daniel Cecil, of Harriman Associates, an architectural and engineering firm in Auburn, Maine. There's nothing wrong with good-looking buildings, but a school's reason for being, not its appearance, should always be the primary focus. Though it's true that these anecdotal stories represent unusual, random architectural errors and shouldn't make the entire profession suspect, anyone involved with building or renovating a school knows that achieving success requires far more than finding an architect who can impress you with glamorous renderings that look like pages from Architectural Digest. Our approximately 500 students and 80 faculty members-most of the latter practicing architects-work together in a fluid, nonhierarchical manner to rethink assumptions, create, explore, and test the limits of architecture.And this: Rumor has it that shortly after a major psychiatric hospital in New York City opened a new high-rise wing, a patient on a gurney was wheeled into an elevator that turned out to be too short to let the doors close the architect explained that he had assumed mental patients don't need gurneys. We offer students a unique experience as they pursue their degrees. It is distinguished by the vibrant atmosphere of its studios, which provides students with a uniquely inspiring environment in which to study architecture and design.Īn integral part of the emerging cultural hub of a city with a tradition of architectural experimentation, SCI-Arc is devoted to finding radically new responses to the real needs and aspirations of today's world.
The school is located in a quarter-mile-long former freight depot in the Arts District of Los Angeles. We are dedicated to educating architects who will imagine and shape the future. SCI-Arc is a world-renowned center of innovation and one of the nation's few independent architecture schools, offering undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs.
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