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Advanced Studies: SCI-Arc EDGE 2026

In this film we celebrate the 2026 EDGE Symposium, where the faculty and graduating class of SCI-Arc EDGE, the Center for Advanced Studies in...

Pierce Myers : Mesoeconomy of fire (July 6, 2026)

Pierce Myers surveys the history of the idea of insurance, from the Code of Hammurabi, the gradual loosening of prohibitions on charging interest, the...

SCI-Arc’s Visual Studies Curriculum

Courses in architectural representation help students turn design ideas into tangible artifacts that others can see, feel, understand, and appreciate. In this film, Anna...

Shigeru Ban: PAPER LOG HOUSE FOR LOS ANGELES

This short documentary explores an installation by Shigeru Ban proposing interim housing for Altadena in the wake of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires—among...

Iwan Baan: Rome – Las Vegas: Bread and Circuses

In 2022, the American Academy in Rome organized From Las Vegas to Rome, an exhibition that revisited the relationship between Rome and Las Vegas...

Fearless by Design: Nate Hume on SCI-Arc’s Postgraduate Programs

What can a single year of study do for a designer at a moment when the discipline is being redrawn? In this film, Nathan...

Synthetic Landscapes at SCI-Arc

In this film, coordinator Florencia Pita introduces the Master of Science in Synthetic Landscapes, a one-year, three-semester postgraduate degree focused on emerging problems in...

Future Stares Back: SCI-Arc 2026 Spring Show

What does it mean to make something that outlasts you? This film moves through SCI-Arc's 2026 Spring Show, "Future Stares Back," as if it...

Built for Change: Nate Hume on SCI-Arc’s M.Arch Programs

What does it mean to study architecture at a school that refuses to define it in only one way? In this film, Nathan Hume, Chair...