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Dear Alumni,
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Whenever I meet fellow SCI-Arc alumni, we inevitably share stories from our time at school. It seems that no matter when we were students, we have fond memories of Fridays at 5 – the time at the end of the week that we stepped away from studio to hang out with our classmates and teachers. In the same spirit, this spring, the Alumni Council has launched Soirées@7, an alumni take on Fridays at 5. The first event, in what we hope will be an ongoing series, was held at Zinc Café near SCI-Arc after the Wednesday night lecture. Kevin Wronske (B.Arch ’02), partner of Heydey Partnership, served as our alumni host. By the time you read this, we will have held the second Soirée at Arup’s satellite office in downtown LA, designed by Zago Architecture, with Andrew Zago as our featured guest. We’re planning to hold these casual meet-ups throughout the year and across Los Angeles, as a way to meet and re-engage more alumni. We encourage those of you in other cities to consider hosting your own Soirées@7 to get local alumni together. Other activities this spring include the efforts of the Media and Exhibitions Committee, which continues to publish alumni work on the Alumni Portal (sciarcalumni.org). Please be on the lookout for a Call for Entries. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to have your work featured in association with SCI-Arc and to help exhibit how immensely talented the alumni body is. The Committee is now featuring alumni profiles on the Portal, as well, which can serve as a helpful resource for prospective students and their families. In this issue, you can read about Open Season, led by the Open Season and Student Outreach Committee. We are working to develop more ways to connect alumni with students for career advice and professional networking. On a similar note, the Council has initiated an Entrepreneurial Committee whose aim is to assist SCI-Arc graduates and students as they establish their own ventures, by offering venues for knowledge exchange and collaboration with other industries, such as technology and finance. I am delighted to share this Alumni Council report with you. Our goal over the year has been to engage alumni as we carry out the mission of connecting alumni to each other, the school, and students, and supporting SCI-Arc. There are still a few months of the academic year left and I hope you’ll be involved if you haven’t already. Visit the school to tour the new Magic Box, which opened its doors in January 2015; watch some of the fantastic lectures from this past semester on the SCI-Arc Media Archive (sma.sciarc.edu); or support students with a donation to SCI-Arc’s Scholarship Fund (sciarc.edu/giving.html). Also, this fall, the Alumni Council will be electing new members; please contact Irene Mason, irene_mason@sciarc.edu, if you are interested in being involved. Enjoy this tenth issue of the Magazine and reading about all the amazing things going on at school. I look forward to connecting with you soon. Sincerely,
Beth Gibb (M.Arch ’89) Chair, Alumni Council 2014-15
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SCI-ARC ALUMNI COUNCIL 2014-2015 Beth Gibb (M.Arch ’89) Luis Herrera (B.Arch ’96) Beth Holden (B.Arch ’98) Nerin Kadribegovic (M.Arch ’03) Cara Lee (M.Arch ’96) Zachery Main (B.Arch ’13) Jennifer Marmon (M.Arch ’01) Paras Nanavati (B Arch ’04) Dean Nota (B.Arch ’76) Matthew Rosenberg (M.Arch ’09) Elissa Scrafano (M.Arch ’90) Scott Sullivan (M.Arch ’99) Dana Swinsky (M.Arch ’89) Joe Tarr (M.Arch ’08) Vlado Valkof (MRD ’04) Naia Waters (’98) Dan Weinreber (M.Arch ’02)
1. Omar Preciado, an undergraduate student, talks with SCI-Arc Trustee Tom Gilmore at Open Season. 2. Open Season connects students with potential employers and alumni, helping them expand their professional networks before graduating. 3. More than 120 students and guests fill the South Gallery during the Open Season Reception. 4. William Duncanson (B.Arch ’95) talks with Gabriel Alvarez and Nicolas Backal, both former SCI-Arc exchange students, and recent grad Shuangzhi Shen (M.Arch ’14) at the San Francisco Alumni Reception at BAR Architects, where William is a senior designer. 5. More than 40 alumni and guests attended the San Francisco Reception, including from left to right, Lisa DiazMcPeek (M.Arch ’11), Erica Nobori (M.Arch ’08), and Emily Jagoda (M. Arch ’95). 6. Alumni, including DaeHyun David Kim (B.Arch ’14), Hazelyn Aquino (B.Arch ’14), Kevin Nguyen (B.Arch ’14), and Steve Moody (B.Arch ’13), listen to John Enright’s update about the school at the reception in San Francisco.