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NEWS
Seoul, June 20
SCI-ARC ALUMNI, FACULTY AND TRUSTEES HONORED WITH 2014 AIA|LA AWARDS
SCI-ARC RECONNECTS WITH ALUMNI LIVING AND WORKING IN ASIA
The Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects this year recognized several SCI-Arc faculty, alumni and trustees with prominent awards conferred at the institute’s annual gala in October. Hosted at the Million Dollar Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, the ceremony incorporated prominents Los Angeles architects and designers, academic and civic leaders, design and architecture writers, as well as community movers and shakers. SCI-Arc design faculty Tom Wiscombe, along with alumni Jeff Allsbrook (M.Arch ’95) and Yianna Bouyioukou (B.Arch ’01) crossed the stage to receive the institute’s prestigious 2014 Next LA Awards for unbuilt work. Wiscombe was recognized for his design of the Kinmen Passenger Service Center in Taiwan. Allsbrook and partner Sylvia Kuhle were recognized for their design of the garden-wrapped Salford Meadows Bridge, while Bouyioukou received an award for her Innovative Bioclimatic European School Complex. Built work such as the Pico House designed by alumna Angela Brooks (M.Arch ’91) and partner Lawrence Scarpa of Brooks+Scarpa received a 2014 AIA|LA Design Award. Additional alumni winners of the AIA|LA Design Awards included Christof Jantzen (M.Arch ’89) of Studio Jantzen for the City of Santa Monica Parking Structure #6, Miriam Mulder (M.Arch ’83) of the City of Santa Monica for the Tongva Park + Ken Genser Square developed together with James Corner Field Operations and Frederick Fischer & Partners; and Kevin Wronske (B.Arch ’02) of Heydey Partnership for the Buzz Court apartment complex in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Alumna Jennifer Marmon (M.Arch ’01) of Platform for Architecture + Research received the coveted Emerging Practice Award. AIA|LA’s 25-Year Award in 2014 went to SCI-Arc trustee Thom Mayne and longtime faculty and honorary trustee Michael Rotondi (B.Arch ’75) for the design of the restaurant Kate Mantilini. Previous 25-year award recipients from SCI-Arc included Director Eric Owen Moss and Frank Gehry.
Over the summer, SCI-Arc Director of Academic Affairs Hsinming Fung and Chief Advancement Officer Sarah Sullivan travelled to Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore to reconnect with the dynamic and growing community of SCI-Arc alumni living and working in Asia. In each city, alumni gathered to hear updates from campus, network and discuss possible ways to activate the SCI-Arc community globally. SCI-Arc’s global reach was underscored by the diversity of alumni in each of these cities. The alumni represent SCI-Arc’s many programs, multiple decades and a geographic breadth that stretches well beyond Asia. As the school’s student body becomes increasingly international–this academic year, students have come to SCI-Arc from 48 different countries–the alumni body is equally global, and SCI-Arc’s Office of Development and Alumni Affairs is committed to convening alumni around the globe. SCI-Arc was delighted that so many alumni turned out for these events and thanks those who helped organize or hosted a gathering. In Shanghai, the alumni cocktail party was hosted by Steven Ma (M.Arch ’08) and Bin Lu (M.Arch ’10) at their practice, GN/LUMA in the Bund District. Joon Hyuk Lee (B.Arch ’01), with organizational help from Joori Chun (B.Arch ’03), hosted the Seoul gathering at Ver-TEX, the practice he and fellow SCI-Arc alum Taek Soo Kim (’98) founded. In Hong Kong, alumni enjoyed an evening on a junk in Victoria Harbor organized by Sophia Castillo (M.Arch ’08) and in Singapore alumni gathered at the recently opened PARKROYAL Hotel. If you are interested in helping SCI-Arc organize and host an event in your city, please contact Irene Mason, Associate Director for Annual Giving and Alumni Affairs at irene_mason@sciarc.edu. And stay tuned for future events in cities around the world!
1. Hsinming Fung and Sanghee Kim (M.Arch ’06) 2. Joori Chun (B. Arch ’03) 3. Guests at the event Shanghai, June 26 4/5. Guests at the event held in the offices of GN/LUMA 6. Director of Academic Affairs Hsinming Fung, Steven Ma (M.Arch ’08), Bin Lu (M.Arch ’10) and GN Director Shen Lijian 7. Shao Chang (B.Arch ’98) and Julie Lee (M.Arch ’00) Hong Kong, June 28 8. Guest, Sofia Castillo (M.Arch ’08), Zach Sher (M.Arch ’08), Steven Ma (M.Arch ‘08) 9. Thomas Tsang, Director of Academic Affairs Hsinming Fung, Yuliya Ustyuzhanina and Ilya Bourim (M.Arch ’11) 10. Zach Sher (M.Arch ’08), Ilya Bourim (M.Arch ’11), Nick Benner (M.Arch ’09), Lionel Lambourn (M.Arch ’07), Ken Bong Chan (B.Arch ’00), Gary Chow (B.Arch ’04), Sofia Castillo (M.Arch ’08), Thomas Tsang and Hin Bun Kwok (B.Arch ’02) and guests
SCI-ARC WELCOMES NEW FAMILIES Every fall, the school welcomes a new cohort of students to the SCI-Arc community, and in recent years, has taken the opportunity to welcome their families as well. During fall orientation, the schedule of activities includes a welcome reception for parents and families hosted by the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. The reception is designed to give new parents an opportunity to meet one another and to hear from school leadership at this pivotal moment in the lives of their sons and daughters. This year’s reception was held in the Kappe Library, where John Enright, Undergraduate Program Chair, and Hernan Diaz Alonso, Graduate Programs Chair, greeted families and described the energy at SCI-Arc, noting also the recent development of the surrounding neighborhood. The Chairs thanked parents for entrusting SCI-Arc with their children’s education and assured them that the incoming students had chosen the best and most exciting place to study architecture. The welcome reception is part of a growing program that helps parents connect with the school during their child’s time here. In recent years, the school has been a grateful recipient of support from parents who have made contributions, large and small, that help advance the programs and enhance the resources available to current and future SCI-Arc students.
Singapore, July 2 11. Eugene Kosgoron (M.DesR ’12), Evelina Sausina (B.Arch ’10), Manuel Oh (B.Arch ’12), Director of Academic Affairs Hsinming Fung, Stephanie Vuong (M.Arch ’10), Andrew King (M.Arch ’10), Tomo Miyauchi (B.Arch ’00), Mun Yi Chang (M.Arch ’16) and Chief Advancement Officer Sarah Sullivan
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