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alumni news and events
Main Event 10, Los Angeles, November 2011 1. Eric Owen Moss, ME10 Honoree Ian Robertson, Hsinming Fung, Nerin Kodribegovic (M.Arch ’03)
message from the alumni council
2. Debbie Mackler (M.Arch ’94), Tom Stauman (M.Arch ’91), Elissa Scrafano (M.Arch ’90), Peter Grueneisen (M. Arch ’90), Elizabeth Gibb (M.Arch ’89) Pacific Northwest Alumni & Friends Event, Portland, October 2011 3. Cherry Lietz Shelling (M.Arch ’97) 4. Eric Cheong (M.Arch ’94) Los Angeles Alumni & Friends Event, L-House, Culver City, March 2012 5. Guests at the L-House 6. Randy Spiwak (B.Arch ’79), Bill Simonian, John Souza (B.Arch ’74) 7. Cara Lee (M.Arch ’96) and Adam Polk (M.Arch ’06) 8. Paul Macherey (M.Arch ’08), Joe Tarr (M.Arch ’08), Lucas Worthing (B.Arch ’08), Sanne Kampinga (M.Arch ’08), Marc Borrowman (M.Arch ’08) 9. Ardi Tavangarian (B.Arch ’80), Abby Scheuer (M.Arch ’93), Ella Scheuer, Laura Doss, David Hertz (B.Arch ’83) 10. Elisabeth Neigert (M.Arch ’10), Eric Owen Moss, Ian Robertson, Darin Johnstone, Monique Birault (M.Arch ’92) New York Alumni & Friends Event, MoMA, February 2012 11. Deborah Schneiderman (M.Arch ’96), Andrew Zago, Abby Scheuer (M.Arch ’93), David Nosanchuk (M.Arch ’96), Jackie Greenberg (M.Arch ’95) 12. Breanna Carlson (M.Arch ’03), Matthew Lutz (B.Arch ’04), Evan Tribus (M.Arch ’04), Alison Rothbaum 13. Far left Gordon Kipping (M.Arch ’95), other guests, far right Elizabeth Gibb (M.Arch ’95)
Dear Fellow Alumni, As SCI-Arc prepares to turn 40 this year, there is a lot to reminisce about. Whether 11
you were a student on the Jefferson Campus in Santa Monica, on Beethoven in Mar Vista, or in the Santa Fe Freight Depot Building in Downtown LA—each generation of alumni has been instrumental in creating the history of the school. There are many qualities that make SCI-Arc unique, but perhaps one of the most exciting aspects of being a SCI-Arc alum is having had the opportunity to grow with the school and be part of its maturation from conception through its now permanency as an institution. Although we are no longer students, as graduates and professionals in our various disciplines we have another opportunity to influence the direction of the school and contribute to its success for the future. Two years ago, I joined the SCI-Arc Alumni Council. This year, I am the most recently elected alumna to join the Board of Trustees. I have found it very rewarding to become reconnected with the school and urge you all to do the same. There are many opportunities to visit, volunteer, or support the range of ongoing initiatives of the school. Please contact Aimee Richer, Associate Director of Alumni Affairs, to get involved. I hope you will join me in supporting SCI-Arc, and I look forward to seeing you over the next year of 40th Anniversary celebrations for the school.
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SCI-Arc graduates are part of a global community of alumni, faculty and friends who stay connected to the school through events, lectures, exhibitions, and continuing education opportunities that happen around the world. SCI-Arc encourages alumni to get involved in the life of the school. These alumni share their thoughts on continuing their involvement with SCI-Arc as a member of the Alumni Council: Nerin Kadribegovic (M.Arch ’03) Principal, Lehrer Architects LA
“I always felt that attending SCI-Arc was a formative experience in my life and that the connections forged then, were to be for life.
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Now, almost a decade out, I wanted to re-affirm some of those connections. The work we’re doing at the Council right now is to bring everyone from the last 40 years closer together.” Alex Pettas (M.Arch ’06) Project Architect, Marmol Radziner
“In my opinion, SCI-Arc is the most innovative school of architecture—it’s renegade, an upstart. I had a great experience at SCI-Arc and always wanted to give something back to the school. I got more deeply involved when the Alumni Portal was being planned. As a former web developerand coder, it was a natural fit.” Lilliana Castro (B. Arch ’09) Founder & Design Director, ARCHEFFECT Design
“While completing my years at SCI-Arc, I became very involved with community projects and the student union. In 2006 I led the first Midnight Meeting at SCI-Arc to organize voice and carry out goals and ideas the students envisioned. I joined the Alumni Council due to my experiences and what I learned from them—we are a very powerful tool when we organize.”