Southern California Institute of Architecture
School info
2.9
Overall Quality
Reputation
4
Food
2.7
Clubs
2.1
Facilities
2.7
Internet
3.3
Location
3.3
Opportunities
3.1
Safety
3
Social
2.1
Happiness
2.7
Basic Information
Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private architecture school
- Established: 1972
- Founder: Ray Kappe, Shelly Kappe, Ahde Lahti, Thom Mayne, Bill Simonian, Glen Small, James Stafford
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Several undergraduate and graduate programs
- including: - 1 undergraduate Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) program - 2 graduate Master of Architecture (M.Arch) programs - 4 one-year postgraduate programs So
- at least 7 distinct degree programs
Key Area
- Art & Design
- Digital Design & Visualization
- Digital Fabrication & Technology
- Building Technologies
- Urbanism
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 500
- Undergraduates: 228
- Postgraduates: Around 272-300 postgraduate students, given that the total enrollment is over 500 students and undergraduate enrollment is approximately 228
- Academic Staff: Approximately 80 faculty members
- Administrative Staff: Around 80 administrative and staff members, though the exact number is not specified
Notable Alumni
- Barbara Bestor
- Shigeru Ban
- David Randall Hertz
- Sue Courtenay
- Wanda Dalla Costa
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Good reviews
Overall 4.7
Love this place. The palace of creativity. Strange and weird people everywhere, in a good way. A lot of pressure from your colleagues' works, in a productive way. The architecture school to take. Highly recommend.
Overall 4.3
A special place for creativity & architecture. Not a common college. I didn't know what I was getting into before enrolling.
Definitely leading the architectural design & art practice conversations in the US, as a center stage & club for architects in Los Angeles.
Anyone wants to be an architect will have to arrive at this place at some point.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.2
Not Specified.
Overall 1.7
no social all work really intense school for architecture
Overall 1.8
None.