A New School

This film tells the story of the founding of The New School, which later came to be known as The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc). It provides an oral history from those who were there in 1972, when students at Cal Poly Pomona rebelled against the architectural pedagogy of the status quo, and followed the vision of architect Ray Kappe to create a new culture of experimental design. Faculty, alumni, and their contemporaries reflect on the renegade spirit of the school, the ways in which it changed the cultural landscape of architecture in Los Angeles, and how SCI-Arc continues to innovate as a world leader in architectural education.
Featuring:
Ray Kappe - Founder and Director of SCI-Arc 1972 - 1987
Michael Rotondi - B.Arch ’75 and Director of SCI-Arc 1987-1997
John Souza - B.Arch '74 and Faculty
Thom Mayne - Co-founder and Faculty
Bill Simonian - Co-founder and Faculty
Margaret Crawford - Faculty and Chair of History, Theory, and Humanities Program
Ahde Lahti - Co-founder and Faculty
Rick Gooding - B.Arch ’84
Shelly Kappe - Co-founder, Faculty and founder of Design Forum Public Lecture Program
Sylvia Lavin - Critic, Historian, and Curator
Pearl M. Brickman - M.Arch '79
Beth Gibb - M.Arch '89
Kevin McMahon - Library Manager
Lisa Russo - Registrar/International Advisor
Lee Tabler - B.Arch '76
Todd Gannon - Faculty and History + Theory Curriculum Coordinator 2008-2017
Crew Credits -
Production:
SCI-Arc Channel Creator and Executive Producer - Hernán Díaz Alonso
SCI-Arc Channel Executive Producer - Reza Monahan
SCI-Arc Channel Creative Director - William Virgil
Director - Phil Logan
Sound Recordists - Phil Logan, Michael Rice, Sally Glass, Shelley Holcomb
Archival Image Researchers - Kevin McMahon, Elizabeth Smilek, Sukanya Mukherjee
Post-Production:
Story Producers - Cathy Hue, Phil Logan
Editor - Phil Logan
Soundtrack - Phil Logan
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