Now in its 53rd year, the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) is the subject of a new documentary chronicling its unconventional history. Berkeley Street campus, 1971. Image is courtesy of the SCI-Arc Archives A New School covers SCI-Arc’s founding through to its more recent engagement with digital design and questions around labor practices in architecture, offering a concise ten-minute overview that may also interest viewers beyond the SCI-Arc community. Students in the first year Design Course taught by Bill Simonian (middle row, center), 1972. Image is courtesy of the SCI-Arc ArchivesThe documentary highlights key moments in SCI-Arc’s history, including its move to the Santa Fe Freight Depot in 2001, the 1972 Rhombic Dodecahedron structure, and notable lectures by figures such as Rayner Banham, Zaha Hadid, Chris Burden, Buckminster Fuller, and Frank Gehry. It also touches on more recent developments, including the shift to online learning during the pandemic ...