A roundtable featuring four program chairs from the Southern California Institute of Architecture left Thayer-D skeptical I'm sure Sci-Arc is well meaning, it's just seems like the school values visually engaging art work rather than being able to solve real life problems creatively".Based on personal experience both Janosh and sameolddoctor agreed "As an LA-based architect who has been doing hiring in a design firm for 15 years I can say that SCI-Arc grads are definitely among the most graphically accomplished but also least prepared for practice compared to graduates of other California schools.anecdotally it seems that a higher percentage of them pursue jobs outside of architecture." Yet as Orhan Ayyce argued "It has always been that way. It relentlessly seeks what's beyond. You need self-confidence to do that; that is where the school's strength lies foremost."Plus, the latest Archinect Studio Pin-Ups shared work from three Adaptive P/Re-use studios at USC School of Architec...