The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI‑Arc) is pleased to present its full lineup of fall 2025 public programs. Across exhibitions, lectures, and a signature gala, this season highlights work addressing wildfire‑adaptation, material innovation, and the human dimension of design.

“This fall’s program is about engaging with immediacy and possibility — from adapting to wildfires to exploring how architecture can respond to changing material, social, and technological conditions,” said SCI‑Arc Director and CEO Winka Dubbeldam.

All events are held at SCI‑Arc unless otherwise noted, and most are free and open to the public.

Full Events Lineup

Exhibitions

• Architecture After the Fires: LA in Progress — October 3–5, 2025. W.M. Keck Lecture Hall & Adjacent Galleries. Join us on Friday, October 3 at 5pm for the opening of SCI-Arc’s newest exhibition, which brings together architects, designers, and community partners to explore the urgent realities of rebuilding in the wake of California’s wildfires. The evening reception offers a first look at the work on view and an opportunity to gather in dialogue around resilience, recovery, and the role of architecture in shaping a more sustainable future.
• Speculative Artifacts — October 10–December 7, 2025. Art/Space 114: 114 W 4th St Los Angeles, CA 90013. Curated by Graduate Thesis Coordinator Jackilin Hah Bloom and Undergraduate Thesis Coordinator Maxi Spina, Speculative Artifacts presents 18 thesis projects from recent graduates of the M.Arch and B.Arch programs at SCI-Arc.
• Shigeru Ban: Paper Log House for Los Angeles — October 24–December 14, 2025. SCI‑Arc Gallery. This installation proposal delineates a strategy for constructing interim housing on sites in Altadena or nearby in an effort to get residents back to their neighborhoods.

Lectures

All lectures take place in the W.M. Keck Lecture Hall at SCI-Arc located at 350 Merrick Street, LA, 900013.

• Georgina Huljich and Marcelo Spina, P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S, Los Angeles: After Context: Grounds for the New — October 1, 2025. W.M. Keck Lecture Hall, 6 pm.
• Christopher Sharples, SHOP Architects, New York: Responsive Futures: Technology, Space, and the Human Experience — October 29, 2025. W.M. Keck Lecture Hall, 6 pm.
• Steven Holl, New York: Imaginary Causes — November 5, 2025. W.M. Keck Lecture Hall, 6 pm.
• Thomas Heatherwick, London: Radically More Human — November 6, 2025. W.M. Keck Lecture Hall, 6 pm.
• Reza Daneshmir, Tehran, Fluid Motion Architects (FMA): Unpredictable Spaces — November 19, 2025. W.M. Keck Lecture Hall, 6 pm.
• Shigeru Ban, Tokyo — Date, TBD. W.M. Keck Lecture Hall, 6 pm.
• Mette Ramsgaard Thomson, Copenhagen — Date, TBD. W.M. Keck Lecture Hall, 6 pm.

Signature Event

• SCI‑Arc Gala 2025: Scholarship Benefit and Afterparty — November 7, 2025, 6:00–11:00 pm. Maguire Gardens at the LA Central Library. The Gala celebrates Andy Cohen and Diane Hoskins of Gensler and Thomas Heatherwick, acclaimed architect from London. Gala 2025 will raise funds for scholarships that help students grow in an environment defined by innovation, curiosity, rigor, and a commitment to excellence.