Southern California Institute of Architecture

Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) is a private architecture school in Los Angeles, California. SCI-Arc was founded in 1972 when it was initially regarded as both institutionally and artistically avant-garde. It consists of approximately 500 students and 80 faculty members, some of whom are practicing architects. It is based in the quarter-mile long () former Santa Fe Freight Depot in the Arts District in downtown Los Angeles.