Mission of SCE


Encompassing a unique confluence of design disciplines, the School of Constructed Environments nurtures and guides tomorrow’s leaders in socially and environmentally sustainable, technologically innovative buildings, interiors, lighting, and products. In a time of unprecedented change, we foster the skills, values, and vision vital to creative thinking and the realization of a more integrated, equitable and delightful world.

  Student and Alumni News

Tommy Yang and Cia Siab in Wisconsin explores home and healing in The Battlefields of Memory

The Battlefields of Memory explores “cia siab” (hope) to understand Hmong youth, elders, LGBTQ, and women’s lived experiences of war, historical trauma, memory, resilience, and healing through unpacking home narratives of the bedroom. Historical trauma shows up in traces; whether that is the trace of the refugee camps in an …



  Faculty News

MFA ID Director, Michele Gorman, selected as advisor for Kaleidoverse Metaverse contest

MFA ID Director, Michele Gorman, selected as advisor for Kaleidoverse Metaverse contest. She discusses the future of interiors in the Metaverse, discussing inclusive pedagogy and spaces of belonging. Full link here.

Installation by ID Faculty Nina Freedman featured as Finalist in The Architecture Plus

NINA FREEDMAN’S INSTALLATION ‘SPACES FOR SPONTANEOUS SINGING’ IS A FINALIST FOR THE ARCHITIZER + AWARDS in the category of ‘ARCHITECTURE PLUS JOY OPEN FOR PUBLIC VOTING THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 27 “Back before the pandemic, I designed and built an installation in Los Angeles called SPACES FOR SPONTANEOUS SINGING.  This year …



  School News



  Special Projects



  Publications

Lo Cal City publication

Lo Cal City is a publication by the 2011 SCE M.Arch Thesis Class.

After Taste: Expanded Practice in Interior Design

SCE announces the publication of After Taste: Expanded Practice in Interior Design, Edited by Kent Kleinman, Joanna Merwood-Salisbury, and Lois Weinthal (Princeton Architectural Press)



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