{"id":315923,"date":"2025-11-27T02:20:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T02:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/315923\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T02:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T02:20:22","slug":"sci-arc-appoints-darin-johnstone-as-next-vice-director-and-chief-academic-officer-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/315923\/","title":{"rendered":"SCI-Arc appoints Darin Johnstone as next Vice Director and Chief Academic Officer | News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Darin Johnstone. Image courtesy of SCI-Arc<\/p>\n

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SCI-Arc<\/a> has announced the appointment of longtime faculty member Darin Johnstone<\/a> as its next Vice Director and Chief Academic Officer, beginning January 2026. The announcement was made by Director and CEO Winka Dubbeldam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Johnstone has taught at SCI-Arc for more than two decades, joining the faculty in 2002. During that time, Johnstone has overseen academic initiatives, led studios, and played a central role in shaping the school\u2019s pedagogical culture. Johnstone founded Design Immersion Days, SCI-Arc\u2019s pre-college program, and has been involved in efforts to expand access to design education, while his collaboration with Habitat for Humanity<\/a> on the IVRV House earned industry recognition for its experimental approach to housing.<\/p>\n

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Mullin Transportation Design Center (MTDC)<\/a> by Darin Johnstone Architects. Image credit: Joshua White<\/p>\n

In addition to his academic work, Johnstone brings three decades of professional experience as principal of Darin Johnstone Architects<\/a>. The Los Angeles\u2013based practice focuses on adaptive reuse, historic transformation, and technological research. Recent projects include the ArtCenter Mullin Transportation Design Center<\/a>, named by the Los Angeles Times as one of the best new architecture projects of 2024.<\/p>\n

Johnstone succeeds John Enright, who served as Vice Director and Chief Academic Officer for more than ten years and previously chaired SCI-Arc\u2019s Undergraduate Program.<\/p>\n

\u201cSCI-Arc is my home, and I am incredibly humbled and honored to accept the position of Vice Director | Chief Academic Officer,\u201d Johnstone said in a statement. \u201cHaving been part of this extraordinary institution for more than two decades, I have witnessed its remarkable capacity to evolve, reflect, and lead architectural discourse on a global scale. We find ourselves in a time of profound social, political, and environmental challenge, where values of openness, empathy, and imagination are more vital than ever. I believe the practice of architecture requires a kind of eternal optimism that can be leveraged to confront these complexities and to envision more equitable, sustainable, and inspiring futures.\u201d<\/p>\n

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