About

Building a new generation of architects

The J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program (Miller M.Arch) at Indiana University reimagines the links between art, architecture, and the city by educating architects to be civic minded, innovative, and imaginative world thinkers.

The program is housed in the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, within the College of Arts and Sciences, the home of liberal arts at IU Bloomington. The school offers a range of master’s degrees at the Bloomington campus and at The Republic Building in Columbus, a city that is nationally known for its outstanding examples of great modern architecture.

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A message from the dean

The Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design offers unparalleled opportunities for collaboration across a spectrum of art and design disciplines, as well as through the rich and diverse College of Arts and Sciences on IU’s Bloomington campus. Our faculty are internationally recognized leaders who provide mentorship and inspiration to their students. They support a truly transdisciplinary learning environment for those seeking a boundless and connected education.

Our newest degree offering, the J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program, builds upon our long tradition of quality graduate education. While the program is based in the beautiful city of Columbus, some 45 minutes from Bloomington, the M.Arch continues to be strongly connected to IU Bloomington as faculty and students from Bloomington interact with the program in a variety of ways. These strong connections offer students all that is possible at a research one (R1) university.

The Eskenazi School is filled with builders who are fully engaged with creating the most innovative and exciting of programs. This website emphasizes the uniqueness of the Miller M.Arch curriculum. I truly believe you cannot find another program like this one, not just in the United States, but in the world. Whether it be our partnership with Columbus and the emphasis on community engagement and coalition building, our international offering—the Nomadic Studio, the infusion of art into the program, or the balance between tradition and technology, we are building a program like no other.

We welcome you to visit or call, and we look forward to connecting with you.

Peg Faimon
Founding Dean and Professor, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design

Daniel Martinez Photo by Anna Powell Denton

A message from the director

Artistic and architectural inquiry flourish simultaneously at the J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program. Our rigorous dual-studio curriculum is bolstered by courses that engage with the ecological, material, social, and theoretical context of contemporary practice. Located in the heart of downtown Columbus, Indiana, an extensive architectural legacy is at our doorstep and serves as a living case study in design excellence. Our students and faculty are vested in the city’s evolution through community partnerships, stakeholder engagement, and design-build initiatives. We also foster a global perspective through the Nomadic Studio, which provides funded opportunities to live and learn in culturally vibrant and active urban centers. Students develop their creative identity through multiple lenses in our professionally accredited program that prepares them to face great challenges with greater imagination.

Daniel Luis Martinez, RA, NOMA
Director and Assistant Professor, J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program

Program partners

City of Columbus

CivicLab

Columbus Visitors Center

Columbus Area Arts Council

The Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives

Community Education Coalition

Cummins Inc.

IU Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design

Exhibit Columbus

Landmark Columbus Foundation

Visit + connect

The exterior of the Republic Building at night

Admissions & Visits

To learn more about admissions and/or to schedule a visit, contact: eskenaziadmissions@iu.edu

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General Information

J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program
333 Second Street,
Columbus IN 47201
812-375-7550
soadarch@iu.edu

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