Featured News and Events
Toward sustainability in building materials
Revolutionizing our approach to material responsibility
Taking place March 27-29, AMT2025 (Architectural Material Technologies Commons) convenes experts in sustainable building practices and regenerative materials to forge an approach to architecture and design that respects the environment, honors cultural heritage, and empowers practitioners.
Register for AMT2025
Marlon + Meryati Blackwell: Radical Practice
Miller Lecture/Exhibition Series
Marlon + Meryati Blackwell share their architecture and design process and introduce their new monograph, “Radical Practice: The Work of Marlon Blackwell Architects,” Thu, Mar 27 at 6:30 at The Republic Building. A show of their work opens at the Columbus Area Visitors Center Fri, Mar 28.
Join us at The Republic Building
M. Arch students serve Columbus
Building a bus shelter, and community
Looking for a way to work in service of the Columbus community and enter into the city's design tradition, M. Arch students in Senior Lecturer Lucas Brown's Design-Build Studio engaged with residents and partnered with industry and local government to develop designs for a bus shelter at NexusPark.
Read the story in The Republic
IU's Miller Architecture Program earns national accreditation
A major milestone
In May 2024, IU's J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program in the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design was recognized with accreditation by the National Architectural Accrediting Board, making the program one of only three NAAB-accredited architecture degrees in the state.
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Honored for service, M. Arch students create installations for Diversity Gala
Partnering in the community
M. Arch student installations provided dynamic photo backdrops for Su Casa's Diversity Gala at the Columbus Commons on Nov. 15, at which the Miller program was honored with the 2024 Volunteer of the Year award. Su Casa supports Columbus' Latino community.
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How a tiny midwestern town became a mecca for modern architecture
Architectural origin story
Columbus, Ind.'s reputation among architects took off in the 1950s, when its largest employer, engine manufacturer Cummins, began covering architecture fees for new modernist public schools. A new book showcases the modernist mecca, home to the Miller M. Arch program.
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Five M. Arch students receive IAF scholarships
Sustainable and community-engaged projects
Eskenazi School Miller M. Arch students took five of the nine scholarships awarded March 25 by the Indiana Architecture Foundation. The award winners submitted portfolios showcasing their work in sustainable and community-engaged design, among other concerns.
Meet our talented studentsLinking art and architecture
The J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program is uniquely based on twin studio experiences of architectural design and studio art. Cross-pollination of these allied disciplines creates fertile ground for the development of the imagination. Our multi-disciplinary curriculum will embolden you to pursue innovation at the intersection of art and architecture.
Columbus is our campus
Our program is housed within the nationally landmarked Republic Building, which is one of over eighty significant works of architecture in the city of Columbus. This extraordinary urban environment has been forged through collaborative community partnerships and a unique stakeholder engagement process that underpins our educational mission. You will explore, study, and live in this extended campus of architectural ideas.
Nomadic Studio
The streets become your classroom through comparative study of international cities, where students travel to conduct independent research across a series of dense and culturally rich environments. This studio focuses on the connections between urban form, architecture, and art, with an emphasis on self-discovery and engagement of global issues. You will partner with leading artists and designers across the globe to immerse yourself in their unique cultures.
