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Drawing by M. Arch faculty enters British archive
Acquisition by esteemed archive
A graphite drawing inspired by a Norwegian steel plant by Miller Architecture Program faculty Sam van Strien was recently acquired by Drawing Matter, a British organization that explores the role of drawing in architectural thought and practice.
Explore the archive
State funds will extend partnership to build bus shelters
Contributing to Columbus' built environment
The City of Columbus has been awarded nearly $330,000 in state funds to partner with the Miller Architecture Program and Ignition Arts to design, build, and install three bus shelters for ColumBUS transit.
How M.Arch students will participate
Lecture series hosts John Sanders Sept 29
Historic preservation in the South
The M. Arch lecture series resumes Tuesday, September 29 with a talk by John Lynch Sanders, FAIA, about a 13-year immersive journey of conserving and restoring neglected early modernist structures in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Join us for Sanders' talk
Faculty awarded Mexico's top artist grant
International distinction
Assistant Professor of Architecture Leticia Pardo has received the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte grant, widely considered Mexico's most significant artist award, to support her research into the ways a sense of belonging manifests in neighborhoods shaped by the Mexican diaspora.
Discover Pardo's research
M.Arch students design for Shelbyville community foundation
Rethinking the streetscape
Work is underway on a new landscape and public art project outside the Blue River Community Foundation building on West Broadway. The project was funded through a Lilly Endowment grant and designed with assistance from students in the IU J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program.
Experiential learning shapes the landscape
Miller M. Arch grad leads community center expansion
Designing for the greater good
The expansion of Centerstone's Community Engagement Center marks the first project in Columbus whose architect-of-record--Jacquelyn Brice--is a graduate of IU's Miller Architecture Program. Brice is a member of the program's founding cohort, which graduated in May 2021.
Meet the Miller grad making a difference in Columbus
M. Arch students serve Columbus
Building a bus shelter, and community
Serving the Columbus community and entering 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 produce the NexusPark bus shelter.
Read the story in The Republic
Columbus modernism stars in "The Mastermind"
A city of cinematic proportions
I.M. Pei's Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and Henry Moore's "Large Arch" figure prominently in the 2025 film "The Mastermind," in which the Columbus landmarks stand in for Framingham, Mass. Read about the "architectural parafiction" in The Architect's Newspaper.
Identify the landmarks on the big screen
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.
Learn about the degree
Installation by faculty member Leticia Pardo noted in Hyperallergic
A Matter of the Invisible
A site-specific installation by architecture faculty member Leticia Pardo at the National Building Arts Center outside of St. Louis was noted in the art publication Hyperallergic as one of "six art spaces to visit in St. Louis." The exhibition is on view through November 21.
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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.
Explore ColumbusThink like an artist. Build like an architect.
At the J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program, studio art isn't an elective, it's a core part of our hands-on philosophy.
With our NAAB-accredited degree, you'll develop a refined artistic practice that informs your architectural work and unlocks an array of different career opportunities.
Columbus, Indiana: where your work matters
Study masterworks by walking to them. Columbus, Indiana is home to over 70 modernist landmarks by Saarinen, Pei, Meier, and Berke, among others. The Miller program turns this historic city into your classroom.
Design for real community needs. See how design changes lives by creating projects that address actual challenges for Columbus residents and organizations.
Create projects that don't stay on paper. From public artworks to civic infrastructure, your student work becomes part of Columbus' ongoing design story.
Nomadic Studio
The streets become your classroom through comparative study of international cities, where you'll 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.
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