Professional Preparation

Architecture is a growing profession at the crossroads of art, design, and technology. Now is your time.

The Miller M. Arch is a first professional degree program, meaning that graduates will be equipped to continue through their internship period to the licensing exam, and ultimately to their professional architecture license.

Many graduates will follow the classic path, joining an existing practice, designing, and getting buildings built. Many others will take advantage of the habits of mind, strategic thinking, and deep knowledge of design to begin their own architectural practice, hybridize it with something else, or even head off in a different path altogether.

Banner photo: Leading architects from Indianapolis visit the Republic Building to meet with students for Portfolio Review Day during the Spring 2024 semester. Photo by Peg Faimon.

Career outlook

7%national growth of architect employment through 2024 (US Department of Labor)

3xdemand for professional architects in Indiana (vs. national average)

43new architects will be needed in Indiana each year through 2022 (Indiana Department of Workforce Development)

16%projected job growth in eco-friendly architecture and green design (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

#4in “general happiness” with their careers (National Opinion Research Center)

#7in Best Engineering Jobs (U.S. News & World Report)

 

 

Students conduct focus group discussions with leaders of non-profit organizations and local government about the topic of "downtown vibrancy" for their Community and Coalition Building course in Fall 2023. Photo by Daniel Luis Martinez.

Meet Erin Bruce and Chris Reinhart

Erin Bruce (Associate Director of Employer + Alumni Engagement) and Chris Reinhart (Architect Licensing Advisor) have been conducting two annual events: an annual "firm crawl" where students visit architecture studios in Indianapolis during the fall semester, and Portfolio Review Day during the spring semester where representatives of architecture firms in our region visit the school and meet with students.

Erin Bruce Photo by Anna Powell Denton
Chris Reinhart Photo courtesy Chris Reinhart

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The exterior of the Republic Building at night