Master in Architecture
Bloomington, USA
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 17,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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** total tuition cost resident; $37,000 total tuition cost non-resident
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Introduction
Reimagine built environments, anywhere in the world
The J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program (M.Arch) at Indiana University offers a unique studio-based curriculum designed to educate the architect of the future. Equally well-versed in technology, science, art, and the principles of architecture, our graduates will be the thinkers of tomorrow: able to move smoothly from concept to product.
Students will be immersed in Columbus, Indiana, among more than 60 well-known works of modern architecture. In addition to community engagement opportunities in Columbus, they will have opportunities to travel and collaborate internationally through the Nomadic Studio.
Architecture is design + discovery
The Miller M.Arch experience at Indiana University is about living and learning in a city—seeing it each day in a different light, drawing its shapes and forms from observation, then again from memory, and building a personal, curated inventory of its most memorable characteristics.
By linking two parallel studio experiences, art, and design, the Miller M.Arch at IU offers a comprehensive education that melds the design of the built environment with underlying issues of culture, creativity, responsible practice, and a unique worldview.
The things that make Columbus great, make great architects
The Miller M.Arch program uses Columbus’ historic and robust civic consciousness to integrate architecture, art, and design with the city’s unique public-private coalition process.
In this “living laboratory,” students will make the invisible process of community collaboration visible and concrete by creating a common language for shared problem-solving. Public-private fabrication facilities in Columbus also create opportunities for faculty, students, and the community to collaborate.
Draw the streets + spaces of the world
Through the Nomadic Studio, students analyze the architecture, strada, piazza, and art of major cities around the world by drawing urban landscapes, plans, and sections with proportional measurement in sketchbooks. This practice teaches the art of visual structure and composition and embeds the ideas, concepts, and perceptions that fuel a designer’s imagination.
My experience in the J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program has been an eye-opening, life-changing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Stacy Hardy, J. Irwin Miller M.Arch Program student
Program Outcome
- Transcend commonly held ideas, initiate inventive solutions, and bridge the gap between theory and reality
- Inspire the development of new technologies and materials, reimagine built form and urban environments, and innovate traditional cultural linkages across continents
- Invent designs that leverage technical advancements are sensitive to the environment, and maintain a strong basis in theory, history, and the arts
- Leverage the rich history of modernism in Columbus, Indiana, as a “living laboratory” for design discovery
As a graduate of the Miller M.Arch program, you will be able to:
- Respond dynamically to the changing demands of architecture
- Be a creative thinker, problem-solver, and innovator
- Incorporate coalition-building and community engagement into design practice
- Understand the dynamic relationships between architecture and art, the city, and the world
Curriculum
Unique, studio-based architecture curriculum
The J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program at Indiana University is designed to educate the architect of the future. Equally well-versed in technology, science, art, and the principles of architecture, our graduates will be the lithe thinkers of tomorrow: able to move smoothly from concept to product.
This program includes side-by-side, concentrated studies of studio arts and architecture, emulating historic curricula from the Beaux-Arts and the Bauhaus while embracing current technologies, perfectly blending tradition and innovation.
An ideal city for architects
Based in Columbus, Indiana, the program will take advantage of the city’s rich modernist architecture, vast engineering and fabrication resources, and opportunities for coalition-building through community engagement projects.
"This is a curriculum that moves well beyond the conventional and topical nature of most first professional graduate degree programs by seeking a more synthetic, multi-scalar educational experience between design, visual arts, and technology."
Marlon Blackwell, E Fay Jones Distinguished Professor, Fay Jones School of Architecture, University of Arkansas
Degree requirements
The Miller M.Arch degree is a three-year plus one summer program of 108 credit hours.
First Year
Fall Semester
- 501 | Architectural Studio 1 (6 credits)
- 511 | Visual Studies Studio 1 (6 credits)
- 521 | Structures 1 (3 credits)
- 531 | Texts and Contexts 1 (3 credits)
Spring Semester
- 502 | Architectural Studio 2 (6 credits)
- 512 | Visual Studies Studio 2 (6 credits)
- 661 | Professional Practice 1 (3 credits)
- 771 | Design of the City (3 credits)
Summer between First and Second Years
- 532 | Texts and Contexts 2 – Rome: Phase 1 of the Nomadic Studio (3 credits)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- 601 | Architectural Studio 3 (6 credits)
- 611 | Visual Studies Studio 3 (6 credits)
- 641 | Energy & Environmental Systems 1 (3 credits)
- 781 | Architectural Design Theory (3 credits)
Spring Semester
- 602 | Architectural Studio 4 (6 credits)
- 612 | Visual Studies Studio 4 (3 credits)
- 642 | Energy & Environmental Systems 2 (3 credits)
- 522 | Structures 2 (3 credits)
- 8XX | Elective 1 (3 credits)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- 701 | Architectural Studio 5 (6 credits)
- 711 | Visual Studies Studio 5 (3 credits)
- 651 | Community and Coalition Building (3 credits)
- 807 | Special Topics in Theory and Criticism (3 credits)
- 8XX | Elective 2 (3 credits)
Spring Semester
- 702 | Architectural Studio 6 – International Cities: Phase 2 of the Nomadic Studio (6 credits)
- 712 | Visual Studies Studio 6 (3 credits)
- 631 | Texts and Contexts 3 (3 credits)
- 8XX | Elective 3 (3 credits)
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