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The J. Irwin Miller Architecture program at Indiana University is building a new generation of archi

IUCA+D Salon Talks

Salon Talks are organized to give artists and designers in our community a forum in which to present their work to each other in the effort to generate discussion and debate on the ideas, directions, practices and theories that inform our work, and our lives, as artists and designers. While individuals will be invited to present in this series, there is no application for participation in a Salon Talk. Anyone may present their work for discussion and is most welcome to do so. They will be scheduled in the first available Thursday convenient to all. Salon Talks are routinely scheduled on alternating Thursdays, and, under special circumstances or for unique opportunities organized weekly. The general public is very welcome to attend and are invited to listen and contribute in our discussion.

10/08/2026

INSIDE OUTSIDE | T. Kelly Wilson

Professor T. Kelly Wilson’s exhibition INSIDE OUTSIDE is currently on view at Gurari Collections in Boston.
The exhibition presents a series of oil-on-canvas paintings developed through Wilson’s ongoing exploration of the Begonia plant. Working from observation at eye level, the paintings investigate relationships between form, space, gesture, and color, allowing the plant and its surrounding landscape to move between subject and context.

INSIDE OUTSIDE
September 21–October 30, 2026
Gurari Collections
460 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA

10/07/2026

Think like an artist. Build like an architect.

A look at students working across Architecture and Visual Studies Studios, where ideas are being developed through different materials, methods, and forms of representation.
In Architecture Studio, students present concept models, sketches, and studies to test spatial and architectural ideas. In Visual Studies, concrete casts are presented alongside the drawings, research, and conceptual thinking that informed their making. Across both studios, students are using models and drawings as tools for developing and communicating ideas.

SOAD-Z 601 Architecture Studio 3, led by Professor Christopher Reinhart
FA26: Visual Studies Studio 3, led by Professor Leticia Pardo

10/05/2026

Miller Architecture Program Virtual Info Session: Program Overview + Meet the Director

Join us via Zoom to learn more about the J. Irwin Miller Master of Architecture program. Each 60-minute Virtual Information Session centers around a different topic, providing information on our unique approach to architecture education and how to prepare your application. Bring your questions to the conversation.

The J. Irwin Miller Master of Architecture program is a three-year in-residence program, with advanced placement consideration for students who hold a B.Arch from a NAAB Accredited institution or regional equivalent. With our twin studios approach, students take visual art course alongside architectural studios to develop their style of architectural design. The three-year program welcome applicants from a variety of educational and career backgrounds.

10/04/2026

THE BLUEPRINT
Daniel Luis Martinez
October 2nd - December 18th
SHED: Space for Hybrid and Experimental Design
Contemporary Art Museum Indianapolis (CAMi)
1125 Cruft Street
Indianapolis, IN 46203

"The Blueprint" is the first exhibit at SHED, an IU-supported project space for experimental architecture, urbanism, and design, located on the CAMi campus. Its first season is titled "Home is What the Art is"

For architects, blueprints recall the pervasive method for reproducing technical drawings that endured for
roughly eighty years. Between the mid-1870’s and 1950’s, architectural plans, sections, elevations, and details were drawn on translucent vellum. Copies were made by transferring the original drawings under UV light onto rag- or cotton-fiber paper sensitized with iron salt chemicals. This broader meaning was the subject of Jay-Z’s sixth studio album titled, “The Blueprint”, which is regarded as one of the most important hip-hop records of all time. Soul and blues samples representing a condensed lineage of black musical culture were transferred onto new compositional and lyrical contexts, which provided a blueprint for invention.

For this exhibition, the blueprint is used as both a representational and conceptual departure point. Daniel
Luis Martinez uses cyanotype printmaking and mixed-media drawing techniques as a generative process to
imagine a speculative home on the CAMi campus. The hybrid drawings and prints featured in the exhibition
explore the tactile middle-ground of the blueprint as a creative endeavor. The individual works can also be understood as records of early design ideas that comprise a playlist (or mixtape, depending on your age). Lyrics to songs whose borrowed lines serve as themes and titles are embedded into each composition. Like the project, the track list is ongoing.

Daniel Luis Martinez is a registered architect, educator, and co-founder of the multi-disciplinary design studio
LAA Office. He is currently Associate Professor and Director of Indiana University’s J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program in Columbus, Indiana.

09/26/2026

Students explore the relationship between tectonics and architectonics through iterative model-making—working with structure, scale, material, and spatial organization to understand how individual elements come together as an architectural whole.

ARCH Z501 Architecture Studio 1, led by Professor Silvia Acosta

09/22/2026

Seeds of Regionalism - The Clauss Legacy: Early Modernism in the South

This lecture explores an early chapter in the architectural legacy of Alfred and Jane West Clauss, creators of America’s first modern deed-restricted subdivision located at Knoxville’s “Little Switzerland”. Delivered from a first-hand perspective, John L. Sanders, FAIA, details a 13-year immersive journey of conserving and restoring these historically neglected structures. The presentation goes beyond traditional archival history to examine the performative, physical processes of preservation. By analyzing the tactical interventions required to uncover the original designs, the lecture demonstrates how the Clausses successfully synthesized international modernism with regional Appalachian topography and vernacular materials.

Tuesday, September 29, 6:30 pmThe Republic Building333 Second Street, Columbus, IN

Image: Clauss Cabin II (1940), Little Switzerland; Knoxville, TN. Credit: Billy Glenn

09/19/2026

The Concrete Model Making Workshop brought students together for three days of hands-on material exploration with Isaac Monterrosa, founder of TALLER MONTEGO

Students designed and built individual molds, experimented with pigments and concrete mixtures, and gained a hands-on understanding of the casting process. The finished models reflect a wide range if approaches to geometry, color, texture, and spatial composition.

09/09/2026

Concrete Model-Making workshop with Isaac Monterrosa.

Wednesday, September 9th-Friday, September 11th
The Republic Building, Columbus, IN

This week, architecture students are takina part in a concrete model-making workshop led by Isaac Monterrosa, who leads TALLER MONTEGO

09/08/2026

Concrete Casting Workshop with Isaac Monterrosa
Wednesday, September 9 - Friday, September 11
The Republic Building, Columbus, IN

This week, students are taking part in a concrete casting workshop led by Isaac Monterrosa, who's also known as TALLER MONTEGO

Through hands-on demonstrations and making, the workshop introduces processes of mold making and concrete casting, with a focus on material, form and craft.

The workshop is part of the Visual Studio led by Professor Leticia Pardo.

09/05/2026

Make to Learn. Build to Become

Students are exploring wood as a structural material through a series of hands-on studies and small scale physical models. As a warm up for their upcoming studio project, they are testing connections, structural systems, material behavior, and spatial possibilities through direct experimentation.

Through making and iteration, students develop an understanding of how material, structure, and assembly inform architectural ideas.

SOAD-Z 601 Architecture Studio 3, led by Christopher Reinhart, AIA, LFA, LEED AP BD+C

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