Miami University Department of Architecture + Interior Design

Miami University ARC+ID summer design build students are moving the needle on a community-owned Over-the-Rhine apartment project that has been fallow since 2020.👏👏👏

Not only are our graduate students gaining valuable experience in internships this summer, many are also working on their thesis projects. Faith Dalton is interning at Wold VPS in Evansville, Ind., where she helps with the firm's higher-ed and K-12 projects. She also went on a first site visit for her thesis project to the former Otwell Elementary School in Pike County. The school closed for the first time in 2016, and again in 2024. "I am looking forward to bringing attention to the issues many rural communities are facing when they lose a school, and how these institutional building can be transformed into spaces that support healing and security," she said.

"Miami Matters" is featuring the new Construction Management Minor in its latest news release. Check it out! https://miamioh.edu/news/2026/06/miami-university-launches-new-construction-management-minor-course-offering-and-scholarship.html?utm_source=miami-matters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=general-traffic-ucm&utm_content=construction-management-minor

Department Chair Liz Martin-Malikian and Miami University Center for Community Engagement Director Jeff Kruth recently joined in the celebration of Tammy Schwartz, director of the Urban Cohort and close collaborator with the Center, who just received one of four Marian and Donald Spencer Spirit of America Awards.
Established by the Cincinnatus Association in Cincinnati, Ohio, these awards honor individuals and organizations demonstrate outstanding commitments to building inclusive communities. The Urban Cohort is a place-and community-based approach to interdisciplinary learning for undergraduate students, and the award acknowledges multiple years of students doing great work in the community!

AIA Chicago and the LGBTQIA+ Alliance will celebrate alum Sara Fetterolf (B.A. Arch. 2010) for her work dedicated to inclusivity, equity and social justice with the 2025 Dubin Family Young Architect Award presented by the AIA Chicago Foundation. Check out this LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aia-chicago_join-aia-chicago-and-the-lgbtqia-alliance-activity-7463664074422116370-HBff?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAD73oqkBWIR37-yA4ocoeemCs39uGe8OGcM

Congratulations to our undergraduate and graduate Department of Architecture and Interior Design students! Here is a shot of some of our graduate students with chair Liz Martin-Malikian and Miami alumnus and actor Dion Graham. We wish all the 2026 graduates the best! For our returning students, we wish you a safe and rejuvenating summer.