This fall's Miller M. Arch lecture series, in partnership with the Landmark Columbus Foundation, offers lectures by the 2025 Exhibit Columbus Miller Prize recipients. Each conversation will begin with a reading from an Indiana poet. Guests are invited to a reception preceding each talk.
The October 29 talk features Emanuel Admassu and Jen Wood of New York-based AD–WO and Billie Tsien, Founding Partner of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. The presentation will begin with a reading by poet Mánon Voice of Indianapolis, where she is active in many communities, after which Admassu, Wood, and Tsien will discuss their work and practice, and how it relates to their Miller Prize-winning installation "Ellipsis" for Exhibit Columbus 2025, "Yes And."
Built on the site of a Victorian-style building that burnt down in 2022, the installation comprises a large shade structure with a bamboo canopy that, according to the studio, "subtly and symbolically excavates omitted Black and Indigenous histories." The installation is surrounded by native planting, providing functional shade for visitors."
On view August 15-November 30, Exhibit Columbus 2025 features thirteen new outdoor, site‑responsive installations built through partnerships with local organizations and inspired by Columbus’ modern design legacy.
Honoring two patrons of community, architecture, art, and design, the J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize has since 2016 recognized 19 studios participating in the Exhibit Columbus biennial. Now in its 10th year, the Miller Prize brings architectural excellence fostered by the Millers into dialogue with the best of twenty-first-century art and design, making it relevant to new audiences.