WALLIS MILLER
Charles Parker Graves Endowed Associate Professor in Architecture
Visiting Scholar, Royal Technical Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Feb 2008
wmiller@uky.edu
859-257-5949
Expertise & Research Interest
Studies on the evolution of various forms of architecture exhibitions in Germany from the late 18th century to the 1930s with special expertise on Mies van der Rohe's projects.
Keywords: Museums; Collections; European Architecture; Architectural Representation; Exhibitions; Modern Architecture 1750-present; German Architecture
Education
- Princeton University, Program in the History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture, Ph.D., 1999
- Columbia University, M.Arch., 1986
- Yale University, B.A., Architecture, 1982
Awards, Honors, Professional Registration & Certification
- Tau Sigma Delta Silver Medal, University of Kentucky Chapter, 2001, 2006
- Outstanding Teacher of the Year, American Institute of Architecture Students, Univ of KY, 1996
- JAE Award (Journal of Architectural Education) for Outstanding Article of the Year, 1993
Selected Publications
- "Cultures of Display: Exhibiting Architecture in Berlin, 1880-1931," in Tim Anstey, Katja Grillner and Rolf Hughes, eds., Architecture and Authorship (London: Black Dog Press, 2007), pp.98-107.
- "Circling the Square," in Andres Lepik, ed., O.M. Ungers - Kosmos der Architektur/Cosmos of Architecture (Berlin: Nationalgalerie Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2006), pp.96-107
- "Architecture, Building, and the Bauhaus," in Kathleen James-Chakraborty, ed., Bauhaus Culture (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006), p.63-89.
- "Mies and Exhibitions," research essay in Mies in Berlin, Terence Riley and Barry Bergdoll, eds. (New York: The Museum of Modern Art⁄München: Prestel, 2001), p.338-349.
- click here to read selected writings
Projects
"Architecture on Exhibit" is a book project exploring the historic origins of early 20th century exhibitions and collections of architecture in Germany.
Funding Sources
- Canadian Centre for Architecture Study Centre Research Scholar, January-August 2004
- Berlin Prize Fellowship, American Academy in Berlin, January-June 2003
- Individual Research Grant, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Visual Arts, June-Aug 2003