Jonathan Miller

Jonathan Miller serves as an Associate Teaching Professor in the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology, where he instructs courses including Image City: Mediation of Space and Spatial Stories that investigate the intersection of technology, mass media, and spatial experience through film, architecture, and urbanism.

His educational background features an MFA in Film Production from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a BA in Art History from Yale University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors and received the A. Conger Goodyear Prize for exceptional scholarship.

Miller’s research examines cinematic representations of architectural spaces, the role of photography in landscape perception, and media technologies’ impact on urban experience. His work bridges theoretical discourse with creative practice, analyzing how visual narratives shape spatial understanding and exhibition design.

His publication trajectory from 2002-2024 reveals consistent engagement with architectural theory and visual culture, evolving from early analyses of Shanghai’s urban transformation to recent explorations of concrete structures in cinema and color theory in contemporary art, demonstrating interdisciplinary connections between built environments and media technologies.

Scientific awards:

• A. Conger Goodyear Prize

With 17 years as a film critic for Chicago’s WBEZ-FM (1995-2012) and presentations at institutions including the Gene Siskel Film Center, Miller maintains active public scholarship. His consulting work for architecture firms on presentation videos and widely exhibited photographic/film projects demonstrate applied research in spatial media, while his thesis development courses indicate graduate mentoring responsibilities.