Adam Miller

Adam Miller is a Lecturer at the School of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley. As founder and director of Pneu Stars Design Group since 2014, he specializes in collaborative stage designs and installations for music festivals in Oakland, working with clients like John Waters and Iggy Pop.

Adam’s research explores intersections of taste, power, and identity through queer theory, feminist theory, biopolitics, and aesthetics, aiming to renegotiate Modern architecture’s legacy by centering marginalized perspectives. His work examines how the built environment shapes self-perception and how design can embed identities and values into spatial systems.

• MArch, University of California, Berkeley
• BA, Cornell University

His academic career includes teaching architecture studios and theory at the University of Michigan and UT Austin, alongside being an invited critic at various institutions. He received the Muschenheim Fellowship (2021–2023) at the University of Michigan and the Race & Gender in the Built Environment Fellowship at UT Austin (2019–2021).