Kiley, Dan

Kiley, Dan
500 Washington Street Columbus, IN 47201

Dan Kiley is associated in Columbus, Indiana, with some of the city’s most important modern landscapes, including the grounds of the Miller House and Garden, the Cummins Inc. Irwin Conference Center (formerly Irwin Union Bank and Trust), and North Christian Church. One of the most influential landscape architects of the twentieth century, Kiley helped define modern landscape design through his disciplined use of geometry, allées, meadows, and carefully ordered outdoor spaces. In Columbus, his work was closely linked to that of architect Eero Saarinen, and his landscapes played a central role in shaping how several of the city’s best-known landmarks are approached and experienced. Kiley studied in the design program at Harvard University and later received some of the nation’s highest honors in design, including the National Medal of Arts and the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Columbus, Indiana projects
• Miller House and Garden (landscape architect), 2760 Highland Way, 1953–57.
• Cummins Inc. Irwin Conference Center / former Irwin Union Bank and Trust (landscape architect), 500 Washington Street, 1954.
• North Christian Church (landscape architect), 850 Tipton Lane, 1964.

Honors
• National Medal of Arts, 1997.
• National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement, 2002.
• Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture, 1987.

Work in Columbus

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