The J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize honors two great patrons of community, architecture, art, and design. J. Irwin Miller was a community leader in Columbus with a national reputation in business and activism. Irwin and his wife Xenia helped bring twentieth-century architectural masterpieces to Columbus through public-private coalitions, a process known as the Columbus Way. The Miller Prize brings architectural excellence fostered by the Millers into dialogue with the best of twenty-first-century design, making it relevant to new audiences. By collaborating with architects, artists, and designers, the Millers’ life-long effort was to help make Columbus the best possible community of its size. The Miller Prize honors their legacy by furthering that mission.