The University Iuav of Venice (Italian: Università Iuav di Venezia, IUAV) is a university located in Venice, Italy. It was founded in 1926 and is organized in 3 Faculties.
The University Iuav of Venice was founded as the Venice University Institute of Architecture and dates back to the foundation of the special course in architecture in 1923 at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Venice. In 1926 the Institute was established as “the Venice Higher Lear...
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The University Iuav of Venice (Italian: Università Iuav di Venezia, IUAV) is a university located in Venice, Italy. It was founded in 1926 and is organized in 3 Faculties.
The University Iuav of Venice was founded as the Venice University Institute of Architecture and dates back to the foundation of the special course in architecture in 1923 at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Venice. In 1926 the Institute was established as “the Venice Higher Learning Institute of Architecture”, the second architecture school in Italy after that of Rome. Past Iuav directors have included: Giovanni Bordiga, Guido Cirilli, Giuseppe Samonà, Carlo Minelli, Carlo Scarpa, Carlo Aymonino, Valeriano Pastor, Paolo Ceccarelli. Since 2006 the University Iuav’s current chancellor has been Carlo Magnani.
In 2001 the Iuav enlarged its educational programmes by adding to its already existing faculties of Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning, a third faculty, that of Arts and Design. Today the Iuav is the only...
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