IUAV University of Venice
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IUAV is a university in Venice that teaches the design of everything from cities and buildings to clothes and graphics. It grew out of an architecture school founded in 1926, one of the first in Italy. In 2001 the institute became a university and kept the old abbreviation IUAV as its name.
It works across three fields: architecture, urban and regional planning, and arts and design, with newer courses in fashion, visual arts, theatre and multimedia. Italy's first course in urban planning started here in 1970. Carlo Scarpa, Aldo Rossi and Alejandro Aravena studied or taught at IUAV, and Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn and Frank Lloyd Wright came as visiting professors.
The headquarters, Tolentini, sits near Piazzale Roma in a former convent whose entrance was redesigned by Carlo Scarpa. Studying architecture in Venice itself is a rare chance: the city is the main teaching material. Before applying, check the teaching language and portfolio requirements of your programme. We can help you prepare your documents.
Budget for the whole degree
- Tuition per year
- we work it out for your programme
- Living costs per year
- from €10,180
- Living, bachelor's, usually 3 years
- from €30,540
- Living, master's, usually 2 years
- from €20,360
- Our application to this university, one-off
- $529
The totals leave out our work, insurance, the visa, flights, the application fee and the university's one-off charges. These depend on your citizenship and programme.
Living costs: the minimum checked when a student visa is issued, 2026/27. What you actually spend depends on the city and can be higher.
Terms depend on the university, programme and intake year. Amounts checked: 2 November 2026
- University application fee
- confirmed when we apply
- Applying through UNIPROFI
- $529
- Support
- $3,090
- Full service
- $4,490
The fee goes to the university directly, with no mark-up.
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