12 Notable alumni of
IUAV University of Venice

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The IUAV University of Venice is 1862nd in the world, 620th in Europe, and 36th in Italy by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from the IUAV University of Venice sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Milo Manara

    Milo Manara
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    writercomics artistpaintercharacter designerillustrator
    Biography

    Maurilio Manara, known professionally as Milo Manara, is an Italian comic book writer and artist.

  2. Mario Botta

    Mario Botta
    Born in
    Switzerland Flag Switzerland
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    restorerarchitectuniversity teacherteacher
    Biography

    Mario Botta is a Swiss architect born in Mendrisio, Ticino on April 1st, 1943. At age fifteen, Botta dropped out of secondary school and apprenticed with the architectural firm of Carloni and Camenisch in Lugao. After three years, he went to the Art College in Milan for his baccalaureate, and then to Università Iuav di Venezia for his professional degree in 1969. During his time in Venice, Botta got to meet and work with the architects: Carlo Scarpa, Louis Kahn and Le Corbusier. Mario Botta started his own architectural practice in Lugano in 1970.

  3. Luigi Brugnaro

    Luigi Brugnaro
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    politicianentrepreneursports executive
    Biography

    Luigi Brugnaro is an Italian conservative politician and entrepreneur who has been the mayor of Venice, since taking office on 15 June 2015. Since July 2021, he is also president of Coraggio Italia (CI), a political party affiliated with the centre-right coalition.

  4. Alejandro Alavena

    Alejandro Alavena
    Born in
    Chile Flag Chile
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Enrolled in the IUAV University of Venice
    1992-1993 graduated with postgraduate education
    Occupations
    architectuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Alejandro Gastón Aravena Mori is a Chilean architect and executive director of the firm Elemental S.A. He won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2016, and was the director and curator of the Architecture Section of the 2016 Venice Biennale.

  5. Homayoun Ershadi

    Homayoun Ershadi
    Born in
    Iran Flag Iran
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    television actorarchitectfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Homayoun Ershadi is an Iranian actor, known for his debut role in Taste of Cherry (1997), and several Iranian and other films since then, including Hollywood movies The Kite Runner and Zero Dark Thirty.

  6. Massimo Vignelli

    Massimo Vignelli
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1931-2014 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    university teacherinterior designerarchitectgraphic designerfurniture designer
    Biography

    Massimo Vignelli was an Italian designer who worked in a number of areas including packaging, houseware, furniture, public signage, and showroom design. He was the co-founder of Vignelli Associates, with his wife, Lella. His motto was, "If you can design one thing, you can design everything," which the broad range of his work reflects.

  7. Sergio Staino

    Sergio Staino
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1940-2023 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    comics artistfilm directorsatiristscreenwriter
    Biography

    Sergio Staino was an Italian comics author, satirist, and film director.

  8. Giancarlo De Carlo

    Giancarlo De Carlo
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1919-2005 (aged 86)
    Enrolled in the IUAV University of Venice
    In 1948 studied architecture
    Occupations
    architecturban planner
    Biography

    Giancarlo De Carlo was an Italian architect.

  9. Smiljan Radic

    Smiljan Radic
    Born in
    Chile Flag Chile
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Enrolled in the IUAV University of Venice
    1990-1992 studied aesthetics
    Occupations
    painterconferencierarchitect
    Biography

    Smiljan Radic is an internationally recognised Chilean architect of Croatian heritage. Radic graduated in 1989 in architecture at the Catholic University of Chile and established his own office in 1995. Many of his projects are small scale, such as dwellings and installation designs that bridge across various cultural traditions. Radic was selected to design the 2014 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London.

  10. Lella Vignelli

    Lella Vignelli
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1934-2016 (aged 82)
    Occupations
    designerjewelry designerarchitectbusinessperson
    Biography

    Lella Vignelli was an Italian architect, designer, and businesswomen. She collaborated closely throughout much of her life with her husband Massimo Vignelli, with whom she founded Vignelli Associates in 1971.

  11. Francesco Bandarin

    Francesco Bandarin
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    architecturban planner
    Biography

    Francesco Bandarin is an Italian architect. He was Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre from 2000 to 2010 and then Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for Culture from 2010 to 2018.

  12. Inés Moisset

    Inés Moisset
    Born in
    Argentina Flag Argentina
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    scientistarchitect
    Biography

    Inés Moisset is an Argentine architect, known for her research into the theory and history of the discipline.

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