Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture () ( sd, انڊس ويلي اسڪول آف آرٽ اينڊ آرڪيٽيڪچر) is a not-for-profit degree awarding institution in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

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. The university was established in 1989, thereby empowering it to award its own degrees and was the fourth private institution of higher learning in Pakistan to be given a university status. As of 2008, IVS was the third highest ranking art and design university in Pakistan. The degrees offered include a 5-year degree program in

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

and 4 year degree programs in

Interior Design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordina ...

Textile Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the ...

and

Communication Design Communication design is a mixed discipline between design and information-development which is concerned with how media communicate with people. A communication design approach is not only concerned with developing the message in addition to the ...

, and

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...

. The core degree courses are supported throughout the curriculum with

liberal arts Liberal arts education (from Latin "free" and "art or principled practice") is the traditional academic course in Western higher education. ''Liberal arts'' takes the term ''art'' in the sense of a learned skill rather than specifically the ...

courses as well. In 2020, IVS commenced its first graduate programme, M.Phil. in Art and Design. It is a two year degree focusing on nurturing critical and creative practice. IVS was founded by * Arshad Abdulla - Architect * Haamid N. Jaffer - Businessman *

Imran Mir Imran Mir (born 30 September 2001) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 20 October 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut on 12 October 2019, for Kabul Eagle ...

- Artist and Designer * Inayat Ismail - Chartered Accountant * Nighat Mir - Designer * Noorjehan Bilgrami - Artist, Designer, Researcher *

Shahid Abdulla ''Shaheed'' ( , , ; pa, ਸ਼ਹੀਦ) denotes a martyr in Islam. The word is used frequently in the Quran in the generic sense of "witness" but only once in the sense of "martyr" (i.e. one who dies for his faith); ...

- Architect *

Shahid Sajjad Shahid Sajjad (born 1936 Muzaffarnagar, British India) was a Pakistani sculptor. He died on July 28, 2014, in Karachi, Pakistan. His work continues to influence subsequent practitioners of these genres across Pakistan. Life Sajjad was born in Mu ...

- Artist, notable sculptor. * Shehnaz Ismail - Textile Designer, Educator, President's Pride of Performance Award * Syed Akeel Bilgrami - Architect, Educator. The founders felt and believed that such a school was critically needed in Karachi.Overview Profile of Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture on topuniversities.com website
Retrieved 9 March 2019

Programs

* Architecture * Interior Design * Communication DesignKARACHI: 51 receive degrees at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture
Dawn (newspaper), Published 9 December 2001, Retrieved 9 March 2019 * Textile Design * Fine Art and Design * Liberal Arts * Fashion Design * Graduate Programme: M.Phil. in Art and Design

Alumni

Bilal Maqsood Bilal Maqsood (Urdu: بلال مقصود) is a Pakistani guitarist, composer, and a founding member of Strings. He has also directed a number of music videos. For Bilal and his band Strings, success came in 1992 after the launch of the song ''S ...

- Artist, singer, musician, songwriter, composer *

Sarwat Gilani Sarwat Gilani ( ur, ; born 22 December 1982) is a Pakistani model, film, television and voice actress. Film career Gilani made her movie debut in '' Jawani Phir Nahi Aani'' where she played a pregnant Pashtun woman opposite Vasay Chaudhary. ...

- Actress and model *

Shamoon Sultan Shamoon Sultan is the Founder & CEO of Khaadi, one of Pakistan’s most successful and respected fashion retail companies. Since founding Khaadi in 1998, Shamoon has overseen a fast-growing portfolio that includes Khaadi and Chapter 2. He has wo ...

- Textile Designer - Owner and Founder of Khaadi *

Omar Omari Omar Omari is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023. Political career He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from ...

- Architect, Member Provincial Assembly (PTI) *

Huma Mulji Huma Mulji (born 1970 in Karachi) is a Pakistani contemporary artist. Her works are in the collections of the Saatchi Gallery, London and the Asia Society Museum. She received the Abraaj Capital Art Prize in 2013. Life Huma Mulji was born in 19 ...

- Highly acclaimed artist and educator *

Adeela Suleman Adeela Suleman is a contemporary Pakistani sculptor and artist, based in Karachi. She is known for the social and political commentary underlying her sculptures, which are created out of mundane, everyday objects. Suleman was an Associate Prof ...

- Internationally acclaimed sculptor with exhibitions that are scattered across the globe; had studied art at this institution. *

Ahmed Ansari Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

- Assistant Professor at New York University at the Integrated Digital Media program *

Mojiz Hasan Mojiz Hasan is a Pakistani theatre and film actor. He has appeared in several notable theatre plays and feature films. In 2019, he played a role of Jerry in Azfar Jafri's ''Heer Maan Ja'' opposite Hareem Farooq and Ali Rehman Khan. Mojiz Hasan is ...

- Artist, actor, director, designer The I.V.S. Alumni Association was established in November 2001 and is supported by the school. The association periodically publishes a newsletter, organizes social events and keeps a close liaison with the school. The alumni office is located on the campus.

Computer laboratory

Agha Hasan Abedi Agha Hasan Abedi ( ur, ), (14 May 1922 – 5 August 1995) was a Pakistani banker and convicted felon who founded Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) and saw its collapse after one of the biggest banking fraud scandals in history ...

is a Computer Laboratory for computer-generated design projects. This laboratory was newly refurbished in 2011.

Library

Marium Abdulla Library
The establishment of the Marium Abdulla Library (MAL) coincided with the inception of the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture in 1989.

Media

The popular Pakistani

Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Network Limi ...

Television serial In television and radio programming, a serial is a show that has a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode-by-episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the complete run of ...

Zindagi Gulzar Hai ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' is a Pakistani television series directed by Sultana Siddiqui, produced by Momina Duraid under banner Moomal Productions, which was first broadcast on Hum TV. Based on the novel of the same name by Umera Ahmad who also w ...

'' was filmed at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture.

References

External links

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Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture on Pakistan Press Foundation website
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