Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism

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The University of Architecture and Urban Planning "Ion Mincu " (Romanian: Universitatea de tectură şi Urbanism Ion Mincu - in the acronym: UAUIM ) is a specialized State University of Architecture and Urban Planning, based in Bucharest.

Background

1864 School of Architecture was established in the newly created state of Romania by royal decree, but hardly took pupils; most architects studied at the École des Beaux -Arts. According to their model, the Romanian Union of Architects established under the leadership of Ion Mincu on October 15, 1892 a private school of architecture. With the educational reform in 1897 it became the National School of Architecture, within the State School of Fine Arts. In 1904 she became independent, in 1931 renamed the Academy of Architecture and equipped with all academic rights. In 1952 she became the Ion Mincu Institute for Architecture ( abbreviated IAIM ), 1997, she received the present name. Rector of the University since 2000, Prof. Dr. Emil Barbu Popescu.

During the 1960s, the Warsaw Pact and the 1990 political and technological change, the UAUIM became a focal point of social development. It is regarded as progressive and socially critical training center and most important school of architecture in Romania.

Faculties

The university is organized into three faculties:

  • Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • Urban Development
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