Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture is a not-for-profit degree awarding institution in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan The college was established in 1989, by a group of professional architects, designers and artists.It was granted an independent charter by the Government of Sindh in June 1994, 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 2005, IVS was the third highest ranking art and design university in Pakistan. ^{[citation needed]}

Its three faculties focus on undergraduate degrees in the fields of Architecture, Design and Fine Arts, developing and training highly sought after graduates for the local industry.The degrees offered include a 5 year degree program in Architecture,and 4 year degree programs in Interior Design, Ceramic, Textile and Communication Design, and Fine Arts.The core degree courses are supported throughout the curriculum with Liberal Arts courses as well.

All the degrees share a broad-based Foundation Studies course in the first year of studies, with slight variations for students of different faculties. The second year leads to more focused studies directly under each department.

The faculty at IVS boasts some of Pakistan's best architects,designers and fine artists;people like Arshad and Shahid Abdulla, Aqeel and Noorjehan Bilgrami, Najeeb Omar, Shehnaz Ismail, Meher Afroz, Abdul Jabbar Gul, Farah Mahbub, Server Moosavee, Ghazi Salahuddin etc.

The institute is famous for undertaking a unique project of relocating and reconstructing, stone-by-stone, a hundred-year old historic building - a historic landmark of Karachi - the Nusserwanjee Building, to the campus at Clifton.

Founders
Arshad Abdulla, Haamid N. Jaffer, Imran Mir, Inayat Ismail, Nighat Mir, Noorjehan Bilgrami,
Shahid Abdulla, Shahid Sajjad, Shehnaz Ismail, Syed Akeel Bilgrami

Organization

The School is registered as a not-for-profit, non-commercial institution and is managed by an Executive Committeethrough the Executive Director under the overall control of an independent Board of Governors comprising of distinguished educationists, artists, architects, industrialists, bankers and media-men in addition to the three members nominated by the Governor of Sindh. The Governor of Sindh is the patron of the school.

The formal four-year programmes in Fine Arts and Design and the five-year programme in Architecture commenced in September 1990 with the admission of 45 students in the first semester. The number has progressively increased and in January 2000, the intake has been 120. Currently, 426 students are enrolled in the School. Twelve batches of Fine Arts and Design students and Eleven batches of Architecture students have graduated.

With the support of philanthropists and well-wishers the School acquired a piece of land in KDA Scheme No.5, Clifton, and built its custom designed campus which became operational in 1994. Shortly afterwards, the School undertook a unique project of relocating the Nusserwanjee Building, a hundred year old landmark of Karachi, the the new campus. This building which is part of Karachi's architectural heritage, was dismantled from its original stone site stone by stone and is now under reconstruction at the School Campus. The four-storey East Wing is expected to be completed by December 2003 and the three-storey West Wing in December 2002. When completed the two wings will give the School an additional space of 25,000 sq. ft.

Library

The Marium Abdulla Library was established when the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture was founded in 1989. The Library houses approximately 9500 books, including 950 dissertations based on research work carried out by the IVS students each year and over 10,000 slides on the subjects being taught at the School. The Library also has a subscription of over 30 international and local journals/magazines.

The OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) is available for students, faculty and other users of the library. Computers are available with Internet Wi-Fi connectivity and e-mail facility for students and faculty of the School. The Marium Abdulla Library Newsletter is circulated to all members and Library users. The Library supports recreational programmes held at the School from time to time.

The Library supports IVS Publications and provides them to individuals and organizations. The Library organizes book exhibitions in collaboration with publishers and book-sellers, making inexpensive high quality books available to its users.

Programs

Foundation Studies
Architecture
Interior Design
Communication Design is a part of ICOGRADA
Textile Design
Fine Art
Liberal Arts
Postgraduate

Alumni

Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture
	File:Ivs.jpg Modern revision of logo
Type	State
Established	1989
Dean	Shehnaz Ismail
Location	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Website	www.indusvalley.edu.pk

The students who have graduated from Indus Valley School have formed an IVS Alumni Association.

The Alumni bring out a newsletter periodically and actively involve themselves in organizing social get-togethers and keep a close liaison with the School. The Alumni office is located on the Campus.

The I.V.S. Alumni Association seeks to reach, serve and engage all IVS alumni; to foster a lifelong intellectual & emotional connection between the school and its graduates providing the university with goodwill & support. Alumni of the Indus Valley School share a sense of professional pride & camaraderie and look forward to forming a community of like-minded individuals to provide strong networking for each other.

The IVS Alumni Association is run by board of governors elected every two years.

Fourth Board of Governors: 2009-2010
Imran Khan (comm des 2000): President
Manizhe Ali (fine arts 1996) Vice president
Sara Jamil (comm des 1999) Gen secretary
Saba Shaikh (arch 2008) Joint Secy
Abdul Ali (arch 2008): Treasurer
Samar Zia (fine arts 2007)
Yusra Askari (tex 2000)
Naureen Ausaf (comm des 2005)
Zeeshan Haider (comm des 2007)- all ex officio members

Sarosh Faruqi, Bisma Askari, Monica Pinjani also were poart of the board initially but then couldnt continue because of personal and professional commitments.

The Association

The I.V.S. Alumni Association was established in November 2001 under the patronage of the IVS School Founders to help toward creating a community of like-minded individuals who will provide strong networking for each other, and foster a lifelong intellectual and emotional connection between the school and its graduates providing IVS with goodwill & support.

Alumni of IVS share a sense of common history, professional pride & camaraderie and look forward to forming a community of like-minded individuals to provide strong networking for each other.

For more details visit IVS Alumni website www.ivsalumni.com

Committees

In the last 7 years, as the Association itself has expanded to include many more interested volunteers, the number of things we want to accomplish also grows higher. At the start, several committees were initiated, for which the Board of Governors established viable objectives for certain time periods. These committees were put together to fulfill certain needs, undertake certain projects and keep the enthusiasm and excitement level high. In order to keep these committees alive and kicking, fresh minds are imperative, and we are always looking for new volunteers, new people, new ideas and undertakings.

The Foundation year Class Committee
The Newsletter Committee
The Alumni Show Committee
Entertianment Committee
Website Committee

For more details visit IVS Alumni website www.ivsalumni.com

IVS Students Council (IVSSC)

At Indus Valley, the Student Council is comprised of individuals who are willing and ready to perform and direct change for the student body and the institution. The council thrives on coordinating co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, community service, promoting cultural exchange, & creating awareness for social and civic responsibility. All events and activities are channeled through a proper panel comprising of department heads, coordinators, school administration and respective year representatives. Many requests, queries and proposals are almost always brought forward by the students themselves. The council is there to bridge communication between the Institution and its students. It is there to ensure voices and concerns of the students are heard and the Institution lives up to its prestige and pride. As per tradition, the council members are elected under the ideology of Democracy. The Student Council Elections for 2010 were conducted in April of 2010 to ensure that the new council was ready and decided for the new term.

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