Domus Academy

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Domus Academy
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Logo of Domus Academy
Established December 1982
Type Private school
President David Graves
Principal Alberto Bonisoli
Dean Gianluigi Ricuperati
Postgraduates more than 400
Location Milan, Italy
Website http://www.domusacademy.com

Domus Academy is a private school of design in Milan, Italy. It offers post-graduate and professional courses in fashion, industrial design, and design management.[1] It is not recognised by MIUR, the Italian ministry of education.[2]

History

Domus Academy was founded as a design school in 1983 by a group of professionals.[3] In 2009 it was bought by Laureate Education of Baltimore, Maryland.[4]

Notes and references

  1. Ikujiro Nonaka, Toshihiro Nishiguchi (2000). Knowledge Emergence: Social, Technical, and Evolutionary Dimensions of Knowledge Creation. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198029991. p. 132.
  2. Istituzioni autorizzate a rilasciare titoli di Alta Formazione Artistica, Musicale e Coreutica (art.11 DPR 8.7.2005, n.212) (in Italian). Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca: Alta Formazione Artistica, Musicale e Coreutica. Accessed November 2013.
  3. Maria-Vittoria Alfonsi (2008). Gianfranco Ferrè: l'architetto stilista (in Italian). Milan: Baldini Castoldi Dalai. ISBN 9788860738905.
  4. Le scuole gioiello del design vendute a un colosso americano La Repubblica, 13 January 2010. (in Italian) "Precious schools of design sold to an American colossus". Accessed May 2013.

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