FAU USP - Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo e de Design da Universidade de São Paulo

Name

FAU USP - Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo e de Design da Universidade de São Paulo

Legal name

Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo e de Design da Universidade de São Paulo

Website

https://fau.usp.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Flagship Public Research Universities (R1/R2) (EDAHAAAA)

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Inbound Exchange Hosting & Visiting Student Administration (EDAIABAK)

Keywords

• Architecture education
• Urban planning programs
• Design education
• Higher education
• Academic research

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education (Government Funded): As a public university in Brazil, FAU USP is funded by government resources. All stricto sensu postgraduate courses are free for students. There are no tuition or enrollment fees for Brazilian or foreign students.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

FAU USP is a public academic faculty within the University of São Paulo delivering undergraduate and graduate education in Architecture, Urbanism, and Design. The core offering consists of two undergraduate programs (Architecture and Urbanism; Design), two stricto sensu graduate programs (Master's and Doctorate in Architecture and Urbanism; Master's and Doctorate in Design), supported by specialized research laboratories, research groups, and a specialized library.

Product overview

FAUUSP is the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism and Design at the University of São Paulo, Brazil's premier architecture and design school. The institution offers a comprehensive academic portfolio comprising two undergraduate programs (Arquitetura e Urbanismo and Design), two graduate programs (Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo and Pós-Graduação em Design at Master's and Doctorate levels), supported by specialized research laboratories and research groups. The institution also maintains a specialized library, publishes books and journals, and conducts culture and extension activities connecting academic knowledge with society. The core academic offerings are delivered through classroom instruction, studio-based design education, and research activities across multiple specialized laboratories.

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Products and services

• Arquitetura e Urbanismo - Graduação Undergraduate program in Architecture and Urbanism that trains generalist professionals capable of understanding the needs of individuals, social groups, and communities regarding the conception, organization, and construction of interior and exterior spaces, covering urbanism, building, landscaping, heritage conservation, environmental protection, and rational use of resources.
• Design - Graduação Undergraduate program in Design with an interdisciplinary approach, covering visual design, product design, service design and their systems, considering user characteristics and their sociocultural, political-economic and environmental context.
• Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo Stricto Sensu graduate program (Master's and Doctorate) in Architecture and Urbanism, with a historical commitment to multidisciplinary research in architectural and urban design. Offers areas of concentration including Habitat, History and Fundamentals of Architecture and Urbanism, Landscape and Environment, Urban and Regional Planning, Architectural Project, Project Space and Culture, and Technology of Architecture.
• Pós-Graduação em Design Stricto Sensu graduate program (Master's and Doctorate) in Design, focused on forming high-level researchers for academic and professional spheres. Features three research lines: Image, Information and Society; Product, Innovation and Sustainability; and Theory and History of Design.
• Laboratórios de Pesquisa Research laboratories supporting teaching and research activities, including LabBIM (BIM research), LabAut (Environmental Comfort), LabCidade (Public Space and Right to the City), LabDesign (Product and Built Environment Design), LabIndus (Industrialization), LabVisual (Visual Design Research), and over 20 other specialized labs.
• Biblioteca Especializada The most complete specialized library in Brazil supporting architecture, urbanism, and design disciplines, providing academic resources for students and researchers.
• Projetos de Cultura e Extensão Culture and university extension projects promoting interaction between university and society, including courses, exhibitions, collective activities, and community engagement programs.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• FUVESTcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFUVEST (Fundação vestibuleiro da USP) conducts the annual vestibular entrance examination for FAU USP courses. This is the primary channel for student recruitment for undergraduate programs.
• SiSU - Sistema de Seleção UnificadacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFAU USP participates in the federal government's unified selection system, allowing admission through the Enem exam scores for additional student intake.
• QUAPÁ-SEL NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Research Network coordinated by LabQUAPÁ bringing together researchers from more than 30 Brazilian universities for studies on landscape architecture and urban open spaces.
• International Partner InstitutionsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAU USP has cooperation agreements with internationally recognized educational institutions for student and faculty mobility, research exchanges, and joint supervision. Partnerships include double degree programs with foreign universities.
• USP (Universidade de São Paulo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAU USP is an integral part of the University of São Paulo system, utilizing shared infrastructure, administrative systems (Júpiter, Janus), and cooperation agreements coordinated by the university.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Harvard Graduate School of Design: Internationally leading graduate school in architecture, urban planning, and design. Comparable in offering advanced research degrees in these disciplines, though at a different scale, funding model, and global positioning.
• Royal College of Art: UK-based postgraduate-only university specializing in art, design, and architecture. Comparable as a leading design and architecture research institution with significant international brand recognition.
• MIT School of Architecture and Planning: MIT's architecture and planning school with leading research labs in building technology, urbanism, and design. Comparable as a public-research-university home for architecture/design research with strong industry and government funding.
• Politecnico di Milano - Department of Architecture and Urban Studies: Italian public university with one of Europe's top architecture and design schools. Comparable as a public research university offering undergraduate and graduate programs in architecture, urbanism, and design.
• Mackenzie - Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo: Major private São Paulo university with a long-standing architecture and urbanism program. Comparable in urban São Paulo context but as a private institution, serves a different funding model and competes for the same applicant pool.

Direct peers

• UFMG - Escola de Arquitetura: Federal University of Minas Gerais' architecture school. Another leading Brazilian public architecture faculty with strong research output; competes directly with FAU USP for postgraduate talent and faculty.
• UFRJ - Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro's architecture and urbanism faculty. Comparable Brazilian public institution offering undergraduate and graduate architecture programs; competes with FAU USP for top applicants and faculty in Brazil.
• UNICAMP - Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo: State university of Campinas with a combined civil engineering, architecture and urbanism faculty. Comparable in prestige and research intensity within the São Paulo/Campinas region and nationally.
• Universidad de Buenos Aires - Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo: Argentina's leading public architecture, design, and urbanism faculty. Direct regional peer within Mercosur, exchanging students and competing for similar postgraduate Latin American talent pool via ARQUISUR.
• FAU UFRGS - Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da UFRGS: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul's architecture and urbanism faculty. Another Brazilian public architecture school with comparable research portfolio and CAPES-recognized postgraduate programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

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