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Facilities

IAU offers students ample space to learn, interact, study and grow. With administrative offices, classrooms, lecture halls, conference facilities, student spaces, faculty housing, and more, students, faculty and staff feel right at home. IAU is committed to providing proper academic space to accommodate its increasing enrollment and faculty-led programs.
School of Humanities and Social Sciences & Central Administrative Offices 

Located in the beautiful old section of Aix-en-Provence, Manning Hall is completely state-of-the-art while still holding all the old charms of southern France. It is equipped with Wi-Fi and projectors in each classroom and has been completely renovated to house the most modern technology.

With the inauguration of the new School of Humanities in 2013, IAU has added an additional twelve thousand square feet of state-of-the-art offices, libraries, and classrooms equipped with smart boards and 21st-century media technology to enhance the student learning experience. Once a 17th Century Hôtel Particulier, the new School of Humanities was completely renovated and dedicated under its new name in honor of Donna Dillon Manning, whose exemplary philanthropic generosity led to a capital campaign to fully fund the renovation project of the new school.

Manning Hall is also home to IAU’s Pearson Library, housing hundreds of volumes dedicated to the study of art and art history. Pearson Library also provides electronic access to thousands of electronic resources via JSTOR and ARTSTOR. In addition, the building houses the senior Academic and Student Affairs staff with a new Counseling and Wellness Center to better serve the needs of our students.

Students have access to the building with a code for the front door. A receptionist sits at the front welcome desk to help answer questions and direct students and visitors. Manning Hall is also home to the Housing Coordinator, Student Life Coordinator, Academic Deans for the School of Social Sciences & Humanities and Business & International Relations, and other IAU staff members.



Manning Hall
8, Rue de Littéra


IAU Facilities: Student LibraryStudents Researching in the Library of Manning Hall

Centre d'Etudes Françaises (CEF)

The Centre d’Etudes Françaises is the home of IAU's French Honors Program as well as all French language courses taught at IAU. The courses and classes instructed here are dedicated to the study of French language, literature, history, theater and culture. On the bottom floor students can relax in the "Cave" and grab a snack in the Denise Malrieu Student Lounge. Student lockers are also located in the building, allowing students to store their books and other personal items. The IAU library is located on the second floor and is open to students and Resident Fellows for studying and research. The top floor houses several offices for IAU staff and administrators.

IAU Facilities: Le Centre d'Etudes FrancaisesThe Centre d'Etudes Françaises
2 Bis, Rue du Bon Pasteur

IAU Facilities: Library in the Centre d'Etudes FrancaisesStudents Studying in the Centre d'Etudes Françaises Library

Villa Celony - The Donna Dillon Manning School of Global Affairs

The Donna Dillon Manning School of Global Affairs, the Student Life Office, and the Wellness Center are located in Villa Celony. This space includes classrooms, conference rooms, student lounges, a garden, and even a swimming pool which students can enjoy in the summer months. 

IAU also offers many internship opportunities that are facilitated by the Internship Coordinator through the Donna Dillon Manning School of Global Affairs.

Villa Celony is located at 42 Rue Célony, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, right behind the Pavillon Vendôme. 


Villa Celony garden

 
Student lounge area


Garden and swimming pool 


Classroom located in Villa Celony

The Center for Wine and Gastronomy

This building is home to ACM's courses in viticulture, gastronomy, and wine marketing. Wi-Fi is available throughout all classrooms, and it is adjacent to several local cafés, including ACM-IAU's very own Café Med. Students studying these disciplines will also attend lectures and classes at our vineyard on the Marchutz campus, as well as cooking classes in Café Med.

IAU's Faculty and Alumni Fellows Housing is also located in this building.

IAU Facilities: Faculty Housing
27 Place de l'Université

Café Med

ACM-IAU opened Café Med, its first restaurant and on-campus food hall at its Aix-en-Provence campus in May 2024. The café is located across from the Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur within a short walk from all IAU buildings and serves French-American fusion cuisine by Aixois Chef Jean Samat. The space is reserved for ACM-IAU staff and students to share a meal, connect with fellow classmates, and study.  
 
Café Med offers students the ability to purchase meal plans that are comprised of meal units. Students can purchase a set of units (petit, standard, grand) and these units can be spent on food and drinks at the cafe.  Smaller packages of units can also be purchased.  This is a cashless enterprise and students can purchase units on the go using a credit card. 

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School of Art

IAU art courses are housed in the School of Art studio. Situated on the outskirts of Aix on the renowned 'Route de Cézanne,' the school's location in Aix-en-Provence has many advantages, among them its light-filled space, the studio's proximity to the famed Chateaunoir and Sainte Victoire and most importantly, its calm and contemplative atmosphere conducive to sustained, artistic concentration. The studio itself was designed by architect Fernand Pouillon.

IAU Facilities: Marchutz School of Fine ArtThe School of Art
5, Avenue du Général Préaud Route du Tholonet

IAU Facilities: Student-build art studiosStudent-Built Studios

Barcelona Center

IAU's Center in the lively and beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain is centrally located near the downtown Plaça de Catalunya area in the l'Eixample district, which is close to many of Barcelona's famed attractions. The facilities have been completely renovated with modern amenities to suit the needs of the 21st-century college student, with classroom space, a computer lab, study spaces, an outdoor terrace, and wine tasting and cooking class facilities. IAU's Barcelona Center is also home to staff in Student Life and Housing, Academic Affairs, Directors and Deans, and other IAU staff.  

IAU Barcelona Center
IAU's Barcelona Center
Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc, 25 & 27
08010 Barcelona, Spain

 
Classrooms

Madrid Center

IAU offers both semester and summer study abroad programs in the lively and beautiful city of Madrid, Spain. IAU’s campus in Madrid is centrally located at the Fundacion Ortega-Maranon in close proximity to many of Madrid's famed attractions. IAU Madrid employs student affairs and academic affairs staff to advise, place, house, and otherwise support incoming students.


IAU's Madrid Center
Calle Colegiata 9
28012 Madrid, Spain


Florence Center

IAU's Florence Center is located in the historic Piazza della Repubblica. Surrounded by cafes and restaurants, this piazza has been a central point in the city since the Roman times, as the original site of the forum, and serving as the commercial hub during the Middle Ages. IAU's center is on the 5th floor, and includes 13 classroom spaces, with views of the Duomo and Giotto's Campanile.

IAU's Performing Arts and Music program is offered in partnership with the prestigious Accademia Europea di Firenze (AEF), which is located in the Piazza San Marco on Via Camillo Cavour, which is within walking distance to the Duomo and Piazza della Repubblica among other important historical sites in Florence. 
IAU's Florence Center
Piazza della Repubblica, 6, 5th floor, Florence, Italy 50123
IAU Florence Center classrooms and view


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