Iva graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade where she earned her PhD in urban planning. The areas of her research include urban commons and urban transformation, which she pursues through intersecting academic and practice-based perspective. She actively works with the community - supporting local initiatives in their efforts to address spatial issues and contribute to socio-political change in line with the principles of social justice. In 2010, she co-founded, and today she leads, the collective Ministry of Space / Ministarstvo prostora, which aims to contribute to the democratic and just development of cities. When it comes to her academic career, Čukić is engaged as a guest lecturer at many Universities in Europe and abroad such as TU Berlin, ETH, MIT, Oxford, Architectural Association School of Architecture London, etc. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) included her in the book "100 Women: Architects in Practice" (release on 1st January 2024), which represents a selection of female architects from around the world, distinguished by their professional contribution to the general good of society and the improvement of the environment. She is a member of the Advisory board of the Faculty of Applied Arts in Vienna, the board of the Guerrilla Foundation in Germany, the board of the Trag Foundation and the Chair of the board of Jelena Šantić Foundation, both in Serbia.