“Our mission is to revolutionize the building industry by equipping people and companies with the skills to build better.”
Who we are
We are a professional online provider of continuing education approved by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for the fields of architecture, engineering, real estate and construction. We are one of the first online platforms to teach architecture, and as such, we have formed a global community of professionals and companies looking to collaborate, learn, and develop essential skills and knowledge around the built environment.
What we do
Through our e-learning platform, we deliver professional training for the building industry, architecture, and real estate enthusiasts. As pioneers in the field of online architecture education, we have also empowered our international community of practitioners and enthusiasts to apply their skills on solving real-world problems and designing high-impact projects through the various global challenges that we have run and the subsequent courses that accompanied them.
Our team
Ivan Shumkov
Founder
Emmanuel Douaud
Chief Operating Officer
Carlos Franco
Director Portugal
Carlos Bautista
Director of Production
Afshan Bokhari
Director or Partnerships
Aline Montinari
Director of Community
Giuseppe Mazzaglia
Director Netherlands
Ferdi Adorno
Director Italy
Robert Voetsch
Director or Partnerships
Daniela Kuntz
Director of Programs
Our professors
Wisdom and Passion All Together
John Lobell
Professor
Kenneth Frampton
Professor
Robert Fleming
Professor
Jorge Latorre PhD
Professor
Gabriel Calatrava
Assistant Professor
Emanuela Giudice
Assistant Professor
Illac Angelo Diaz
Associate Professor
Dr. Elsa Sofia Morote
Professor
Richard Peiser
Professor
Kristen Hunter
Professor
Board of advisors
Wisdom, Vision and Innovation
Cherie Faiella
Global Client Service Partner
World Bank Group, Ernst & Young
Leonardo Radomile
Executive Director
Cambridge Learning Center
Borja Ferrater
Office of Architecture in Barcelona
Gary Lawrence
Chief Sustainability Officer
New York
Bruce Cohen
CEO
Gwen Chelidze
Attorney
Kanen Law Firm
Alain Paul Martin
CEO & Founder
Maximiliano Santinelli
Principal
Accenture Analytics
Sandra Dornbach
Leadership Advisor
Executive Coaching and Training
Irina Jochen
Business Strategy Advisor
Our investors
Discover our other activities
Design competitions
Develop solutions to some of the world’s pressing problems. We run specific project-based courses around different real-life disaster situations where participants work in groups to develop solutions. Some of our past design competitions include Resilient Homes, Resilient Schools, etc.
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Crowdsolving for professionals
Harness the collective wisdom of building industry experts from around the globe to work together on building projects. If you are a professional architect or engineer, we help you experience the power of collaboration by creating opportunities to work on crowd solving projects for clients alongside some of the most insightful leaders from the building industry.
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New York Art and Architecture Tours
The best way to learn about architecture is to experience it. We invite you to join our walking tours and explore this extraordinary city. We have run weekend walking tours lasting 4 hours from a unique architectural lens to learn the secrets of New York’s most exquisite buildings.
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Join our team
Teach at Build Academy. We are looking for talented professors to join our growing team. We are currently looking for professors who can teach online course in the following areas: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Real Estate, Construction, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship.
Work at Build Academy. We offer virtual or on-site NYC internships in the following areas: Web Design, Business Development, Marketing and Communications, Course Development, and Videographer. Please email us your CV and motivation letter to contact@buildacademy.com