Ivan R. Shumkov, PhD
About Ivan R. Shumkov, PhD
Dr. Ivan Shumkov is an architect, urbanist, entrepreneur, and professor. He is the founder of Build World and Build Academy, organizations dedicated to providing professional solutions and education for the built environment. His companies have cultivated an industry-wide, global community of professionals and organizations and supplies them with an online platform for collaboration, networking, education and professional resources for the implementation of high-impact projects worldwide. Dr. Shumkov is a licensed architect in Spain and Italy and director of expansion at ELIA - Enterprise for Large International Architecture in Barcelona. We is also the founder of ISA – Ivan Shumkov Architect, a NYC based architecture firm operating at the intersection of architecture, design, urbanism and technology. He has lectured and exhibited his projects and research extensively across Europe, Latin America, China, and the USA. During his academic career, he has taught at New York University, Harvard University GSD, Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Parsons the New School for Design, the International University of Catalonia, and the ETSA Barcelona of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Dr. Shumkov earned his PhD in Architecture in 2009 at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and Columbia University GSAPP, as fellow of the Fondation Le Corbusier. He graduated with four masters degrees from ETSA Barcelona, University of Florence, and Harvard University GSD, as a Fulbright scholar. https://buildacademy.com https://buildworld.com https://eli-a.com