Built Environment Academy
Summary
IHRB’s built environment programme advances human rights and climate action in the real estate, infrastructure, construction, architecture and engineering sectors. Our Built Environment Academy aims to inspire current and future leaders in these industries.
The Academy includes:
- Professional Course on social risks and opportunities in the built environment, supported by Ove Arup Foundation and Ramboll Foundation: forthcoming in 2025, see details below.
- Business student placements in the built environment programme. For example three CEMS students spent three months with the programme, focusing on built environment strategies in Canada, Czech Republic, India and Ukraine.
- Lectures and interactive workshops for companies, graduate, and undergraduate programmes. These have included lectures at LSE Cities, UCL, Ljubljana Faculty of Architecture, University of Copenhagen.
- Practical and reference materials that can be used for teaching and for practical assignments, starting with the Framework for Dignity in the Built Environment.