Architecture in practice
BE Academy – a forum for continuous professional development
The BE Academy offers workshop participants a structured framework for continuous personal and professional development. Our programme is devised to meet both the individual needs of attendees and the strategic objectives of the companies they work for.
Workshops 2026
Workshop speakers
Founder of Baumschlager Eberle Architekten.
Internationally recognized architect entrepreneur, has developed BEA into a leading architectural practice, professor (ETHZ) and lecturer worldwide
Prof. Dietmar Eberle
Lustenau
Founder BE
Independent consultant/head of BE Academy, member of the DAB.
Part of BEA since 1986, active in various positions and responsibilities and projects, active in teaching and symposia.
Ulli Grassmann
St. Gallen
Head of BE Academy
CEO and board member of :be AG
Graduate architect FH/SIA and Executive MBA HSG. As CEO of :be AG, he is responsible for the company's operational business.
Elmar Hasler
Lustenau
CEO :be AG
Senior Partner. CCO & Member of the Board BEA.
Dipl. Ing. Architect, expert in sustainable building and climate-neutral architecture/urban planning, led the 'live' project in Paris, among others.
Anne Speicher
Paris
CCO :be AG/GL BEA Marseille+Paris
Why BE Academy?
Benefit 1
Engagement – Open exchange between in-house and external attendees in small groups fosters discussion, broadens horizons and encourages participants to examine their own working practices.
Benefit 2
Seeing and understanding – The wide range of themes covered and views presented by our speakers delivers valuable training inputs and opens up new perspectives and approaches.
Benefit 3
Engagement – The participant– and knowledge-oriented structure and direct practical relevance of the programme enables attendees to develop their own working practices.
