Erik Churchill

Founder & CEO

BLDGWORKS



Erik brings his experience in architecture, construction, and technology to push the boundaries of design, sustainability, and traditional project delivery models.



Erik was a founding partner and Chief of Product Design for Vessel Technologies from 2018-2020, a modular housing company seeking holistic solutions to the affordable housing crisis. He managed the integrated in-house A/E and fabrication detailing teams. Before launching BLDGWORKS in 2015, Erik was a Senior Project Manager at SHoP. He specialized in managing the design process and BIM/VDC integration on projects that used advanced construction methods such as prefabrication. As an author Erik has published "Re-negotiating Architects' Relevancy - A U.S. Perspective on IPD and BIM. He has taught integrated design development Studio in the Bedford Progam and in the CASE Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Erik received a BA from Brown University, a M.Arch and MBA from the University of Oregon where he also developed the community design-build program designBridge. He is a registered architect in NY, NJ, PA, and CT.