ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, ðɪ ˌɛspˌiːdˈiː pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən flˈɔːɹiən pɹˈɑːnoʊld æz ðə fˈaʊndɪŋ dᵻɹˈɛktɚ ænd ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti ðə kˈʌltʃɚɹəl mˈænɪdʒɚ dʒˈuːliɚ ɹˈʌst vˈɑːn kɹˈɑːsɪɡk wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ðə vˈaɪs dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə bˈʌndɪstˌɪftʌŋ bˈɔːɐkˌeɪdmi.
In November 2019, the SPD politician Florian Pronold as the founding director and in January 2020 the cultural manager Julia Rust von Krosigk was elected as the vice director of the Bundesstiftung Bauakademie.