Prerequisites: Architecture, Engineering and Design majors
Archflorence
Company Description: Archflorence, founded in Florence by Carlo Ludovico Poccianti, Francesca Garagnani and Carlo de Pinto, is an architecture and interior design firm that works on private villas, resorts and restaurants for Italians and internationals.
Job Description: Interns at Archflorence will get to experience the ins and outs of working in an Italian architecture studio. In addition to modeling and designing, interns will assist the office team in project research and gain intercultural business experience.
Tasks:
- Assist team in project research for clients
- Co-collaborate with team in schematic designing
- Create 2D and 3D digital renderings of proposed architectural designs (of both indoor and outdoor spaces
- Prepare physical 3D models of proposed architectural designs
Required Skills:
- English, no Italian required
- Proficient in AutoCAD, Rhino, Vray and Adobe Suite
- Multicultural Teamwork and Communication
ARX – Progettazione e consulenza
Company Description: ARX – Progettazione e Consulenza, founded in Florence in 2002 by Paolo Di Nardo, is a synthesis of composite experience and professionalism in the field of design, engineering, management and research in architecture. ARX brings together a team of creatives, researchers and professionals who have been working in the fields of architectural and urban design, visual communication and publishing for over fifteen years.
Job Description: The student intern will assist the office team with research and design solutions.
Tasks:
- Assist team in project research for clients
- Co-collaborate on designs
- Design rendering
Required Skills:
- English, no Italian required
- Experience with AutoCAD, Adobe Suite and Rhino
Sergio Bianchi Architettura
Company Description: Studio Bianchi Architettura is an architectural firm based in Rome, founded in 1997 by Sergio Bianchi. The Studio activity is multiple and multidisciplinary. We intend to give simple and direct answers to clients, in an historical moment in which the architect’s activity is called to manage situations of great complexity, at all scales.At the same time, the studio carries out constant research activity for participating in international competitions and for the organization and design of exhibitions.A particularly important sector of the activity of the studio is the management and promotion of the archive of Luigi Pellegrin, mentor in all research activities on the habitat and the place of man on the planet.
Job Description: This is an online only internship
Tasks:
- Assist in the designing phase for a design competition
Bottega 17 srls
Company Description: Bottega17 was born in Florence in 2017 from a collaboration of three architects and operates in the fields of architecture, design and landscape. The aim is to unite multiple figures specialized in different aspects of architecture to form a team with maximum knowledge and preparation in the field of design. Our team works with individuals, companies and public bodies. The quality of teamwork is guaranteed by the skills and talent of each of the members of the firm; skills that derive from the training and course of study undertaken, but also from a contemporary and avant-garde sensitivity that has its roots in constant research.
Job Description: Interns will learn the professional working flow and drawing standards of an architecture studio as well as assist in design rendering and modeling.
Tasks:
- Assist during the design phase of a housing competition
Required Skills:
- Proficient in AutoCAD, Rhino, Vray and Adobe Creative Suite
Claudio Nardi Architects
Company Description: Claudio Nardi Architects is an Italian-based practice that provides a high-end architectural and interior design service to a discerning clientele. Claudio Nardi has assembled an international team of dedicated professionals who continue to push the boundaries of both architecture and design. Our Head Office is in Florence and is supported by a network of studios in Krakow, London, Hong Kong, Istanbul and New York, enabling the delivery of a seamless design product to clients worldwide. With our extensive international reach, we have designed architectural projects for a wide range of commissions including government, corporate, retail, entertainment and residential clients.
Job Description: In this online only internship, interns will assist in project design with a particular focus on graphic design and technical drawings.
Tasks:
- Assist in project design
- Create graphic content for project brochures
Required Skills:
- Proficient in Autodesk AutoCAD, McNeel Rhino, Vray and Adobe Creative Suite
CSPE – Centro Studi Progettazione Edilizia
Company Description: CSPE – Centro Studi Progettazione Edilizia (Building Design Study Centre), founded in Florence in 1975, is one of Italy’s leading architectural practices specialized in healthcare design and facilities for the public sector. Engaged in a wide spectrum of projects, it fosters innovation and supports academic research at a national and international level.
Job Description: Interns at CSPE will assist office teams with research and design solutions for projects mainly from public administrations . After the necessary competencies are developed, students will have the opportunity to design and complete their own projects
Tasks:
- Support different work teams in various phases of design
- Participate in design competitions within and outside of Italy
- Create graphic schemes, architectural plans and evaluations
- Create photo realistic digital renderings of personal design project
Required Skills:
- English, Italian not required
- Experience with architectural sketching and drafting
- Multicultural teamwork and Communication
Enrico Righi Architetto
Company Description: Enrico Righi Architetto, through an interdisciplinary approach, offers clients various services including new building design, renovations, interior and furniture design for commercial and residential spaces. Enrico Righi Architetto values innovation, technology and sustainability and integrates these values into their designs.
Job Description: The student intern will assist the office team with research and design solutions.
Required Skills:
- English, no Italian required
- Experience with hand sketching
- Proficient in AutoCAS, Rhino and Adobe Suite
Eutropia Architettura
Company Description: Eutropia, named after Italo Calvino’s invisible city, builds every project on the foundation of exchange, encounter, comparison, intuition and synthesis. Through this cooperative approach, Eutropia is able to attend to every detail of their customer’s designs. Eutropia is an architecture studio that deals with everything from interior design to macro urban design, including restorations, spatial transformations and installations. Eutropia also takes care of all the activities that are functional and operationally necessary to transform projects into completed works: executive design, authorizations, construction management, safety coordination in the design and execution phases, artistic supervision, business control and time-line. In addition to their professional activity, the founding members of Eutropia are involved in teaching and academic research at some universities of architecture and design.
Job Description: Interns at Eutropia will learn the and understand the workflow and drawing standards of architectural design through professional experience.
Required Skills:
- Proficient in AutoCAD, Rhino and Adobe Creative Suite
iMage: Viewpoints on Architecture
Company Description: iMage is an architectural communications firm which employs advanced communications technologies to effectively promote, develop and display new ideas in architecture. Over the past 20+ years, Image has fostered cultural collaborations and delivered results for a wide range of clients. iMage’s offers its combination of architecture, communication and PR expertise for consulting services aimed at making the role of architecture in global society more alive.
Job Description: Interns at iMage will assist with the communication of architectural and design projects.
Required Skills:
- English, Italian not required
- Creative writing skills preferred
- Proficient in Office and Adobe Suites
- Communications and architecture students preferred
OKS Architetti
Company Description: OKS Architetti, founded in Florence in 2014 by Eugenio Salvetti and Luca Scollo, is designed as a place of research and experimentation of new methodologies for designing innovative spaces through the utilization of new technologies and construction systems. OKS Architetti handles landscape and interior design in addition to architectural planning on large and small scales
Job Description: Interns at OKS Architetti will assist the office team with research and design solutions. Interns will gain an understanding of professional work flow through their assistance in developing designs and design strategies.
Tasks:
- Assist office team in design research
- Assist office team during the design phase for a design competition
- Create renderings for residential projects
Required Skills:
- English, Italian not required
- Proficient in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Rhino and Vray
RAD architecture
Company Description: RAD Architecture is an architecture and design studio based in Tuscany, Marche, and Abruzzo born in 2018 from the synergy of several professional figures. By combining their previous experience in international firms (in Italy and beyond), they created a design process driven by different interests and skills which, when coherently supported, allow them to have a more complete picture of the project. RAD Architecture Inc. specializes in hospitality, commercial and residential projects offering clients a wide range of design services with personalized attention to detail.
Job Description: Interns will learn about the workings of an international workplace and assist in the drawing and modeling of architectural designs
Tasks:
- Renovation designs
- Tracing existing plans
- 3D modeling and design rendering
Required Skills:
- English, no Italian needed
- Proficient in Rhino, Vray and Adobe Creative Suite
Studio A Florence
Company Description: Studio A Florence, is an international and multidisciplinary team, founded in Florence in 2012, engages in various projects in Italy and abroad ranging from luxury villas to shops, restaurants and hotels.
Job Description: The student intern will assist the office team with research and design solutions.
Required Skills:
- English, no Italian required
- Proficient in AutoCAD, Rhino, Vray and Adobe Creative Suite
Studio Gentile
Company Description: Studio Gentile was founded in 2016 and is a design studio specializing in interior design. The company operates in different areas such as product design, furniture design, interior design, illustrations, visual communication and photorealistic rendering. The studio works on a variety of projects across commercial, residential and workplace design.
Job Description: The intern will have the opportunity to work on various types of interior projects, with the possibility of understanding the design approach, 3D modeling, rendering and schematic design.
Tasks:
- Create, model and render designs for design competitions
- Organize internal spaces
- Implement creative solutions in private homes, exhibition spaces and common use spaces
Required Skill:
- Intermediate to advanced Italian
Studio Ponsi – Architettura e Design
Company Description: Studio Ponsi, founded in Florence in 2008 by Andrea and Luca Ponsi, aims to link various design scales within a relationship of mutual correspondences: urban design, architecture, interiors, furniture, and objects.
Job Description: The student intern will assist the office team with model building, research, and design.
Required Skills:
- English, no Italian required
- Experience with AutoCAD and Adobe Suite
Studio Zorzet
Company Description: Studio Zorzet, founded in Florence in the 1960s by Arch. Paolo Zorzet, and is now led by Arch. Leonardo Zorzet. The office covers works of various scales and types: from landscape design, to residential, hotel and resort design, as well as restoration of villas, palazzi and county houses.
Job Description: The student intern will assist the office team with research and schematic design solutions.
Tasks:
- 3D modeling
- Design rendering
- Conduct design research
Required Skills:
- English, not Italian required
- Experience with AutoCAD, Rhino, Vray and Adobe Suite