Architectural Intern (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Location: Copenhagen

Department: Architects

Employment Type: Fixed-term

At our office in Copenhagen we are always looking for talented and motivated Danish architecture students who are eager to learn and develop their skills. As an intern at BIG you will experience a dynamic and inspiring working environment in an international creative community. You will work with, and learn from, some of the best architects in the world and participate in exciting projects, social events, courses and much more.

You will be based at our new self-designed headquarters in Copenhagen together with 300 colleagues, but as an Architectural Intern you will be part of a small project team and will work on projects of varying type, size and location. The internship will help you develop and improve your design-, communication-, technical- and conceptual skills, while contributing to the development of the projects you become part of. At BIG you have great development opportunities – more than a third of our current architectural staff started here as interns.

On a daily basis you will work in Rhino or Revit and Adobe Suite and it is expected that you already have strong skills in these programs. You will assist in the production and development of design proposals, produce diagrams, drawings, virtual and physical models and visualizations for the projects you work on.

During your internship you will be exposed to increasingly independent work, solving technical- and design-related challenges and helping to make decisions regarding the final design of the project you are working on. You will learn about products, materials and construction methods in the EU and globally and you will observe and at times participate in meetings with management, project stakeholders, local authorities, approval bodies and sub-consultants.

At BIG, interns are actively participating in the design process, sketching and developing ideas on equal footing with more experienced staff. We highly value our interns and ensure a broad distribution of tasks. In the office we emphasise camaraderie and encourage all employees to feel ownership of the architecture being created.

NB: This internship advertisement is aimed only at architecture students at KADK and Aarhus School of Architecture who will undertake a 5-month internship in the 6th semester.

The ideal candidate

• 5 months of full-time internship in the 6th semester.
• Be currently enrolled students. Graduates cannot be considered as interns.
• Have knowledge of and experience with the following: Rhino, Revit and Adobe.
• Have a flexible and open attitude to new ways of working.
• Be able to take initiative based on guidelines or instructions.
• Have good communication and collaboration skills.
• Speak fluent English.

As an Architectural Intern, you will

• Participate in one of our international or Danish projects.
• Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams.
• Build a network with experienced professionals.
• Create innovative architecture.
• Translate creative ideas into practical solutions.
• Integrate sustainability into architectural projects.
• Use digital tools for advanced design and modeling.
• Develop good presentation skills within design.
• Communicate design concepts persuasively.
• Incorporate local cultural contexts into the architecture of the projects.
• Understand global architectural contexts.
• Embrace a culture of critique and improvement.

BIG offers

• A full-time internship at our new self-designed headquarters in Copenhagen.
• Rich opportunities for development and education in the form of BIG School, bootcamps, Lunch n' Learn as well as internal Masterclasses.
• A diverse group of colleagues consisting of architects, builders, engineers and specialists with more than 45 different nationalities.
• Flexible lunch arrangement with locally sourced and freshly prepared food.
• An honorarium in line with the recommendations of Danish architectural firms.

Application

Upload please your CV and portfolio. Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.

Diversity has been part of our DNA since BIG’s founding. A diversity of different cultures and backgrounds creates new perspectives and leads to fantastic discoveries. At BIG we celebrate and support diversity, because it makes our team, work and the built environment better. We are proud to be a socially responsible workplace with equal employment opportunities, and we take active action to hire on equal terms regardless of race, color, origin, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, handicap and gender identity.