INTERNSHIP: Urban Designer
The atmosphere in our office is informal, international, multidisciplinary, highly ambitious and very dynamic, but also friendly with a focus on personal and professional development. The average age of our employees is 34 years and our employee base is made up of about 30 different nationalities. Almost all employees have an academic background.
The Position:
The Urban Unit leads masterplan projects and also helps support the various project teams. We engage in research, analysis and design and work across scales and geographies. We currently concentrate on mobility projects, Transit Oriented Developments and retail and leisure facilities.
The Urban Design Intern will be expected to participate as a full team member and understand the design/masterplan processes. Communication skills are essential and the Urban Design Intern is expected to be able to help in developing diagrammatic and spatial representations. The internship will be for a minimum of 6 months, preferably a year.
The Requirements:
We look forward to receive your C.V./resume + portfolio + short motivation letter
You have the opportunity to work on high profile, challenging global projects
You are part of a creative, fresh, professional and academic working environment
The city centre of Amsterdam is on your doorstep: one of the world's most beautiful cities
Research is an integrated and valued part of your daily work
You have the opportunity to initiate and develop research projects with external companies and institutions
Your experience is highly valued, but your innovative and entrepreneurial attitude is ranked highest
You work in a young international team that is highly ambitious, collegial and social, made up of recently graduated architects, experienced senior architects and everything in-between
You design through discovery, and learn on the job
You get as much creative freedom as you are willing to take
You find yourself in a responsible position as soon as you are ready
Friday Afternoon Drinks are always waiting for you
Our annual Summer and Winter Events have become legendary
You have 20 PTO days per year based on a full-time internship