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This section of the web site provides information about scholarship, design competition, internship, and professional position opportunities. Check back frequently as this area of our web site will change over time.
Breaking Opportunities
Opportunities that do not fit in one of the standard categories will be posted here as they are received.
Posted: 01.13.12
Autodesk Student Expert Program
Autodesk is looking to recruit five Autodesk Student Experts for the Cal Poly campus. The students can be affiliated with any of the following programs: Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Construction Management, or Engineering
Ideally, Autodesk is seeking undergraduate students in the degreed programs above, who demonstrate the following qualities and skills: Leadership, Action Oriented, Communicator, and Technology savvy using Autodesk technology.
Currently, Cal Poly has on Autodesk Student Expert, Daniel Samson in ARCE. He is excited about the opportunity to speak with students about the program. Contact Daniel Samson for more information or go to the Autodesk web site.
Posted: 01.13.12
Lisbon off-campus program
This international summer program is offered by the City and Regional Planning Department with the support of the Universidade Lusofona de Lisboa and its School of Architecture, Urbanism and Geography. The program is open to CRP, Arch, and LA majors, and students can get up to 10 units.
IMPORTANT: A first informational meeting and presentation of the 2011 work will take place on Tuesday, January 24, 11-12pm, ROOM 21-120B Urban Design: Between History and Modernity: June 16 to July 15, 2012
For additional information, go to Lisbon Program
Posted 03/15/11
WATG Internship
Recognized as the world’s leading hospitality design firm, WATG has created more successful resort destinations than any other firm on the planet. We are always looking for talented and energetic individuals to join the WATG family in Honolulu, Irvine, Seattle, London, and Singapore.
Location: Irvine, CA 92618
Number of position available: 4
Interviews will be scheduled in April 2011
A total of (2) summer (or longer) Internships are available in either Architecture, Planning, Landscape Architecture and or Interior Design.
- Must be actively in school participating in either a Bachelors or Masters program.
- A total of (2) Junior positions are available in either Architecture, Planning, Landscape Architecture and or Interior Design.
- Must be graduating in spring/summer of 2011 and or recently have graduated in one of the disciplines with either a Bachelors and or a Masters degree.
- Relocation funds are not available for either positions!
- For consideration portfolios MUST be attached to your profile on our website.
https://www2.ultirecruit.com/wat1003/jobboard/listjobs.aspx
Please feel free to include no more than 3 attachments including your resume, they cannot be larger than 4 MB each, and please allow for “Pop Ups.”
Due to the volume of applications phone calls and emails will not be responded to.
Posted 03/15/11
The Washington Center's Competitive Government Program
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars is an educational nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. We partner with selected government agencies to provide students opportunities to be considered for federal internships. These internships take place primarily in the summer months. The Washington Center offers accepted interns academic programming as well as furnished housing, if needed. Students should apply by April 1st for funded internship opportunities for undergraduate Architecture and Interior Design majors with the Department of Defense this summer.
For additional information go to the Competitive Governement Program web site.
Posted 04.02.10
WATG Positions & Summer Internships
WATG is seeking to hire a small number of new or recent architecture graduates this summer plus a few summer interns. WATG is looking for the top performers in the 2010 graduating class or recent 2009 graduated (junior hires) and 4th/5th year studios (intern hire).
The firm is looking for students who are very creative, have great hand sketching abilities and exhibit great enthusiasm for design and the creative process. The ideal candidates should also be great team players and good communicators. Our expectation is that they have a solid understanding of industry appropriate software programs such as AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp and possibly Rhino or one of the other advanced design and modeling programs.
To be considered students must submit their resume and portfolio through our online system:
https://www2.ultirecruit.com/wat1003/jobboard/listjobs.aspx
- You may submit as many attachments as you would like
- Individual attachments may not exceed 4 MB
- The computer must be set to allow “Pop Ups”
- DO NOT send your resume to a personal WATG e-mail address. The system will provide access to multiple reviewers and avoid being lost in one person’s e-mail.
- Review of applicant pool will begin April 5th.
Posted 02.17.10
Spring Field Trip to the SW Desert:
Prof. Tom di Santo
The Spring break in the Desert SW is an 8-day faculty-led trip to spring 2010 based in the Southwest quadrant of the United States. The trip will be led by Prof. Tom di Santo and will take place on a chartered Green Tortoise bus. The goal is to see a phlethora of natural beauty, modern architecture, museum art and installation art in the landscape, Native American dwellings and cith-scapes, historical cities and National Forest Recreation Areas.
For additional information, contact Prof. Tom di Santo or call 805.234.1727
Description Pamphlet can be downloaded at: Desert SW (.pdf)
Posted 02.08.10
Spring Fieldtrip to China: ARCH 353
Tentatively, Prof. Margarida Yin is considering a overseas field trip for the Spring Quarter Arch 353 course related to the design project, which is the U.S. Pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo in China. The field trip would begin prior to the beginning of the Spring Quarter, and might begin as early as March 18, 2010, and concludes about April 1, or April 5, 2010. The field trip would visit Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hong Kong. For further information about the Field trip, please see below:
China field trip 2010: Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Hong Kong and Suzhou
To architecturally explore three major international mega-cities, one ancient city and one ancient Chinese Classical Garden town in China. Five cities are filled with new major buildings and transformed by a new sensibility about modernity.
- In Shanghai, for the World Expo 2010, the most ecological and imaginative pavilions are being built in this Western influenced and Chinese impacted culture and design from the Colonial Era until the present time.
- In Beijing, for the 2008 World Olympics, the most daring and innovative mega structures were built right in the heart of the crowded Chinese historical capitol city.
- Xi’an is the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, and used to be the capital of eleven dynasties in Chinese history. It is a city rich in over 5000 years of culture and history.
- In Hong Kong, one can discover a diverse modern metropolis steeped in unique blends of Eastern and Western traditions.
- Suzhou has been called the "Venice of the Orient", as it is an ancient town interlaced by numerous canals, where all the most famous Chinese Classical Gardens are located.
The field trip to Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Hong Kong and Suzhou will study the impact of contemporary global forces on the traditional urban fabrics and discover what hybrid ideas resulted from this collision.
If you are interested in the class, project and the field trip please contact Prof. Margarida Yin no later than 2/12/2010.
Posted 02.05.10
Spring fieldtrip to China: ARCH 453
There is an opportunity for an Arch 453 field trip to visit the dynamic cities of Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai China during the quarter break and beginning of the Spring quarter (March 23 -March 28, 2010).
Beijing has been China’s political center for about 900 years and is full of both important historical and contemporary buildings. Xian was the location of many royal and imperial capitals, and has many important historical monuments. Shanghai is China’s commercial and cultural hub, which will host a world Expo which is presently under construction.
Tentatively, Prof. Chris Yip is considering a field trip for his Spring Quarter Arch 453 course related to the design project, a Hotel in China near the Shanghai World Expo site. The field trip would begin prior to the beginning of the Spring Quarter, and might begin as early as March 18, 2010, and conclude about April 1, or April 5, 2010. The field trip would visit Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai, with possible additions of Suzhou, Guangzhou, and/or Hong Kong.
If you are interested in the class, project and the field trip please contact Prof. Chris Yip immediately.
Posted 12.15.09
August 2010 Brazil study trip CANCELLED
The City Regional and Planning Department (CRP) is offering an extended field trip to Brazil from Monday, August 2nd, to Tuesday, August, 31st, 2010. Students from CRP, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture are invited to participate. Based on beautiful Rio de Janeiro, students will visit the modernist capital of Brasilia, the sustainable city of Curitiba, and the colonial coastal town of Paraty. An unique opportunity to discover an extraordinary country.
Program Coordinator, Professor Vicente del Rio holds degrees in Architecture and Urban Design, and has recently co-authored with Prof. William Siembieda Contemporary Urbanism in Brazil: Beyond Brasilia, and available at Amazon.com.
For additional information, go to Flier Brazil.
For additional information, contact Vicente del Rio
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