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This one-year placement role is for architectural students (pre-Masters or equivalent) who are studying toward their UK Part 2 or equivalent and are required to complete one year in practice as part of their education. The placement will begin in September 2025 and run for one year on a full time, 5 day a week basis working in person from our central London practice.
Our ideal candidate is a Part 1 architecture student who demonstrates exceptional standards across all aspects of their work, possesses an innate drive for continuous improvement, and views each project as an opportunity to expand their capabilities and design thinking.
When applying, please remove your name and university from your CV and portfolio upload documents. This helps us to have to have fairer process where we screen candidates without seeing names to reduce unconscious bias and support good practice for diversity.
Responsibilities
You will produce 2D and 3D drawings, illustration material for client presentations, work in our physical model shop, and be an active part of design on project teams taking on a variety of tasks and moving between projects as required. You demonstrate the ability to convey your creative ideas effectively using a variety of design tools including hand drawing, Photoshop and InDesign diagrams, producing good digital images, CAD drawings with ArchiCAD and Rhino, and constructing physical architectural models.
Skills and expertise
Ideally you will have knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, with some knowledge of a 3D modelling programme (preferably ArchiCAD or Rhino). We understand that many architectural students will need training up in digital design software, and we are prepared to offer software training. You will need to be ready and open to work across projects and learn different software. Physical model making and hand drawing skills are also a plus.
What we offer
We offer a variety of employee benefits including private health insurance, cycle to work scheme, a cash health plan, employer contribution pension, employee assistance plan, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and visa assistance for candidates who need to relocate to London.
We also encourage you to fill out the diversity monitoring form, which is completely anonymous but helps us to see the overall statistics for who is applying for our vacancies and helps us to learn how to improve the diversity of our candidate outreach.
About David Chipperfield Architects
David Chipperfield Architects is an international architecture studio founded in London in 1985. The practice has developed a strong reputation for the quality of its work, with a diverse portfolio that includes celebrated cultural, residential, educational, commercial, and civic projects. Comprising five independent offices in London, Berlin, Milan, Shanghai and Santiago de Compostela, each one is embedded in its local context while united globally by common architectural ambitions. The practice’s approach is grounded in a concern for the social and environmental sustainability of the built environment and its role in our collective quality of life.
