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This one year placement role is for Part I architectural students (pre-Masters) who are studying toward their UK Part 2 and are required to complete one year in practice as part of their education. The placement will begin in September 2024 and run for one year on a full time, 5 days a week basis working in person from our central London studio.
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. Our core hours policy allows flexibility in your daily start and end times, and you can work from abroad for up to 30 days a year.
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Key responsibilities
You will be an active part of a project design team taking on a variety of tasks and moving between projects as required. You will produce 2D and 3D drawings, illustration material for clients presentations or publications and work in our physical model shop.
You must 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, Rhino and MicroStation, and constructing physical architectural models.
Skills, knowledge and expertise
Candidates should be able to use in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, with some knowledge of a 3D modelling programme (preferably ArchiCAD or Rhino).
We understand that many Part 1's 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 expected.
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