Internship Architect

Do you want to work for an Architecture firm with sustainability at the heart of its strategy? Can you contribute with solutions from your academic studies? Are you currently studying to be an Architect? Then, join us to shape a sustainable and liveable world.

About Us

Arkitema was established in 1969 making us one of Denmark's oldest architectural firms. Today, we are well positioned in Scandinavia with offices in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

In our markets we provide wide range of competencies in our areas of expertise. We cover sectors and disciplines like healthcare, industry, transformation, landscape and residential construction.

Since 2019 Arkitema has been part of COWI, one of Scandinavia’s leading engineering and consultancy companies. Together with customers, partners and colleagues, we shape a future where people and societies grow and flourish. We do that by co-creating more sustainable and beautiful solutions that improve the quality of life for people today and many generations ahead.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

As an intern at Arkitema, you will be part of a design team in one of Scandinavia's largest and leading architectural firms, where you will work with experienced architects, construction architects, urban planners and engineers to solve a wide range of professionally relevant tasks.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• To use your academic knowledge of architectural fundamentals to contribute to our projects
• Gain valuable experience in the field of architecture and construction

Also, you will be included in a team and assigned an experienced colleague as a mentor who will guide you throughout your internship. We carry out architecture primarily throughout the Nordic region but also other parts of the world within the areas of; Housing, Learning, Business, Health, Urban, Culture and Infrastructure. Therefore, our assignments range from small preservation-worthy residential neighborhoods to complex super hospitals, bridges and cultural centers.

As an intern, you will have the opportunity to be involved in drawing the first lines, registering old building masses, supervising construction sites on ongoing projects, or modeling and detailing the many complex buildings. Our professional span will give you a broad understanding of the design profession and in-depth knowledge of the workflows in the construction industry.

Your Skills. Our Team. Together We Design The Future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you’ll have:

• Actively pursuing either a bachelor's or master's degree in Architectural Program or similar.
• Have good problem-solving skills
• Be a creative and technical thinker
• Be able to demonstrate evidence of research and information gathering skills

Professional development

We strive to develop talented interns who graduate with a high level of professional skills. As part of the internship at Arkitema, there are ongoing presentations where our own specialists share their experience and best practices in topics such as:

• Sustainability, materials & reuse
• BIM, Revit, design & sketching
• Client consultancy & tendering
• Restoration & building preservation
• Competitions & visualizations
• Descriptions & quality assurance
• Urban Planning

These topics represent important knowledge and practical insights that will ensure you stand stronger in your future career.

A place to work and so much more

At Arkitema, we work together with our customers to shape sustainable and customized solutions. By making use of our collective knowledge and curiosity, we create opportunities that contribute to good solutions for a future with ever-changing needs.

We want to develop an environment where curiosity, belonging and good chemistry are in focus.

For us, it is important that the people we share everyday work with are allowed to be themselves, precisely because it is what brings out the best in you and those around us, both at work and at home.

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role, please reach out to Susanne Bergholdt Damsted – subd@arkitema.com for Aarhus/Aalborg and Charlotte Lin Pedersen – capd@arkitema.com for Copenhagen.

Get to know us even better at our website, Arkitema where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at Arkitema.

Diversity is fundamental to Arkitema, inclusion is key.

We focus on creating a respectful and fair work environment where all employees have a sense of belonging and equal opportunities to thrive and grow. We ensure that our leaders are role models for inclusive leadership by cultivating a culture where diverse perspectives and thoughts are considered valuable. We also take diversity and inclusion into account in all relevant decisions and processes when we put together teams and forums. We do it because it is part of our values and because it is simply the right thing to do.

NOTE

Kindly submit your CV, Cover Letter, and Portfolio. As only two attachment fields are available on the application page, please combine files where needed and upload them accordingly.

We only accept applications from active students who have not already completed an internship within their studies.