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Build Your Own Internship - Location of Your Choice
Not seeing an internship for you below? If you have a very specific internship placement in mind or are looking through our program list and not seeing your location of choice, you still have options! You can “ Build Your Own Internship ,” where you research and secure your own internship while working with the GEO office to receive relevant academic credit. Students are responsible for finding this internship, housing, and travel arrangements independently, which is what differs from the existing internship placement programs that GEO offers. All students will be charged in-state tuition for this program and receive a guaranteed $250-$1000 scholarship.
Buenos Aires, Argentina with Road2Argentina
Architecture Studio Internship
KLM is an architects' studio formed in 1997 by three Argentines. KLM develops a wide range of projects -- from individual homes to mixed-use buildings, hotels, cultural, corporate, institutional, urbanization and real estate developments both in Argentina and abroad. The studio has also won several international awards.
Real Estate and Architecture Internship
Lone Lighthouse is a company of Argentine Danish capital that offers a professional service in the real estate and architectural area. Its idea is to offer a professional service to small and medium-sized foreign investors from developed countries that would allow them to invest in the real estate market of developing countries, minimizing risk through orderly and transparent management.
Urban Planning Internship
Urbanismo Vivo is a dynamic team that seeks to connect people with the environment where they live: they believe that active citizenship improves and enhances the quality of urban life, promoting friendly and inclusive cities. Through playful exercises and innovative methodologies, they carry out training, courses, events, and consultancies on issues related to territorial planning, urban planning and citizen participation.
Cape Town, South Africa with World Endeavors
Landscape Design and Architecture - Cape Town, South Africa
Learn techniques for optimal site usage planning, factoring in aesthetics, functionality, and sustainability. This placement suits students interested in architecture/urban planning, environmentalism and sustainability, or creative arts and design.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Supporting site usage planning processes
- Learning techniques for balancing aesthetics and functionality
- Gaining exposure to sustainable landscape design practices
- Assisting with design documentation or presentation materials
- Contributing to broader architecture and planning projects
Dublin, Ireland with World Endeavors
Architecture Internship with Professional Design Studio in Dublin, Ireland — Ireland
This architecture practice offers design services across residential, commercial, and public-sector projects, giving interns hands-on exposure to a working studio environment.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Assisting with design development for ongoing architectural projects
- Supporting the preparation of drawings, models, or renderings using design software
- Researching materials, building codes, or design precedents relevant to current projects
- Assisting with the preparation of presentation materials for clients or planning submissions
- Supporting site visits or documentation of existing conditions
- Assisting with general administrative and project coordination tasks
Florence, Italy with World Endeavors
Urban Planning Internship in Florence, Italy — Florence, Italy
This urban planning company works on city development and urban design projects, offering hands-on exposure to real-world city planning processes.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Supporting research related to urban planning and city development projects
- Assisting with the preparation of planning materials, reports, or presentations
- Contributing to site analysis or data collection for ongoing projects
- Supporting general administrative and coordination tasks for the planning team
London, UK with Anglo Educational Services
Architecture and Interior Design Internship
Work at an architectural, interior and product design-based company. The intern can expect to get involved with residential projects, working on AutoCAD, 3D modeling and interior design.
Architecture and Hospitality Internship
An architecture internship with a hospitality focused architecture/interior design firm. The intern can expect to work with their design team on differing projects, focusing on both hotels and residential projects, assisting with pitches for meetings and developing drawings.
Osaka, Japan with CRCC Asia
Design Internship
Support the design and implementation process of building signage and sign design. Projects that are currently being worked on are expo sign designs and an international hotel group sign design system.
Paris, France with World Endeavors
Architecture and Interior Design in Paris — Paris, France
This coworking space in Paris's Latin Quarter, near the Panthéon, offers hands-on interior design and architecture experience within a productive, freelancer-focused workspace.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Benchmarking similar coworking expansions in Paris and abroad
- Researching building code considerations relevant to interior design
- Developing mood boards to guide the design concept
- Collaborating with architects on space usage and flow
- Drafting layout options and selecting materials, finishes, and furniture
- Attending meetings with the architectural firm and coordinating with vendors
- Creating 3D renderings for internal and promotional use
- Helping prepare for the launch and marketing of the new space
Seoul, South Korea with CRCC Asia
Architecture Firm Internship
Intern with an architectural firm that designs buildings and spaces for both private and public entities.
Tokyo, Japan with CRCC Asia
Design Agency Internship
Intern with a design agency that specializes in spatial design, Real Estate as a Service, and the experiences that people have with buildings.