Understory's summer internship is a 12-week immersive program for students currently enrolled in an accredited landscape architecture or urban design graduate program. Interns contribute to project teams across drawing production, field visits, model-making, and community engagement support.
The role
Summer Design Intern
Location
NY
Salary
$22/hr
Posted
About the internship
Our 12-week summer internship gives graduate students real work on real projects. Interns join a project team from day one and leave with drawings, field experience and a clear picture of how a small landscape practice works.
What you will do
Produce plans, sections and diagrams for active projects
Build physical and digital site models
Join site visits, planting days and monitoring walks
Support community workshops and engagement events
Present a short summer project to the whole studio at the end of the program
Who should apply
Students currently enrolled in an accredited landscape architecture or urban design graduate program
Strong drawing and design software skills
Curiosity about ecology, water and how people use public space
Good to know
The internship runs from June to August, in person at our New York studio, and follows the studio's four-day week.
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