Architecture & Built Environment · 2027 cohorts
Architecture internships in Dublin, Prague, and Crete paired with weekly academic seminars led by associate professors. Real studios, real projects, transferable academic credit.
6–15 weeks
3–9 transferable
Dublin · Prague · Crete
Step beyond the classroom and gain a truly global perspective while working across cultures.
Build hands-on, practical experience as you apply your technical skills in a real-world setting.
Develop the qualities employers value most, such as adaptability, confidence, independence, and problem-solving. All while immersing yourself in a new culture that will shape how you see the world.
Step beyond the classroom and gain a truly global perspective while working across cultures.
Apply your technical skills in a real-world setting with live projects in established studios.
We offer architecture internships in three diverse European destinations. Each offers a different experience. Choose between the energy of capital destinations or the slower pace of Crete, where projects focus on sustainability, tourism, and private residential design alongside rich historical contexts.
Ireland
Dublin combines historic urban fabric with rapid modern development. An English-speaking EU capital with regulatory complexity, valuable for students exploring planning processes.
English-speaking
Sustainability & Innovation
Czech Republic
Prague offers a unique mix of preservation, public space design and contemporary European urbanism. Exceptional heritage architecture blended with modern design.
Conservation
Adaptive Reuse
Greece
Crete provides exposure to construction, restoration and sustainable design within a Mediterranean setting; placements near UNESCO-listed and protected coastal areas.
Vernacular Architechture
Sustainability
Our Architecture and the Built Environment Internship has been designed for students ready to grow as built environment professionals in a competitive global design sector, while staying on track for academic credit and graduation.
Students are placed in local architecture studios or related practices, contributing around 25 hours per week to live projects and real-world design processes. Alongside this, a 5-hour weekly classroom setting provides structured academic support, reflection, design critique and integration.
This blended model strengthens portfolios, sharpens professional and technical skills, and develops a global perspective on architecture and the built environment.
Our placement network includes specialist firms and architecture and civil engineering offices working across a diverse range of construction and design projects.
We offer two internship formats:
Hover or tap a card to reveal program details, credit structure, and tuition for each destination.
Ailtireacht Architects
Ryan W. Kennihan Architects
From
📍 Dublin · Ireland
Dynamic architectural sector with strong focus on sustainability and innovation
Modern commercial and residential development projects
English-speaking work environment
EU capital with regulatory complexity, valuable for students exploring planning processes
CCEA Moba
ASGK Design
From
📍 Prague · Czech Republic
Rich history of urban transformation from socialist to modern city
Exceptional heritage architecture blended with contemporary design
Exposure to adaptive reuse and planning in a Central European context
Growing creative tech sector (e.g. game and AI firms working in architectural visualisation)
V9 Architects
5 Points Design
From
📍 Crete · Greece
Opportunities to explore heritage conservation and archaeological preservation
Placements near UNESCO-listed and protected coastal areas
Strong relevance for Historic Preservation, Archaeology and Community Planning majors
Distinct architectural landscape, including low-rise villas, traditional stone buildings and small-scale developments
The internship is supported by 5 hours per week of academic seminars, designed to integrate professional experience with academic credit and structured reflection. Sessions are led by associate professors and academic supervisors in each location, guiding discussion, skills development, and critical learning.
5 hours per week of structured academic support, reflection, design critique and integration led by associate professors in each location.
Semester program earns a minimum of 9 credits; summer program earns minimum 3 credits, with an optional elective for an additional 3 credits.
All programs include a comprehensive support model with dedicated local staff in each location. Students benefit from regular one-to-one check-ins, an on-the-ground support team and 24/7 emergency assistance. This ensures they are fully supported to adapt, engage, and thrive both academically and personally.
Student safety and wellbeing are central to the RiSE program design. Our approach is proactive and structured, supporting students from pre-departure preparation and destination planning through to in-country support, incident response, and post-program review.
Drawing on experience delivering international programs, including work with younger participants, we combine strong safeguarding, local expertise, and 24/7 escalation procedures to ensure students can participate safely and confidently. Our team is trained in health, safety, safeguarding, and crisis response, underpinned by a robust risk management framework, a strong track record, and long-standing partnerships with academic institutions.
Emergency support
Regular check-ins
Staff in every city
Destination-specific guidance on health, safety, conduct, local laws, and cultural norms, followed by an in-country orientation covering neighbourhood awareness, transport, personal safety, and emergency contacts.
Continuous phone access throughout the program, with a clear escalation route from local staff to senior RiSE leads. Emergency contact available via call, text, WhatsApp, or app. Optional live tracking (e.g. AirTag) can be used at the student’s discretion.
Defined protocols for incidents of all levels, supported by clear escalation procedures and a structured risk management approach. Medical pathways include access to local doctors, hospitals, and English-speaking practitioners, as well as counselling referrals and online mental health support where needed.
Students benefit from a structured cultural and experiential program to support integration into local life, including orientation, neighbourhood familiarisation, and ongoing engagement throughout the program.
Parents and families play an important role in shaping each student’s experience. By involving them as partners throughout the program, we strengthen communication, add an additional layer of support, and enhance overall risk management — helping students feel confident, supported, and able to make the most of their time abroad.
Joint family sessions covering destination, safety, communication, and what to expect.
Direct lines to RiSE staff for ongoing updates and family-led questions.
Transparent escalation procedures so families understand exactly how incidents are handled.
I have been immersed in working on different phases of the architectural design process from concept to completion of several ongoing projects which has been an insightful and hugely valuable experience.
Architecture Student
The main achievement on placement was successfully completing a competition project by creating a visually impactful axonometric drawing, which significantly contributed to the final submission.
Architecture Student
Micro homes has become an increasingly talked about topic in the architectural world and my research has really piqued my interest in creating great, affordable housing for everyone.
Built Environment Student
The main achievement on placement was successfully completing a competition project by creating a visually impactful axonometric drawing, which significantly contributed to the final submission.
Architecture Student
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