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ARCHITECTURE WORK EXPERIENCE
This Architecture Work
Experience placement is superb! You'll work in a firm of Architects that
has won numerous awards for their high quality, innovative projects. The
practice is based in Perth CBD, an exiting, buzzing and beautiful
environment.
Not only will you gain wonderful experience of living an working in a
different culture and exciting environment, it will also provide you
with challenging opportunities to expand your design and management
skills and develop professional confidence.
"The architects was an
excellent practice and the people I worked with were very helpful and
friendly. I immediately felt welcome and part of the company."
Victoria Shenton
If you do any
placement in Perth, an Indigenous
(Aborigine) Heritage tour
in Kings Park, Perth's No. 1 tourist
attraction, is included
in your itinerary, free of charge!
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►SUMMARY
FACTFILE |
| Start Dates |
All year round - you choose your
start and finish dates! |
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Duration |
Minimum
stay 8 weeks, maximum stay 24 weeks, subject to visa restrictions |
| Requirements |
You should have
completed your third year of university. |
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Price |
From
£2,595 for 8 weeks, ranging to £3,295
for 12 weeks.
Full Price List |
| What's included |
►Accommodation
►Food
►Meeting you at the Airport
►Transfer to your accommodation
►Full
pre-departure support
►Local in-country team support and backup
►24-hr emergency
support. |
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What's not included |
Flights, Insurance,
Cost of Visas (if a visa is required, but we'll provide necessary documents and
assistance), Transport to and
from your project, Return transfer to the airport. |
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Who can do this Project? |
All projects are
open to all nationalities.
Unless otherwise stated, you need to be aged between 17 and 70+ |
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Practice was established in 1985 and within three
years won the first of its many awards. They are engaged in a wide range
of projects within Australia and the South-East Asia - Asia Pacific region.
Their work embraces Architecture, Urban Design, Interiors. (Equally
importantly, they're very welcoming and friendly - typical Australian traits!) These projects include Master-planning of Marinas, Waterfront and Golf
Resorts, Urban Master-planning, Commercial and Mixed Use buildings, Retail,
Medium Density Residential, Sport and Recreation, Entertainment, Resorts –
Health, Spa and Tourism, Educational and Civic Buildings, Low Cost Housing,
Space Planning and Interiors. The Architects Practice has a wide-range of top-tier repeat
clients which includes education, health, science, university, multiple
residential, commercial, retail, sport and recreation. They undertake
projects which range from $5M to major multi-stage mixed use redevelopment
projects totalling $800M. The majority of current work is in the $50 to
$100M range.
As students work directly for the designers and Directors, they
experience high end projects, primarily at the conceptual design phase. In
addition to the pure architectural and interior design projects, they also
undertake urban design master-planning for the State Planning Authority and
for Local Government where they assist with social infrastructure planning,
strategic planning needs assessments and have developed a reputation for
establishing design benchmarks for a range of community projects.
The Architects Practice also have a strong involvement in development in the north-west
regions of Western Australia which requires a specific design approach to
address remote location logistics, climatic extremes and cyclones. Much of
this remote area design involves prefabricated building technologies.
LOCATION:
The Practice offices provide a modern, open-plan work environment. Their staff
are predominantly in the 25 to 35 age group, but they have a full
cross-section of age, cultures and experience. The West Perth location is a
premium office precinct on the western side of the Perth CBD. It is located
on major bus routes, a 10 minutes walk from the train station and the
vibrant cafe precinct of Subiaco is a 15 minute walk. A free bus system
operates throughout the CBD and connects with all public transport nodes.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:
You'll learn a lot from experts in your field
about how they work in a culture that is very different to what
you're used to.
New skills, more confidence, a greater understanding
of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional
development.
An entry on your CV or résumé that will put you head
and shoulders above most others in the job market
And best of all ... an unforgettable experience!
WORK CONTENT:
Working
overseas is a challenging yet wonderfully rewarding experience and this
placement will give you excellent hands-on experience of working with a
well-established a highly reputable architecture and design practice.
This type of work experience is a great way of enhancing your CV or résumé
and making you stand out from the crowd in this increasingly competitive
world.
Architectural Student Roles &
Responsibilities:
To provide design presentation support to the core design team with a
combination of high order computer presentation skills in using programmes
such as Autocad, Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, Revit, Sketch-up and the like.
Students also may undertake a general design
assistant role for the Directors of the the firm. This is particularly
beneficial for students in gaining an insight into all aspects of
architectural practice.
Students are often given opportunities to
lead the co-ordination of selected aspects of projects, such as compilation
of an approvals submission, illustration of presentation concepts or the
reproduction co-ordination of a design competition entry.
Staff and Working Hours:
There is a team of around 10-15 people and working hours are around 9-5
but may vary depending on circumstances. The type and depth of work you'll be involved
in will depend on your own skills and abilities and on the length of your
project - if you're there for a longer period, you'll have more
opportunities to get involved in projects than if you're there for the
minimum period of 8 weeks.
Perth is currently going through a
construction boom so you should have plenty to get involved in. Example of
the types of computers packages you could be exposed to include:
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3D package
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AutoCAD
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Sketch Up
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3D Studio Max
How the Firm benefits from
Intern/Volunteers:
The Practice likes having "interesting" people. They do take on local interns
but they feel strongly that having overseas volunteers will broaden things
and contribute cultural differences to the working dynamic. They look
forward to, and enjoy, having foreign interns and volunteers!
Please note that
this project is not available during December and January. Also, the
work that you'll be involved in depends on what is available at the time of
your placement.
REQUIREMENTS:
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You
need to have completed your third year of University.
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We
will ask you to submit a portfolio of work showing a mixture of ability
and computer work like CAD will be very important.
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The work should be
challenging and you should be prepared to receiving training in
different elements.
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You need to
be prepared to be flexible with the
work, able to work with, and get on with, people.
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Lastly, an ability to work as part of a
team, but you will also be expected to be able to handle your own work
... self-reliance and independence
will help you make the most of
this wonderful opportunity!
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OPTIONAL ADD-ONS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you do any
placement in Perth, an Indigenous Heritage tour
in Kings Park, Perth's No. 1 tourist
attraction, is included
in your itinerary, free of charge!
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