Internships

The Scan Design Foundation supports several esteemed internships. Please scroll through the descriptions to learn more about these fantastic opportunities. If you would like more information, please email the contacts listed on this page.

Scan Design Foundation Urban Design Internship

Two College of Built Environments students work as paid interns on a Seattle-based urban design project for the Green Futures Lab during spring and summer. In the fall, the interns work with an urban design firm in Copenhagen for 16 weeks on the Seattle project, as well as the firm’s international projects. Firm hosts have included Gehl Architects and Schulze + Grassov. The internship is open to graduate students in Landscape Architecture, Architecture, and Urban Design. The application deadline is typically the end of Winter Quarter. For more information about this program, contact Nancy Rottle (nrottle@uw.edu).

Scan Design Foundation Architecture Internship

The UW Department of Architecture offers six-month paid internships at architecture firms in Copenhagen. The program pays each intern a monthly stipend for living expenses and an allowance for travel expenses.  The program currently places interns at Dorte Mandrup A/S, Cobe and EFFEKT Architects. The internships typically run from January through June of each year. All advanced graduate students in the Department of Architecture may apply for these positions. Contact Peter Cohan (pcohan@uw.edu) for application information.