DesBrisay & Smith Architects is an architectural practice that empowers people, businesses and communities through analytical, crafted and groundbreaking design. Our firm is designing commissions for institutional, commercial, and residential clients across the country. Our office is seeking candidates for the position of Junior Designer (1-2 years office experience). We create places for "making"– be that to make a living, a cultural artifact or a habitat. To achieve this, our design approach is to align architectural expression with the end-user experience. We believe this is the fundamental spatial condition for causing communities. Rather than specializing in a building style or program type, we start every project by asking: what is the community that this building or program is trying to cause? We have used this approach effectively with many different project types, including educational, arts and culture, commercial and retail projects. In a culture that is increasingly mediated and dispersed, we connect people through what we build. While this connection begins with the design and construction process, the end goal is to cause communities.
Causing communities is our way of expressing the belief that our generation of designers will succeed not through radical form-making but through a radical rethinking of community and how it can advance the human condition. This will be the primary driver for 21st Century design leaders.
We are seeking candidates for the position of Junior Designer (1-2 years office experience).
Our work environment is highly creative and requires collaborative thinkers who take the initiative. The right candidate is committed to excellence in the design and construction process. They are powerful time managers, effective communicators, accountable, capable detailers, and initiate their contributions to the design and documentation process.
Job description:
- Participate in projects from Schematic Design through Construction Documentation.
- Participate in Construction Administration of projects.
- Create and develop design concepts.
- Physical and digital modelling and drawing of design concepts.
- Create details from design concepts.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree from an architectural program.
- Proficiency in Autocad and 3D modelling programs (Rhino preferred).
- Proficiency in Adobe CS suite, MS Word and Excel.
- Competency in algorithmic scripting preferred.
- Excellent physical modelling skills.
- Experience creating construction documentation, including details of designs.
Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, detailed resume, and at least four work samples (professional work preferred, with descriptions of job duties for each project) to email.
Design led architecture practice moreno:masey is currently seeking an experienced Senior Architect to manage a team of 5/6 across multiple high end residential projects.
Responsibilities will include team management and support, along with job running, preparation and development of drawn and written construction information, liaising with clients, consultants and contractors. The right candidate will need good communication and time management skills with the ability to work autonomously and manage a team efficiently.
The practice has extensive experience on bespoke residential projects and is closely involved in brand development for restaurant and bars. Experience in high end residential in the UK market is preferable.
To apply please email a CV with examples of your work including both design and construction drawings and indication of salary expectations.
This is currently a temporary 6-12 months role but with the potential of becoming a permanent position.