ARCH 4900 / Architectural Internship course:

This 3-credit elective course allows students with a course director-approved internship/job to enroll. Student assignments include a running journal of events and experiences at the workplace for class discussion, as well as opinion reviews, written and graphic reports, and a final presentation of project/s produced at the internship workplace.

What’s become an essential feature of the course is a visit to architectural offices. This popular event offers students exposure to some of the world’s prominent architectural firms: big, medium and small. For most students this is a first glimpse of the professional practice behind closed doors, setting a lasting impression and helping to establish and develop an idea of the necessary “hard and soft skills” expected in the real working world today.

Architecture Office visits:

Spring 2024:
Adjaye Associates Architects / 1 Liberty Plaza, New York, NY
Henning Larsen Architects / 250 W Broadway, New York, NY

Fall 2023:
GENSLER / 1700 Broadway, New York, NY

Spring 2023:
Morris Adjmi Architects / 60 Broad St, 32 Floor, New York NY 10004
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Fall 2022:
Studios Architecture / 588 Broadway, #702, New York, NY
Studios.com

Spring 2022:
AECOM (in-person) 125 Broad Street, New York, NY Hosts: Roxana Kariyannis, Kevin Bannen, Ian Bentley aecom.com/city/new-york

Fall 2021:
HLW (in-person) 5 Penn Plaza, New York ,NY Hosts: Martin Tenecela, Anna Obrien (City Tech graduates) www.hlw.design

June 2021:
Per COVID-19 distance learning protocol, students conducted on-line virtual visits of architects from around the world, producing reports of the history and projects, along with their own opinion/evaluation, then shared with students in class.

Spring 2021:
ARO Architects (Architecture Research Office) Virtual tour due to COVID-19 distance learning. Hosts: Megumi Tamanaha, AIA, Jenny Hong, AIA Sample project: https://www.aro.net/diachelsea www.aro.net

Fall 2020:
RAMSA (Robert AM Stern Architects) Virtual tour due to COVID-19 distance learning. Host: Gaylin Bowie, Associate Sample project: https://www.ramsa.com/projects/project/220-central-park-south www.ramsa.com

June 2020:
Per COVID-19 distance learning protocol, students conducted on-line virtual visits of architects from around the world, producing reports of the history and projects, along with their own opinion/evaluation, then shared with students in class.

Spring 2020:
Per COVID-19 distance learning protocol, students conducted on-line virtual visits of architects from around the world, producing reports of the history and projects, along with their own opinion/evaluation, then shared with students in class.

Fall 2019:
Morphosis Architects 153 West 27 Street, New York, NY Host: Ung-Joo Scott Lee, Architect and Partner Sample project: https://www.morphosis.com/architecture/209/ www.morphosis.com

Spring 2019:
ODA Architects 250 Park Avenue South, New York, NY Host: Christian Bailey, Co-Founder Sample project: 10 Jay Street, Brooklyn www.oda-architecture.com

Fall 2018:
Steven Holl Architects 450 West 31 Street, New York, NY Host: Ruoyu Wei, Associate Sample project: Higgins Hall, School of Architecture, Pratt Institute www.stevenholl.com VOCON
530 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY Host: Raidy Luna (City Tech graduate) Sample project: Compass realty headquarters, NYC
www.vocon.com

Spring 2018:
Studio Gang 50 Broad Street, New York, NY Sample project: Expansion to Museum of Natural History NYC www.studiogang.com
Urbahn Architects 306 West 37 Street, New York, NY Hosts: Donn Henry, Partner; Raphael Stein, Partner Sample Project: Material Science Building at Stony Brook University www.urbahn.com

Fall 2017:
Handel Architects 120 Broadway, New York, NY Host: Elga Killinger, AIA Sample project: Passive House Residence Tower at Cornell Tech, Roosevelt Island www.handelarchitects.com
Previous office visits include (with sample project/s):

Spring 2017:
Hariri/Hariri Architects (Hilltop Residence, Salzburg, Austria)

Fall 2016:
Diller Scofidio + Renfro Architects (The High Line, Columbia Medical, Hudson Yards Tower)
SOM Architects/CASE-RPI (John Jay College major addition)

Spring 2016:
BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) Architects (VIA 57W condo – the “pyramid building”)

Fall 2015:
PerkinsEastman Architects (City Tech’s new Academic Building)
FXFOWLE Architects (35 XV Condo Tower, 35 West 15th Street)

Spring 2015:
Annabelle Selldorf Architects (David Zwirner Gallery building, West 19 Street, West Chelsea)

Fall 2014:
SOM Architects (One World Trade Center)

Spring 2014:
Grimshaw Architects (Fulton Street Transit Hub)

Fall 2013:
Snohetta Architects (National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion)

Spring 2013:
Daniel Liebeskind Architects (Master Plan for WTC site)

Fall 2012:
Rafael Vinoly Architects (432 Park Ave – tallest residential tower in western hemisphere)

Spring 2012:
Peter Eisenman Architects (Holocaust Memorial Berlin)

Fall 2011:
KPF (Kohn Pedersen Fox) Architects (Towers around the world)

Spring 2011:
Vito Acconci Artist/Architect (Storefront for Art and Architecture gallery, with Steven Holl, SoHo)

Poster for Building Blocks Fund Raising Event fall 2023