Architectural Internship Starting Jan Feb 2026

Job Description

With over 450 employees in seven global offices – from Amsterdam to Austin, Hong Kong to Dubai – UNS is more than an architecture firm. We’re a collective of thinkers, problem solvers, and creative minds working across disciplines to shape a better world. Whether it’s cities or airports, bridges or brands, we design solutions that address real societal challenges.

Our Dubai office is seeking a motivated intern to join our dynamic team. This opportunity is perfect for students passionate about architecture and design looking to gain hands-on experience in a leading studio.

Architectural Internship – Dubai

For our office in Dubai, we are looking for architectural interns who want to participate as full team members, working on a handful of our projects, contributing creatively and through their work.

We frequently look for interns to add to our architectural teams. To ensure a smooth process and provide everyone with equal opportunities, we periodically open the internship vacancy. This way, we also have enough time to review all applications and respond as much as possible.

What kind of tasks?

As a practice that has more than 30 years of building experience. You will learn not only how to design, but also how architecture is created and realized. Our knowledge and craftsmanship are strong pillars of our company.

During your internship, you will assist during the concept-, sketch-, and design development processes. Here you will learn and experience envisioning, diagrams, creating, detailing and realizing complex assignments by transferring them into practice.

Also, you will get the opportunity to maintain customer relationships. Your skills will develop during the internship, as you are closely involved with our projects. The Senior Architects guide you through the process, where you learn the newest designing methods, which will be practiced in your future career as an architect.

What would be my impact as an intern?

During your internship, you will be part of a team that builds knowledge, undertakes research, and applies architecture and design skills in order to future-proof new projects.

We believe that the key to ‘future-proofing the future’ is knowledge. Therefore, we will teach you during the internship to understand the most up to date trends and practices in architecture and beyond. Our mission to producing user-centric designs that are adaptive, resilient and future-proof, and every employee should embrace these aspects in their work.

Job requirements

• Enrolled in a university (preferably Master Program) or higher technical school program for the entire duration of the internship
• At least a bachelors degree (or equivalent)
• Work experience/internship is a plus
• Strong design sensibilities with the ability to contribute and cultivate design ideas/concepts
• Team player with the ability to organize own work and keep deadlines, and clearly communicate with Project Leaders and team members
• Good knowledge of AutoCAD and the Adobe Suite Package
• Good knowledge of Rhinoceros, preferably also of Grasshopper and Scripting
• Good design capacities
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• A team player, reliable, pro-active, flexible and dedicated
• Available for 5 working days per week in the office
  
  

• Must be currently enrolled in a university within the UAE.
• Possession of an internship card/permit is necessary.
• Candidates who have completed their studies are not eligible for an internship position.