Architecture Job Opportunities in USA with Architect-US
Architect-US is a company that connects young professionals with architecture job opportunities in USA and provides guidance throughout the J1 visa process. They support international talent in securing positions for up to 18 months, based on professional background, interests, and preferred locations.
Eligibility: Candidates Profile
To temporarily work at the USA, candidates will need to get a J1 Visa, which can be approved for two different kind of profiles:
Profile 1. Interns.
Students and professionals who finished their architectural studies during the last 12 months will be considered Interns (for the VISA process), even if they work as architects, with tasks corresponding to their current professional category and with a salary calculated taking into consideration their real working experience. The J1 Visa for interns can be obtained for a maximum of 12 months.
Profile 2. Trainees.
Professionals who finished their architectural studies more than 12 months ago will be considered Trainees (for the VISA process). They will work as architects, with tasks corresponding to their current professional category and with a salary calculated taking into consideration their real working experience. The J1 Visa for trainees can be obtained for a maximum of 18 months.
– Most MCH Alumni can apply to this J1 VISA as trainees, which allow them to get a longer working experience for architecture job opportunities in USA.
– It is not necessary to be enrolled at UPM or any other University to apply to this J1 Visa, as this working experience does not belong to a specific University program, as MCH. It will not be done through COIE.
– It is not necessary to be enrolled at UPM as student during the stay in the USA, as this working experience does not belong to a specific UPM program, as MCH. It will not be done through COIE.
– All profiles will be analyzed by the Selection Committee of Architect-US. Around 30% of applicants are discarded.
– After being accepted by the Architect-US Selection Committe, candidates will have access to a job bank where open selection processes are announced.
– The American Office hosting selected candidates has the last word, they will be the ones making the last choice, among candidades proposed by Architect-US.
For reasons related to U.S. diplomatic relations, completely alien to the MCH and Architect-US, the following countries are not allowed to apply to the J1 Visa: Syria, Libya, Belarus, Yemen, Venezuela, North Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan.
For the rest of the countries, there is no formal ban but the ones with weak economies and political unrest would be very difficult to obtain such a Nigeria or Philippines.
MCH Alumni Exclusive Advantages
Thanks to the agreement signed with Architect-US, MCH Alumni who are interested in architecture job opportunities in USA and working for some time in the United States will profit from some exclusive benefits. Their participation in the Master of Advanced Studies in Collective Housing guarantees their high educational level, that’s why they will be given preference during the candidates’ selection process. They will also have preferential access to choose the architectural firms where they would like to work.
- Adjaye Associates
- AECOM
- Alloy Development
- AMLGM
- Andre Kikoski Architects
- Architecture Plus Information
- AT Architects
- Aubertine and Currier
- B+A Architecture
- Bentobuild – Bentobox
- Bermello Ajamil & Partners Inc
- Beyer Blinder Belle
- Bittoni Architects
- BRG Studio
- Buddy Warren Home
- Bulley and Andrews LLC
- Cetra Ruddy
- Christian Lahoude Studio
- Cicognani Kalla Architect
- CLL – Concept Lighting Lab
- Corgan
- Dattner Architects
- David Bers
- Diller Scofidio + Renfro
- Doo ArchitectureDull Olson Weekes – IBI Group Architects Inc
- Duncan Miller Ullman
- Edmonds Lee Architects
- Fernando Romero
- FX Collaborative
- Garrison Architects
- George Sexton Associates, LLC
- GF55 Architects
- Gilsanz Murray Steficek
- Handel Architects
- HMC Architects
- HOK
- IndiDesign
- INTELAE Architecture
- Interstice Architects
- ITEC Entertainment
- Jones Architecture
- Jorge Mastropietro Architect Atelier
- JW Architects LTD
- Karim Rashid Inc
- Ken Linsteadt Architects
- KFA
- Kieran Timberlake
- Laguarda Low Architects
- Landworks Studio inc
- Leroy Street Studio Architecture, D.P.C.
- M-Rad
- MacCracken Architects
- Manske Dieckmann Thompson Architecture
- Matthew Baird Architects PLLC
- MEIS
- MN DPC
- Morphosis Architects
- MQ Architecture
- MVMK Architecture
- nArchitects
- NBBJ
- Nelligan White Architects
- Neukomm
- OBR Architecture
- Old Structures Engineering
- OMA New York
- One Hat One Hand
- Oonagh Ryan Architects Inc (ORA)
- Palette Architecture
- Paragon Solutions (before: BUILD ACADEMY INC)
- PFA Architects
- Plain Space
- Plato Studio
- PorterFanna Architects
- READ Architecture Design DPC
- Reddymade Architecture
- Relativity Architects
- Restoration Hardware
- Rolluda Architects
- S9 Architecture
- Scalar Architecture
- SHoP Architects
- Skidmore Owings and Merrill LLP
- Snøhetta
- Solomon Cordwell Buenz
- Space 4 Architecture
- SPAN NY
- Spillman Farmer Architects
- Standard Architecture
- Steven Kratchman Architect
- Studio Christian Wassmann
- Studio Tack
- StudioMDA
- TEN Arquitectos
- Tom Cody Design
- Topology Eyewear (Bespoke Inc.)
- Torrence Architects
- Troutbeck
- Von Dalwig
- Walters Zackria Architects
- Wheeler Kearns Architects
- Work Architecture
- WORKac
- Workshop/APD
- YCH ARCHITECT
- Young Projects
For more details on the architecture job opportunities in USA full program and registration for the activities, visit the official Architecture Week website or contact them:
training@architect-us.com
+1.347.708.1790
+34.675.383.100
+34.620.246.333
Author: Camilo Meneses – MCH Manager + Architect-US
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