Job opportunities in the U.S.A. with Architect-US

Architect-US is a company which looks for temporary job opportunities for architects in the USA, and provides assistance to get the necessary J1 Visa. They help young international talents to find a job in the USA for a maximum stay of 18 months, considering their professional background, interests and preferred destinations.

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 in the 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 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.

These are some of the studios which use to collaborate with Architect-US:

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 Architecture
Dull 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 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