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DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you're in the right place.

DLR Group's New York City studio has an openings Architectural Design Summer Interns. We have multiple positions and locations available; please refer to all openings posted and apply to the locations that are most suitable to your living situation during the course of your internship. This is not a remote position.

About EPX at DLR Group

Each person who works at DLR Group has a design voice, and we can't wait to help you define and amplify yours. Whether it's through a design charrette, a client meeting, an internal project review, or working through a building detail, you'll learn the nuts and bolts (ha!) of putting together a building, while being part of something larger than yourself. You will gain experience on projects large and small, in various phases of construction. We also hope to give you experiences outside of the typical internship in your discipline - from helping on a business development or marketing pursuit, planning an event for your office, or sharing your ideas on what the future of design services looks like.

Position Summary

As a DLR Group Summer Intern, you will be an important part of our integrated design team and will help produce designs for commercial, educational, and municipal buildings of all sizes and complexities. Our Summer Internship Program is a paid, full-time opportunity running May 19 through August 7, 2026. We expect interns to participate throughout the duration of the program. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow, learn, and contribute your design voice to our brand promise of Elevating the Human Experience.

What you will do:

• Collaborate with other design team members in the integrated design process for various projects
• Develop proficiency in primary design tools such as Revit, Enscape, and proprietary DLR Group design tools and methods
• Create presentation materials using SketchUp and Adobe Creative Suite to support design efforts
• Support project pursuits and contribute to business development opportunities
• Engage in project and site meetings to ensure effective communication and coordination
• Explore and gain a deeper understanding of construction documentation and processes

Required Qualifications:

• Enrolled in a Bachelor of Architecture or Master of Architecture degree program (NAAB-accredited university strongly preferred)
• Completed 3 years of design education prior to the start of the internship
• Experience with Revit
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SketchUp, Enscape, Rhino, or other design software
• Excellent visual, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills
• Previous internship/commercial design experience
• Experience with Mural (visual collaboration software)
• TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE SUBMIT A CURRENT PORTFOLIO (PDF FORMAT PREFERRED)*

Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position, including temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including OPT and CPT), TN, J, H-1B, or those who need employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested hourly rate for this position is:

Hourly Rate

$18-$25 USD

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients' success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values - commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork - we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.