What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2026 Summer Internship - Architecture (Boston) position at Sasaki Associates?
2026 Summer Internship – Architecture
Are you an enthusiastic student with big ideas for the built environment? Are you looking for a chance to work with an interdisciplinary team of designers and tackle some of the world’s most interesting planning and design challenges? Apply now for an internship at Sasaki!
Sasaki interns get hands-on experience, develop valuable professional connections, and gain a deep understanding of how a leading firm operates and innovates. While roles and responsibilities range based on project work at the time, interns can expect to further their working knowledge of design inspiration and iteration, technology, and best practices. Interns will be a part of project teams delivering real-world solutions to clients.
An internship with Sasaki offers an invaluable opportunity for professional growth as well as a fun and memorable summer experience. When you work at Sasaki, you sign up to work alongside a diverse group of design professionals who are deeply committed to improving the world through design. We are proud of both the work and the culture we continuously cultivate here, supported by everyone's diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and interests. Sasaki is one of the leading multi-disciplinary design firms in the world, with 300 employees based primarily in Boston and over 800 awards for excellence in our architecture, landscape architecture, and planning and urban design practices.
Architecture interns will be based in Sasaki’s Boston Office.
https://www.sasaki.com/practice/services/architecture/
Qualifications:
Currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from an accredited institute and actively pursuing or newly possessing a degree in a field directly related to architecture
All years/classes (both undergraduate and post-graduate) are encouraged to apply - including recently graduated and masters students
Proficiency in: Communication and presentation, Adobe and Microsoft suites, rendering, physical model making
Documentation: Revit and AutoCAD
Design: Rhino, SketchUp, Grasshopper, etc
Interested? Here is what you need to know:
- Location: Boston, MA
- The summer internship is an in-person internship.
- 10-12 week program from June 1 - August 28th, 2026 (end dates will be determined on academic need & preference. Start date is firm.)
- Applications close/due: Friday, January 16th, 2026
- Interviews: ~2/2/25 – 2/13/25
- Notifications: ~Week of 2/16
- $26/hr
*Please note that while we'll try our best to adhere to these dates, slight changes based on the number of applications, total interviews, etc. may potentially delay response times*
What you bring:
- Design chops – you’ve got vision, creativity, and skills
- Collaborative spirit – the idea of interdisciplinary teamwork gets you excited
- Opinions – you have them and value sharing them with others
- Passion – you have a healthy dose of ambition for yourself, your team, the work (and the firm you’ll come to love)
- Proactive resourcefulness – you’re energetic and positive about solving problems and take initiative to find a way to ‘yes’
- Growth-orientation – you’re curious and want to find greater ways to impact the world around you
- Humanistic sensibility – you design for people and you generally enjoy working with others
What you’ll do:
- Develop and coordinate detailed design concepts
- Perform production functions: drafting, documentation, and model creation
- Prepare design presentation packages
- Perform assignments including basic plans, elevations, renderings, square foot calculations, materials investigations and understanding where those fall within a project
Candidates must upload:
- Resume
- Portfolio/Work Samples (**You may need to break up your portfolio into smaller pieces if over 10mb total**)
- One faculty letter of recommendation (sent to: recommendations@sasaki.com)
- Brief, one page explanation of goals and expectations for internship
Please Note:
You MUST apply through this career page!
We make no promise your application will be reviewed if not submitted through the Sasaki career portal you are currently on - with the four components listed above.