Save Venice Foundation – Wellesley Internshps in Europe (Italy) December 5, 2008
Posted by cwslibrary in Europe, Italy, Juniors, Summer 2009, Wellesley in Europe, architecture, art, history, preservation, sophomores.comments closed
Save Venice Inc. is an American non-profit organization that sponsors the restoration of art and architecture in Venice, Italy. Based in New York with chapters in Boston and California, Save Venice has raised over twenty million dollars to restore hundreds of works of art since it was founded in 1967. Projects have included the complete restoration of the 15th-century church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, and the conservation of the early 16th-century façade of the Scuola Grande di San Marco as well as paintings by Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese. Save Venice’s current major project is the restoration of the 16th-century decorative cycle by Paolo Veronese in the church of San Sebastiano Restoration projects are selected in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Culture through the Superintendencies of Monuments, Fine Arts, and State Museums of Venice.
Internship Description:
Interns assist in Save Venice’s daily activities. They participate in site visits to restoration worksites and conservation laboratories and assist in researching current and future restoration projects as well as preparing information for Save Venice’s website and publications. A specific project will involve updating Save Venice’s digital photo archive and Save Venice’s database of information pertaining to our conservation projects. Interns spend time outside of the office visiting former restoration projects throughout Venice and compiling conditions reports of the artworks’ current status for the Save Venice database.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Background in Art History, Italian History, or Historic Preservation Students must have knowledge of Italian |
Personality: Independent Self starter
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BCV Architects – American Cities Internship Program (San Francisco) November 17, 2008
Posted by cwslibrary in American Cities Program, Juniors, San Francisco, Summer 2009, architecture, art, research, sophomores, technology.comments closed
Organization Description:
BCV Architects is a growing, 45+ person architecture firm based in North Beach, San Francisco with four areas of expertise – residential, restaurant, specialty commercial, and urban design/planning. The firm pursues this range of work because we believe architecture and design are richest when they are informed by the breadth and complexity of human experience. See our web site for examples of work: www.bcvarch.com
Internship Description:
This ten-week program offers hands-on training in many aspects of an architecture office. The intern will be involved with assisting Hannah Brown and other designers in the firm with exploring design studies, preparing for upcoming client presentations, conducting research related to the project, and learning about technical aspects of construction. The shape of the internship will be dependent on the level of the intern’s experience with AutoCAD, 3D Modeling software, and the making of physical models. BCV Architects will also accept an intern with an interest in architecture but without AutoCAD skills to work on Marketing and Business Development projects. The selected candidate will be both supervised and mentored by Hannah Brown, and So Young Kim ‘90.
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The Georgia Trust for Preservation – American Cities Program (Atlanta) November 10, 2008
Posted by cwslibrary in American Cities Program, Atlanta, Juniors, Summer 2009, architecture, communication, development, education, event management, history, interior design, museum, preservation, research, sophomores.comments closed
The Mission of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is to promote an appreciation of Georgia’s diverse historic resources and provide for their protection and use to preserve, enhance and revitalize Georgia’s communities.
The Vision of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is for Georgians to understand and appreciate the irreplaceable value of historic buildings and places and their relevance to modern life. We envision Georgians who promote careful stewardship and active use of these diverse resources and recognize the economic and social benefits of preservation. We envision communities where new development complements and reinforces thriving downtowns and historic neighborhoods, contributing to a healthy and enriched humane environment.
Internship Description:
Communications
Position: Communications/Marketing/Public Relations
Responsibilities: Responsibilities include writing press materials and newsletter articles, media relations, building and maintaining media lists, organizing news clips and office files, and other assorted communications projects.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Interest in history and historic preservation Excellent writing skills Familiarity with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Excellent skills in communication, organization and event/public programming planning. Graphic design skills a plus.
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Personality: Detail oriented . Organized, detail-oriented, bright, cheerful, flexible, self-motivated, dependable Good communication and people skills |
Studio Shanghai: LUCE China – Shanghai December 4, 2007
Posted by cwslibrary in China, Juniors, Luce, Shanghai, Summer 2008, architecture, art, language skillls, sophomores, technology.1 comment so far
Studio Shanghai
LUCE China – Shanghai
Organization Description:
Ben Wood Studio Shanghai is a professional architectural design company. We provide master planning, urban design, architectural, and interior design services throughout China and internationally. Our flexibility in designing various project typologies stretches to various project sizes as well. Please find more about us on www.studioshanghai.com.
Our office in Shanghai has 20+ employees, and we have a small team in Beijing. Our team members are from all over the world, including China, U.S., Germany, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Internship Description:
Within these ten weeks, you will be exposed to all aspects of the operations of an architecture design office. Our senior architects will assign you to their teams according to their requirements. Working in conjunction with our senior architects and under their supervision, you will be able to learn how to conduct related research on current projects, improve your architectural design skills, and how to prepare presentations, as well as renderings and models. You will gain practical knowledge about how architecture firms operate in China, as well gain in depth knowledge of working procedure for different types of projects. Meanwhile, you will also find your technical skills improving by your involvement in different stages of various projects. As a team member, you will also have opportunities to work closely with our Principal Ben Wood and be mentored by him.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
| Logistical: At least one year of Auto CAD class Knowledge of Illustrator, PhotoShop, 3-D renderings, Outlook and PowerPoint Chinese language skills will be a plus but not a must |
Personality: Capability to adapt quickly to a new environment and to the fast working pace Open minded and well organized |
BCV: American Cities Program – San Francisco November 21, 2007
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BCV
American Cities Program – San Francisco
BCV Architects is a growing, 45+ person architecture firm based in North Beach, San Francisco with four areas of expertise – residential, restaurant, specialty commercial, and urban design/planning. The firm pursues this range of work because we believe architecture and design are richest when they are informed by the breadth and complexity of human experience. See our web site for examples of work: www.bcvarch.com
Internship Description:
This ten-week program offers hands-on training in many aspects of an architecture office. The intern will be involved with assisting Hannah Brown and other designers in the firm with exploring design studies, preparing for upcoming client presentations, conducting research related to the project, and learning about technical aspects of construction. The shape of the internship will be dependent on the level of the intern’s experience with AutoCAD, 3D Modeling software, and the making of physical models. BCV Architects will also accept an intern with an interest in architecture but without AutoCAD skills to work on Marketing and Business Development projects. The selected candidate will be both supervised and mentored by Hannah Brown, and So Young Kim ‘90.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Current Juniors Requirements include knowledge of AutoCAD, SketchUp, and making of physical models. Knowledge of Outlook, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop is also helpful. |
Personality Organized Detail-oriented Adapt quickly to a fast working environment Interest in Architectural Research |
The Georgia Trust for Preservation: American Cities Program – Atlanta November 21, 2007
Posted by cwslibrary in American Cities Program, Atlanta, Juniors, Summer 2008, architecture, communication, development, education, event management, history, interior design, museum, preservation, research.comments closed
The Georgia Trust for Preservation
American Cities Program – Atlanta
From The Georgia Trust’s Web site:
The Mission of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is to promote an appreciation of Georgia’s diverse historic resources and provide for their protection and use to preserve, enhance and revitalize Georgia’s communities.The Vision of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is for Georgians to understand and appreciate the irreplaceable value of historic buildings and places and their relevance to modern life. We envision Georgians who promote careful stewardship and active use of these diverse resources and recognize the economic and social benefits of preservation. We envision communities where new development complements and reinforces thriving downtowns and historic neighborhoods, contributing to a healthy and enriched humane environment.
Internship Description:
Preservation
Position: Historic Preservation Research and Administration
Responsibilities: Assist in 1) developing new procedures for historic house museums such as furnishings plans; or 2) assisting with research and training heritage tourism product.
Position: Preservation Awards
Responsibilities: The Georgia Trust awards exemplary preservation projects and practitioners on an annual basis. Awards are presented at State Preservation Conference and Georgia Trust Annual Meeting. Intern will assist in awards committee recommendation process and awards ceremony preparation and execution.
Development
Position: The Georgia Trust Special Events Intern
Responsibilities: Assist with various special event duties, including preparing and mailing information packets and letters, entering data into Raiser’s Edge software and processing event revenue.
House Museum
Position: Grant-funded field trips, Rhodes Hall
Responsibilities: Coordinate and facilitate field trips for Atlanta Public Schools. Includes some public speaking and program development. Position: Special Events, Rhodes Hall
Responsbilities: Assist in planning, scheduling, monitoring and evaluating one of the annual special events or a new one that relates to the mission of the house and organization
Position: Volunteer Program, Rhodes Hall
Responsibilities: Help recruit, coordinate, train, and schedule volunteers to serve as docents at Rhodes Hall.
Position: Landscape Interpretive Exhibition, Hay House
Responsibilities: Hay House has gardens that were initially established in 1859 with revisions up through 1977. The gardens have been researched by Jager and Company and their research is documented in the Landscape Report filed in 1987. One core document on the plan is the 1927 plan by Hoffman & Company of Atlanta which shows plans for the existing formal garden behind the house. The intern on this project will review the existing research and make recommendations for a 6 panel exhibition of text and illustrations that will allow visitors to discover how the building and grounds evolved from 1859 through the present day.
Position: Large Collections Storage, Hay House
Responsibilities: Through an IMLS grant, the house has established a design forcollections storage in one of their period rooms on the third floor of the house.The intern will review literature, pick out shelving and assist/coordinate the assembly of the storage system.
Education Position: Heritage Education
Responsibilities: Organizing documents and materials for local resource kits for classroom teachers. Help with teacher training workshops.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Current Juniors Depending on the positions mentioned above: |
Personality: Be comfortable with children and adults and have a love for education Detail oriented Organized, detail-oriented, bright, cheerful, flexible, self-motivated, dependable Good communication and people skills |
