Architecture firm Studio Fuksas requires architects to join its offices in Paris, France and Rome, Italy.

Architects. France and Italy

Studio Fuksas is seeking a number of architects to join its Rome and Paris office. Studio Fuksas is a leading international architectural firm with a proven record of delivering acclaimed projects; it has been playing an important role in the international architectural context since the 1980’s.

You will be responsible for the following:

  • provide creative design solutions at any stages of the projects
  • be part of an international team of designers for the development and execution of large and complex projects
  • have the experience, ability and confidence to develop conceptual design ideas based on design brief and clients requirements
  • have the ability to design and run several projects concurrently
  • assist with pursuit architectural design work and other duties assigned by the directors and principals of Studio Fuksas

Qualifications:

  • a license in architecture
  • three to eight years of experience in all phases of the design and construction process
  • prior studio experience on high-profile and international projects
  • extraordinary design ability, documented through conceptual models, schematic diagrams, and complete architectural drawing sets
  • extensive experience with construction detailing and the ability to create a complete construction document set
  • fluency in spoken and written English (second languages are an asset, especially Italian or French)
  • proficiency in AutoCAD, Photoshop, Rhino and 3D Studio is mandatory; Grasshopper, other Adobe software and Office is an advantage
  • an understanding of Fuksas’ approach and the capability to work within and contribute to its design intentions
  • ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

This is a full-time position; the need is immediate.

To apply please send a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae and a portfolio of your works to:

Studio Fuksas
Piazza del Monte di Pietà, 30
00186, Rome
Italy

office@fuksas.com      www.fuksas.com

We prefer hardcopy application; we will not return any application documents.

Application deadline: 31/05/2013

 

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Studio Fuksas, led by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, is one of the most outstanding international architectural firm in the world. Over the past 40 years the company has developed an innovative approach through a strikingly wide variety of projects, ranging from urban interventions to airports, from museums to cultural centers and spaces for music, from convention centers to offices, from interiors to design collections. With headquarters in Rome, Paris and Shenzhen, and a staff of 170 professionals, the practice has completed more than 600 projects and has worked in Europe, Africa, America, Asia and Australia, receiving numerous international awards.

Massimiliano Fuksas of Lithuanian descent, was born in Rome in 1944. He graduated in Architecture from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1969. Since the Eighties he has been one of the main protagonists of the contemporary architectural scene. From 1994 to 1997 he was a member of the Planning Commissions in Berlin and Salzburg. In 1998 he was awarded for his professional career with "Vitruvio International a la Trayectoria" in Buenos Aires. From 1998 to 2000 he directed the “VII Mostra Internazionale di Architettura di Venezia”, Less Aesthetics, More Ethics. In 1999 he received the Grand Prix National d’Architecture Française, the following year he was named National Academic of San Luca and was decorated Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française. In 2002 the Honorary Fellowship of the AIA – American Institute of Architects , Washington D.C. Three years later member of the Académie d'Architecture in Paris. In 2006 the Honorary Fellowship of the RIBA – Royal Institute of British Architects, London UK and was named Cavaliere di Gran Croce della Repubblica Italiana. In 2010 he was decorated with Légion d’Honneur by the French President. In 2012 the Medal of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Italy, and the Global Lithuanian Award, Art and Culture category in Vilnius, Lithuania. The following year the Idea-Tops Awards, Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport-T3, awarded Best Transportation Space in Shenzhen, China. In 2014 Architizer A + Award and Architizer A + Pop¬¬ular Choice Award, Transportation-Airports category in New York. From 2000 to 2015 he was author of the architecture column - founded by Bruno Zevi - in the Italian news magazine "L'Espresso" and from 2014 to 2015 he was, with his wife, the author of the Design column in the Italian newspaper "La Repubblica". He has been Visiting Professor at a number of Universities such as Columbia University in New York, the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris, the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Wien, the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart. Long since he is dedicating special attention to the study of urban problems in large metropolitan areas.

Doriana Mandrelli Fuksas was born in Rome where she graduated in History of Modern and Contemporary Architecture at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1979. She has also earned a degree in Architecture from ESA, École Spéciale d'Architecture, Paris. She has done didactic activities at the Institute of History of Art at the Faculty of Letters and Arts and at Industrial Design Department ITACA at “La Sapienza” University in Rome. She has curated four “Special Projects” at the “VII Mostra Internazionale di Architettura di Venezia”, Less Aesthetics, More Ethics in 2000: Jean Prouvè, Jean Maneval, the Peace Pavilion and Architecture of Spaces, and the Contemporary Art section. She has worked with Massimiliano Fuksas in 1985 and has been director in charge of “Fuksas Design” since 1997.  In 2002 she was decorated Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française. In 2006 Awards for Excellence Europe” ULI (Urban Land Institute), first prize awarded to New Trade Fair, Rho-Pero in Milan, Italy, Washington D. C. In 2012 Wallpaper* Design Awards 2012, EUR New Congress Centre, Rome, Italy awarded Best Building Site, London, UK. In 2013 she was decorated Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française. The same year the Idea-Tops Awards, Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport-T3, awarded Best Transportation Space in Shenzhen, China and Designer Kitchen & Bathroom Awards 2013, Impronta wash-basin for Catalano awarded Gold Winner in the Innovation in Design, London.
From 2014 to 2015 she was, with Massimiliano Fuksas, the author of the Design column in the Italian newspaper "La Repubblica".
 
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Published on: April 2, 2013
Cite: "Architects at Studio Fuksas." METALOCUS. Accessed
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