Venice, Italy
Architect
at UNA
UNA is hiring an architect to join its team in Venice, Italy.
UNA /UNLESS is an interdisciplinary studio driven by a strong cultural agenda. Operating at multiple scales with projects ranging from contemporary art foundations to exhibition designs, private houses, and publications, UNA’s work is informed by critical research.
UNA /UNLESS is looking for a talented, motivated individual who shares our enthusiasm for culturally grounded projects to join its team in Venice.
The successful candidate will have good design skills along with a strong interest in architecture and culture.
Requirements:
- minimum five-year work experience
- good understanding of construction documentation and construction/building site experience
- good technical knowledge and experience of detailing
- experience of the construction site
- strong project management skills
- high level of design competency
- proficiency in Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Autocad, Rhino
- experience in cultural projects is welcomed
- proactive and enthusiastic personality with strong interpersonal skills
- fluency in Italian and English is essential.
Current projects include major cultural works, varying in size from complete restorations of 5000-square-metre Venetian Palazzos into contemporary art foundations to, temporary pavilions and exhibition designs.
UNA is an equal opportunity workplace: responsibilities, remuneration, rewards and long-term career development will be adjusted based on experience, capability and engagement. If you are interested in applying for these positions, please submit your CV clearly setting out your qualifications and experience, and a portfolio illustrating your work. These vacancies are offered on a full-time basis in our Venice studio.
UNA / UNLESS is an interdisciplinary studio founded by Giulia Foscari, architect, curator and activist who has been practising in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Based in Venice, Italy, UNA is an architecture office focussed on cultural projects, and its alter ego UNLESS is a non-profit agency for change devoted to transnational research on Global Commons. Recent projects by UNA / UNLESS include the Anish Kapoor Foundation and Antarctic Resolution, a call to action operating within the realms of the environment, politics and technology that was awarded the S+T+ARTS Grand Prize by the European Commission.