Architecture Student Resume Example

An architecture student resume is one page that earns a click on the portfolio link. Firms hiring summer interns read the software line, the studio projects and the internship bullets, then open the portfolio, so the resume has to be clean, consistent with the portfolio's typography and specific about what you drew and modeled.

The Sample resume below is a fourth-year Bachelor of Architecture student in Las Vegas who interned at a small firm over the summer, works as a monitor in the college's fabrication lab and has studio work that reached a design review. The internship bullets name Revit, the project phase and the sheets she produced; the studio entries name the brief, the scale and the tools; the lab job shows she can run the laser cutters and the CNC router she specifies.

Architecture hiring follows the studio calendar: summer internship applications go out in January and February, and the portfolio is reviewed with the resume, never after it. For the neighboring degree, see the interior designer example; for the engineering side of a building team, the engineering student example. Rules every student page shares are on the business student example.

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Architecture Student sample resume

Noor Khalidi

Bachelor of Architecture Candidate, Class of 2027 | Revit, Rhino, AutoCAD | Portfolio: noorkhalidi.example.com

Las Vegas, NVnoor.khalidi@example.com(702) 555-0129

Summary

Fourth-year Bachelor of Architecture student at Mojave State University, graduating May 2027 with a 3.7 GPA, in a NAAB-accredited five-year program. Completed a twelve-week internship at an eight-person firm producing construction documents in Revit for a K-8 school addition, work as a fabrication lab monitor training students on laser cutters and the CNC router, and have studio work selected twice for the college's end-of-year review. Enrolled in AXP with 180 hours logged. Seeking a summer 2026 architectural internship at a firm doing civic or education work.

Experience

Architectural Intern, Spring Mountain Architecture Collaborative

–

Las Vegas, NV

  • Produced about 40 construction document sheets in Revit for a $14 million K-8 school addition during design development and early CDs, including wall sections, door and window schedules and reflected ceiling plans, under a project architect's redlines.
  • Built the Revit model for a 6,000-square-foot community library renovation from field measurements and the owner's 1990s drawings, which the team used for three schematic options presented to the city.
  • Rendered the library options in Enscape and laid out the client presentation in InDesign; the city selected the second option and the project moved into design development.
  • Attended six site visits and two owner meetings and took the meeting notes that became the record set for the school project.
Fabrication Lab Monitor, College of Architecture Fabrication Lab, Mojave State University

– Present

Las Vegas, NV

  • Staff the lab twelve hours a week, running two laser cutters, a 4-by-8-foot CNC router and six 3D printers for about 300 architecture and landscape students.
  • Teach the required safety and file-prep session for new users, about 90 students a year, and wrote the one-page Rhino-to-laser file checklist that cut rejected jobs during finals week.
  • Maintain the queue during review weeks, when the lab runs 60 to 80 jobs a day, and schedule four other monitors.
Studio Work (selected), College of Architecture, Mojave State University

– Present

Las Vegas, NV

  • Third-year comprehensive studio: a 24,000-square-foot branch library on a real downtown site, developed through structure, envelope and code analysis in Revit and Rhino; selected for the end-of-year review and shown to visiting critics from three firms.
  • Fourth-year housing studio: a 48-unit courtyard housing scheme for a desert climate, with a passive cooling study in Ladybug and a 1:100 CNC-milled site model; selected for the end-of-year review.
  • Second-year studio: a desert visitor pavilion in Rhino and hand drawing; first project to reach a full pin-up with physical model and sections.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture, NAAB-accredited five-year program (expected May 2027)

Mojave State University, Las Vegas, NV

GPA 3.7. Dean's List, six semesters. Courses: Architectural Design Studios I through VII, Structures I and II, Environmental Systems, Building Technology, Construction Documents, Architectural History, Professional Practice (spring 2026). Student chapter of the national architecture students' organization, treasurer.

Skills

  • Revit (construction documents, schedules, families)
  • Rhino 3D and Grasshopper basics
  • AutoCAD
  • Enscape and V-Ray rendering
  • Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
  • SketchUp
  • Ladybug environmental analysis
  • Laser cutting, CNC routing and 3D printing
  • Physical model making
  • Hand drafting and sketching
  • Field measurement and as-built modeling
  • Bluebeam markups

Certifications

  • AXP enrolled, 180 hours logged, NCARB,
  • Autodesk Certified Professional: Revit for Architectural Design, Autodesk,

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How the resume changes with experience

The same architecture student resume, written at three levels: a summary and three bullets for each.

Entry level

Zero to two years, or a first role in the title

Second-year architecture student with two design studios complete, working knowledge of Rhino and AutoCAD, a part-time job at a print and plot shop and a portfolio of studio drawings and models, applying for a first summer position at a firm or a design-build office.

  • Completed two studios with a full pin-up each, including a hand-drafted section set and a basswood model for a pavilion project.
  • Run large-format plots and trim boards for architecture students at a campus print shop, which taught me how firms actually print sets.
  • Learned Revit through a free student license over winter break because every internship posting listed it before Rhino.

Mid level

Three to seven years, owns a process or a workload

Fourth-year B.Arch student with a summer internship producing Revit construction documents for a school addition, a fabrication lab job and two studio projects selected for the end-of-year review, applying for a summer 2026 internship at firms doing civic and education work.

  • Produced about 40 CD sheets in Revit for a $14 million school addition during design development and early construction documents.
  • A Revit model built from field measurements became the basis for three schematic options a city council chose from.
  • Chose an eight-person firm over a large office for the first internship because a small team would let me touch CDs in the first summer.

Senior

Eight years or more, leads people, budgets or programs

Bachelor of Architecture graduate with two firm internships, 900 AXP hours logged and the first ARE division scheduled, three months into a full-time designer role at a civic and education firm.

  • Second internship covered the construction administration phase of a fire station, with RFIs, submittal reviews and weekly site walks.
  • Thesis project on adaptive reuse of a casino parking structure received the college's top design award and was published in the student journal.
  • Scheduled the first ARE division for the fall after graduation rather than waiting for the firm to suggest it.

Skills to put on the architecture student resume

Hard skills

Revit for construction documents
Most firms produce in Revit and hire interns to draft sheets; naming the phase and the sheet count tells a principal you can bill from week one.
Rhino or another modeling tool
Design studios run on Rhino, SketchUp or Grasshopper, and firms doing competition or early-phase work screen for it.
Rendering and presentation layout
Enscape, V-Ray and InDesign work is what gets an intern put on client presentations and competition boards.
Fabrication skills
Laser cutters, CNC routers and 3D printers are how firms build models, and a student who already runs them is useful immediately.
Field measurement and as-built modeling
Renovation work starts with an existing-conditions model, and it is often the first real task an intern is trusted with.
AXP enrollment and hours
Firms want interns on the licensure path, and logged hours show you understand how an architect is made.
Code and environmental analysis
A passive cooling study or a code analysis in a studio project shows you think about a building as more than a form.
Autodesk or other software certification
A Revit certification is a quick filter for firms that cannot test every applicant.

Soft skills

Taking redlines
An intern's job is to pick up a project architect's markups quickly and without ego, and a CD bullet under redlines shows you have.
Presenting work
Studio reviews prepare you for client meetings; selection for an end-of-year review is evidence a jury found the work clear.
Running a queue under deadline
Review weeks in a fabrication lab are a preview of a deadline week at a firm.
Teaching
Training other students on equipment or software is how firms see you will treat the next intern.

Mistakes that cost architecture student interviews

  1. A resume that fights the portfolio

    Reviewers see both at once. Use the same typeface, margins and name treatment as the portfolio cover, keep the resume to one page and put the portfolio link in the contact block. A resume in a different visual language reads as carelessness in a field that is about visual judgment.

  2. Listing software without phases

    Revit, Rhino, AutoCAD on a line is what every architecture student writes. Add what you did in each: construction documents and schedules in Revit, massing and site in Rhino, redlines in Bluebeam. The phase tells a firm where to put you.

  3. Leaving studio work off because it was school

    Studio projects are your design experience until a firm gives you more. List two or three with the brief, the size, the tools and whether a jury selected it. Match each to a portfolio spread.

  4. Skipping the fabrication or print shop job

    Running a laser cutter, a plotter or a model shop is the practical skill firms assume students lack. Keep the job with the equipment, the volume and anything you taught or documented.

  5. No licensure line

    Firms ask whether you are enrolled in AXP and how many hours you have. Put the enrollment and the hours under certifications even if the number is small, and update it each summer.

  6. A portfolio link that is a 90-megabyte PDF

    Link to a web page or a PDF under ten megabytes with eight to twelve spreads, your best project first. Reviewers open it on a laptop between meetings, and a slow or broken link ends the review.

Questions about the architecture student resume

Does an architecture student resume need a portfolio?

Yes, for every internship application. Firms treat the resume and the portfolio as one submission. Put the link in the contact block, keep the file under ten megabytes or host it on a simple site, and show eight to twelve spreads with two or three studio projects, internship drawings you are allowed to share and fabrication or hand work.

Which software should an architecture student list first?

Revit, because most firms produce in it and hire interns to draft. Then Rhino or SketchUp, AutoCAD, the rendering engine you use and the Adobe applications. Name what you have done in each rather than a proficiency level. If a posting is a Rhino or Grasshopper office, reorder.

How do I describe studio projects on a resume?

In a single entry titled Studio Work with two or three projects as bullets: year, the brief and site, the size, the tools and any selection for review or award. Write them to match the portfolio so a reviewer can go from the line to the spread.

Should I mention AXP as a student?

Yes. Enroll as soon as your program allows, log the hours from your internship and write both on the resume under certifications. Firms want interns on the path to licensure, and the question comes up in nearly every interview.

When do architecture internship applications go out?

January and February for the summer, with many small firms hiring in March and April once they know their workload. Have the resume and portfolio ready over winter break and send to 15 to 25 firms, including small offices that do not post openings but take a well-prepared student.

Is a GPA important for an architecture internship?

Less than the portfolio. Include it at 3.5 or above, and include Dean's List or design awards whenever you have them. A firm chooses between two students on the drawings, not the transcript.

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