Fondazione Renzo Piano Internship Program

Call for applications 2017 to a six-month internship

apply for a covered internship 04/09/2017 – 16/02/2018

The Department of Architecture at the Technical University of Munich is delighted to announce the launch of a cooperation with the Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) in Paris for an Internship Program with the Renzo Piano Foundation in memory of Raphael Hilz, student of TUM and employee at RPBW Paris:

The Renzo Piano Foundation was established in Genoa, which offering a series of internships at the Renzo Piano Building Workshop offices in Genoa and Paris. The six-month internships are entirely funded by the scholarships offered by the Foundation itself. This training program stems from the specific conviction that knowledge can either be transferred through information or else through practical examples and involvement. The Renzo Piano Foundation has chosen the second path. The basic principle is quite simple: it's "learning by doing", and the reference model is that of an updated version of the Renaissance "workshop".

The objective of these internships is to provide the students with the opportunity to bridge the gap between their academic knowledge and the realities of the architectural profession. The students will become team members and will play an active role in each stage of the work activities: design, experimentation and construction. The Renzo Piano Fondazione only accepts students from agreed upon Universities. Each university has its own selection criteria, upon which the Foundation itself has no bearing whatsoever: the names of the students will only be announced once the final decisions have been made by the Faculties.

The internship covers: 

-  The students will be provided an adequate accommodation in Paris by RPBW for the internship period.

-  One flight (economy class) Munich - Paris as well as Paris - Munich is defrayed by RPBW. 

-  RPBW provides lunch vouchers "ticket restaurant" for working days. 

-  The intern is rewarded with 554 € * 5,5 moths = 3.047 €.

Please submit your applicaion portfolio/CV (less than 10 pages / 10MB) to philipp.molter@tum.de until June 12th. Please do not contact the office RPBW directly.

This internship position is for students of the Department of Architecture of the Technical University of Munich only.