Architect-US Career Training Program

[Participants] A participant of our Job + J1 Visa Program is getting ready to leave Milan behind and begin a new professional chapter in New York City. After earning her Master’s degree in Building Architecture from Politecnico di Milano and gaining experience across international studios, she will soon join S9 Architecture and Engineering for an 18-month Architecture and Engineering Traineeship Program.

Her journey to New York took eight months, from improving her portfolio with the support of Architect-US to finding the right host company and completing the J-1 visa process. Now, with only her consulate appointment left, she is one step away from starting an international experience that will allow her to keep growing as an architect in one of the world’s most inspiring cities.

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[Featured Company] At MARVEL / Marvel Designs , they recognize that the pressing issues facing contemporary cities, communities, and the natural environment can only be solved with bold, collective action. They embrace global challenges. For more than 20 years, they have worked at the intersection of public and private space, creating intentionally timeless design solutions that integrate nature and context.

From their offices in New York City and San Juan, Puerto Rico, they bring together architecture, landscape architecture, planning, urban design, and interiors professionals. Together, they accelerate the discussion between all stakeholders—including policy makers, community and business leaders, clients, activists, and citizens—and co-author long-term visions for buildings, places, and people.

Marvel’s projects have been recognized with over 125 international industry awards, among them the American Institute of Architects’ highest honor, the Presidential Citation for integrating design and community service.

Their portfolio spans affordable housing, commercial, cultural institutions, schools and higher education, civic and public works, hospitality, high-end residential, recreational projects, workspaces, and parks and public spaces.

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[News] OMA New York and YA Studio have designed 730 Stanyan, a 160-unit residential complex in San Francisco that marks OMA’s first fully affordable housing project in the United States. Located near Golden Gate Park and Haight-Ashbury, the building combines an eight-storey central volume with two four-storey wings designed to better respond to the scale of the surrounding neighborhood.

The façade is defined by modular GFRC panels with a wave-like profile, conceived as a playful reinterpretation of the rhythm and form of the area’s traditional row houses. The panels integrate windows and ventilation elements and vary in length across the façade, curving around the internal courtyards that organize the development.

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[Participants] A participant in our Job + J1 Visa Program is getting ready to begin a new professional chapter in the United States, where New Jersey will become home for the next year. With the support of Architect-US throughout the application and visa process, the journey has led to an internship opportunity with Inglese Architecture & Engineering, offering the chance to gain international experience and continue developing as a young architect in a new professional environment.

As the departure date approaches, the excitement is becoming more real. Beyond adapting to a new workplace, this experience will mean building a new routine, discovering a different culture and growing both personally and professionally. Architect-US is proud to have supported this journey and looks forward to following everything this new chapter in the United States will bring.

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[News] Populous has completed the new Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, New York, creating a next-generation home for the Buffalo Bills designed around the city’s demanding climate. The open-air bowl is partially sheltered by a steel canopy, while a hydronic snow-melt system helps manage Buffalo’s heavy annual snowfall and protect the stadium during severe weather.

Wrapped in semi-translucent perforated metal panels, the exterior encloses a 360-degree colonnade with concessions and public areas, while dark grey brick anchors the base of the building. Inside, steeper seating brings fans closer to the field, with the stadium’s geometry and canopy designed to intensify crowd noise and create a more immersive game-day atmosphere.

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[Participants] A participant from our Job + J1 Visa Program is getting ready to begin a new chapter in the United States after months of preparation, paperwork and planning. From completing the DS-160 and organizing the required documentation to preparing for the visa interview, Architect-US provided step-by-step guidance throughout the process, helping make each stage clearer and easier to manage.

With most of the administrative process now behind them, the focus is shifting to what comes next: experiencing New York, discovering its neighborhoods, architecture, culture and fast-paced lifestyle, and beginning a new professional adventure. The pre-departure process has been an important lesson in patience and preparation, and now the excitement of starting this experience is becoming very real.

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[Featured Company] Established in 1987, CetraRuddy / CetraRuddy Architecture is an award-winning global architecture, planning and interior design firm driven by design excellence and the creating of one-of-a-kind experiences.

For three decades, the firm has led with a guiding principle that architecture and design must engage context and enrich the human spirit. The 100-person firm’s thought leadership stems from a shared passion and spirit of creating, as well as the firm’s diversity of backgrounds and cultures. CetraRuddy’s core beliefs begin with the idea that Architecture Is Home, always seeking out the story behind each building site, their deep historical context, and fresh opportunities to craft innovative solutions and lead clients on their journeys toward building a new legacy.

Design is a collaborative journey and our work is grounded in understanding the specific interests and concerns of our clients, as well as the unique identity and objective of each project. We begin by listening and learning from our clients. The belief that design is an organic result of its context, clients, program and purpose drives our collaborative approach. This exploration creates unique projects that are an expression of the shared discovery between our clients and collaborators.

Thank you to CetraRuddy for the incredible work you do across New York City and the World!

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[News] Clayton Korte has completed an agricultural barn on California’s Central Coast, fully clad in Corten steel and designed to store machinery for a 60-hectare vineyard in Cayucos. Its simple gabled form sits between working Syrah vines and an oak woodland, creating a transition between the cultivated landscape and the surrounding natural environment.

Functionality drives the project: large sliding doors allow equipment to move easily through the building, while multiple access points open up to create covered outdoor working areas. Located on a rural off-grid site exposed to wildfire risk, the studio wrapped the timber structure in weathering steel, a material chosen to improve durability, reduce long-term maintenance and develop naturally over time.

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[Participants] After five months completing an internship in New York, a participant from our Job + J1 Visa Program reached the final chapter of an unforgettable experience. The last weeks were filled with some of the city’s most iconic moments, from seeing Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway and enjoying live jazz at the legendary Blue Note to attending a FIFA World Cup match featuring France.

As the internship came to an end, it was also time to say goodbye to the friends, routines and places that had become part of everyday life. Leaving Greenpoint and Brooklyn behind was especially emotional, but the participant returned home with valuable professional experience, lasting friendships and countless memories from five months of personal and professional growth in New York.

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