Architectural Design Intern - Summer 2027

Help reinvent how housing gets designed, permitted, and built in America.

Cedar is building the operating system for urban housing delivery. We combine architectural expertise with software, AI-driven automation, and data systems to dramatically accelerate how projects move from land acquisition to approved designs and construction. The result: faster timelines, higher quality, lower risk, and more housing in the cities that need it most.

Our team blends architects, engineers, and product builders. We design real buildings — and we build the software and AI systems that make great architecture scalable.

The Role

The Architectural Intern at Cedar will contribute to our projects and learn about architecture and technology.

The summer internship program consists of working in different sectors of the design team’s workload, so they can both contribute to Cedar work, and learn about architectural practice, in the traditional sense, and learn about architectural practice that is technology enabled:

1.      Project Work: Each student contribute to project work and assist with construction documentation.

2.      Studio Work: Students will work on ongoing design team work, such as details, standards, etc.

3.      Feasibility Studies: Students may assist in land planning studies. They will learn about the importance and complexity of zoning codes and early land planning.

4.      Product Catalog: Students may assist the Product Catalog team with software engineers and computational designers, in ongoing efforts to catalog design standards.

This is a unique opportunity to leverage your creativity at a technology startup committed to solving real-world problems. You’ll continue to learn and develop your architectural design skills while getting the opportunity to absorb experiences across cross-functional roles. If you’re passionate about design and interested in taking on the challenge of resolving the American housing crisis, this might be the role for you.

This role reports to the Studio Director.

What You'll Do

• Model Residential Projects in both Revit and Cedar’s proprietary software

• Create Construction Documents

• Assist with presentations

• Learn about and contributing to agentic workflows that improve quality and accuracy of architectural outcomes

• Grow your architectural skill set to gain greater autonomy and to advance in your career

• Increase your technical skills and knowledge base regarding all aspects of architecture and construction

Who You Are

• A strong communicator with excellent graphic, verbal and interpersonal skills to be able to positively engage with team members and clearly articulate ideas. This includes being able to quickly learn from mentors and implement new skills.

• Possess strong organizational skills that allow you to quickly move between tasks and help progress projects through their various phases.

• Enthusiastic and positive, coming to work with a collaborative attitude to help Cedar build a strong culture of inclusivity and connectedness for our work product as well as each other. We welcome self-starters who are proactive and not afraid of challenges.

• Curious about improving workflows, tools, and systems that streamline design and preconstruction processes

• Motivated to deliver real housing incomes in growing urban environments

Qualifications

• No experience required

• Strong design and documentation skills in Revit, Rhino, Revit, rendering software, and Adobe Suite; Experienced with visual scripting and parametric tools such as Grasshopper and Dynamo are a plus but not required.

• Education: In the process of getting a degree in an architecture or architecture adjacent field.  

Compensation & Benefits

• Hourly Salary