Internship Blog

In a recent interview, Sara Taketatsu, a 2019 ENVD graduate, described her involvement with the American Institute for Architecture Students (AIAS), and how that has expanded into a position in the organization’s Washington D.C. headquarters for a one-year, full-time position as the West Quad Director.

Environmental Design senior Yidan Li has been working as an Innovation Intern for the United Nations in Nairobi, Kenya for the past six months. The ENVD Professional Development Services Center interviewed Li to learn more about her experience.

Environmental design students contribute to new temporary skate features, to the long list of park amenities, at Valmont City Park, in celebration of national "Go Skate Day" on Friday, June 21. Originally posted on bouldercolorado.gov.

In partnership with the City of Boulder, CEDaR, along with principal investigators Michael Szuberla and Sara Tabatabaie, are analyzing residents’ baseline knowledge of the Emerald Ash Borer and proposing ways to address the infestation through environmental education efforts, as well as public-private partnerships.

Rothschild Downes has hired seven graduates from the ENVD program in the last two years, and their varying skill sets have brought them to every discipline within the company, from Denver office design roles to on-site field roles in project management and tenant coordination.

Internships abroad are a great opportunity to combine global experience with professional development. Environmental Design students Jack Fisher and Kassie Potter participated in the Global Internship program through Education Abroad this past summer.

During Taketatsu's internship with buildingcommunityWORKSHOP, she assisted with the designs for an extension of the Belden Bike and Pedestrian Trail in Brownsville. It is the first of its kind in the area.