SOM & Gensler are one of the two biggest names in Architecture. But what is it like to do an internship there? Klaudia and Marek share their journey of how they got to these firms, and what was it like to actually work there.
Marek Grodzicki is an architect, designer, graduate of Architecture at the Poznań University of Technology. He also studied at VIA University Collage in Denmark and Stuttgart Universität in Germany. During his studies, he gained experience in large and recognized international offices. He worked at Gensler in London, Lahdelma & Mahlamäki in Finland and completed an 8-month internship at Skidmore, Owings & Merill in Chicago, working on skyscrapers in the USA, China and Australia. In the future, he wants to specialize in the design of high-rise buildings. In his free time, he enjoys snowboarding and go-karting.
Klaudia Gołaszewska is an architect, founder of KXM Office. Graduated from Poznań University of Technology, scholarship holder of the University of Stuttgart and Leibniz Hannover in Architecture Faculty.
Winner of many awards and distinctions. She worked and gained experience in the renowned architecture offices as Lahdelma & Mahlamäki and completed an internship in Chicago in Skidmore, Owings & Merrill office, taking part in international highrise projects that fascinated her and became her passion.
She combines his interest in math sciences and aesthetics with parametric architecture, the design of high-rise buildings and sustainable residential housing. In her free time, she loves to run and spend time in her native Masuria. She can’t live without travelling in the surrounding of great architecture.
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