About Quinn Evans
Quinn Evans is a nationally recognized award-winning architecture and design firm informed by the past to design our shared future. We are technical experts who act as caretakers, conveners, and listeners able to identify the solutions that will best serve the community and long-term life of a place. Addressing the complex challenges of a variety of project types – from public sites, museums and visitor centers, civic, performing arts, educational, and hospitality, to multi-family housing - we bring expertise in cultural and sustainable stewardship to every decision in our projects and our practice. The quality and impact of our design and work in our communities is affirmed by our selection for the AIA’s 2024 Architecture Firm Award.
Team building is critical to the Quinn Evans practice. We create better work and more fulfilling professional lives together through a culture that fosters constructive engagement with a diversity of staff, practice, client communities, and points of view.
Be a part of a collaborative and diverse team designing ways for places and people to thrive today and tomorrow. As one of the largest women-owned design practices in the country, Quinn Evans takes pride in our diverse team and workplace culture that emphasizes leadership, innovation, teamwork, and professional development. We offer competitive compensation, a supportive hybrid work environment, and opportunity to make a difference through work on unique and impactful projects.
Our commitment to contributing to and advancing our profession is reflected in sponsorship and team member leadership positions in the Association for Preservation Technology, membership in the President’s Circle of the National Organization for Minority Architects (NOMA) and as a signatory of the 1.5°C COP26 Communiqué
We are seeking a summer intern that is passionate about design and sustainability. This individual will report to Quinn Evans’s Director of Sustainability and provide research and organizational skills to aid design decisions on Quinn Evans projects and support firmwide sustainability efforts.
The internship may be located out of our Washington D.C., Baltimore, or Richmond Offices.
Qualifications
2026 Summer Sustainable Design Project
The summer intern will support a cross-office embodied carbon initiative aimed at strengthening how carbon data informs design decisions. In collaboration with Quinn Evans sustainability and practice area leaders, the intern will help interpret life cycle assessment (LCA) data and translate findings into clear narratives and diagrams that help QE project teams, clients, and stakeholders understand where and when design choices can have the greatest carbon impact within real-world schedule and budget constraints. Prior LCA experience is preferred but not required.
Compensation and Accommodations
We value the work our interns do and offer competitive pay based on location and student status. You are expected to arrange your own accommodation and commute to the office.
Quinn Evans is an equal opportunity employer, offering employment to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation/gender identity, Veterans status, and disability. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and encourage women and diverse applicants to apply.
Creators of vital places.
We craft solutions that connect people to community, and history to future, for impact that endures.
Quinn Evans is a full-service architectural firm with offices in Washington, DC; Baltimore, Maryland; Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan; Madison, Wisconsin; and Richmond, Virginia.
The experienced professionals at Quinn Evans are committed to elegance in design and well-crafted solutions that sustain and renew our built environment. To meet our clients’ needs, our comprehensive services include renovation and restoration of existing structures and sites, as well as the design of expansions and new structures. In addition to our full architectural services, we offer a large portfolio that combines context-sensitive and innovative designs with sustainable strategies.
Sensitive planning and design solutions involve both the preservation and reuse of important buildings, as well as the development of new structures that complement and respect their surrounding environment.
The firm’s portfolio has been honored with over 200+ awards for quality design, outstanding restoration work, and innovative approaches to adapting existing facilities for new uses.
With over four decades of experience, QE’s professionals combine expertise in renovation architecture with knowledge of the special issues involved in developing context-sensitive new construction. This enables us to renew important landmarks while maximizing the structure’s economic viability and fostering community in the built environment.
