“My summer interning at Wight & Company truly transformed my life. Having the privilege of working closely with the creative thought leaders here lit a passion inside me for the incredible work we do and the innovative environments we create. Plus, several of my closest friendships to this day were formed that summer. I feel blessed to be part of such an amazing team for the past 14 years.”
Stephanie L. Sharkey, Licensed Architect, LEED AP - Senior Project Designer, Architecture & Interiors
What Interns Can Expect with Their Wight Experience:
- Inclusion as active team member that provides meaningful contributions to project advancement and completion
- Real-time interaction with engineers, construction managers, material experts, energy modelers, sustainability mangers, and visualization team members
- Attend client meetings & site visits
- Work collaboratively in the latest architecture technology (Revit, Enscape, 3D Printers, Drone etc.)
- Participate in project-specific research such as products, building typologies, and systems
- Spend time with senior leaders
- Plus program activities such as architectural tours, field trips, and professional development workshops, as permitted by health guidelines at that time
What does the Culture of Wight look like?
- Virtual Town Halls and Speaker Series for sharing of ideas
- Site visits to projects under construction and recently completed
- Wight Garden on-site at our Darien office for staff to collaboratively grow vegetables
- In-person and virtual design crits
- Monthly architecture presentations and panel discussions to foster a growth mindset
- On-Site walking paths and a focus on employee wellness
- Cross-discipline team building activities
“To this day, I can connect the dots all the way back to my internship at Wight. It wasn’t just a foot in the door; it was a springboard to opportunities yet to come. I learned things I couldn’t comprehend from school alone, and accomplished things I wouldn’t have imagined myself capable of.”
Steven E. Shearer, Licensed Architect, LEED AP - Associate Principal
Recent Projects that Interns Have Contributed to Include:
- Will County Courthouse - Project included intern participation for three consecutive summers on Concept Design, Schematic Design, and Construction Documents including site analysis, building conceptual massing and design, and drawing wall sections and details.
- Design of Justice: Strategies for Effective Public Safety Facilities (PDF download) - Under guidance of senior design leaders, intern participation contributed to research and development of conceptual ideas and compilation the book, a research project on 21st Century Police Station Design in the context of suburban law enforcement agencies.
“I interned at Wight summer 2019 and received great mentoring from not only my team but from other people I met around the office. I appreciate the fact that Wight went above and beyond providing the a fruitful and fun experience for us interns.”
Grace Sugiono - Architecture
