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  • Unpaid interns are "used and abused" by Japanese architects says Cameron Sinclair 

    Unpaid architecture interns in Japan are exploited by their employers, according to humanitarian architecture pioneer  Cameron Sinclair. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 6 December 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Absence of regulations in India "leads to exploitation of interns" says architecture graduate

    Architects in India have to endure exploitative internships in order to complete their studies, according to recent graduate Urvashi Vasishtha. With unpaid internships under the spotlight, she spoke to Dezeen about the situation in her country. More

    Marcus Fairs | 29 April 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Sou Fujimoto Architects ends internships in its Tokyo studio

    Sou Fujimoto Architects has stopped using interns in its Tokyo office, amid an ongoing row about unpaid internships in architecture studios. More

    India Block | 25 April 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Unpaid internships "strong part of the social fabric" in Japan

    Architects and designers in Japan have defended unpaid internships in the country, saying it is a cultural tradition with deep roots. More

    Marcus Fairs | 5 April 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Karim Rashid says unpaid internships are better value than "exploiting" university courses

    New York designer Karim Rashid has defended the use of unpaid internships, saying young designers can learn more working at a studio than studying at a fee-paying university. More

    Marcus Fairs | 2 April 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Elemental ends internships amid growing row over unpaid work in architecture studios

    Chilean architecture studio Elemental, led by Pritzker Prize winner Alejandro Aravena, has announced it is ending internships after getting caught up in a row about the practice of unpaid labour in architecture. More

    India Block | 27 March 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Serpentine Gallery tells Junya Ishigami to pay all staff working on this year's pavilion

    Japanese architect Junya Ishigami has agreed to pay all staff working on his design for the Serpentine Pavilion, following a row over unpaid internships at his studio. More

    India Block | 26 March 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Architects who don't pay interns "shouldn't be given prestigious commissions" says designer who revealed Ishigami internships

    Architects who rely on free labour should be banned from high-profile projects like the Serpentine Pavilion says designer Adam Nathaniel Furman, who first revealed unpaid internships at this year's pavilion architect Junya Ishigami. More

    India Block | 25 March 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Julius Breitenstein creates Unpaid Intern device to aid designers

    Graduate shows 2016: Central Saint Martins graduate Julius Breitenstein has created a device that performs the activities an intern would usually do in a design office.  More

    Emma Tucker | 18 July 2016 | 6 comments
  • Young people "can't afford to work for free" says Intern magazine founder

    News: the founder of a new magazine celebrating the work of interns in the creative industry has spoken of the dangers of creating a culture on unpaid labour (+ interview + slideshow). More

    Kate Andrews | 19 July 2013 | 8 comments
  • Unpaid work is not "acceptable on any level" says Dick Powell

    News: D&AD chairman Dick Powell has moved to defuse the controversy over a speech advising young people to "work for nothing" in order to get a job in the creative industries. In a letter to Dezeen, Powell states that "there are no circumstances where working unpaid in any capacity is acceptable on any level" and adds: "I apologise to your readers who may wrongly have a different impression". More

    Marcus Fairs | 18 July 2013 | 56 comments
  • Graduates should "work for nothing" says D&AD chairman

    News: young people wanting to start a career in design should offer to work for free, according to Dick Powell, chairman of design charity D&AD. More

    Kate Andrews | 17 July 2013 | 188 comments
  • Unpaid architecture internships in Japan are a "nice opportunity" says Sou Fujimoto

    News: Sou Fujimoto, the architect of this year's Serpentine Pavilion, has defended the Japanese practice of hiring unpaid "open desk" interns, describing the system as a "nice opportunity" for both the employer and intern. More

    Marcus Fairs | 5 June 2013 | 165 comments
  • Report unpaid architecture internships, says RIBA

    News: the Royal Institute of British Architects has called on students to report companies offering unpaid architecture internships and said it "deplores any architects treating students this way". More

    Marcus Fairs | 22 February 2013 | 17 comments
  • "We're scrapping unpaid internships"

    Opinion: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs explains why we're responding to our critics and introducing paid editorial internships: "Interns will get a contract and be paid above the minimum wage". More

    Marcus Fairs | 21 February 2013 | 64 comments
  • Art and design graduates are being 'treated as slave labour'


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     UK broadcaster Channel 4 reports that a backlash is forming against the prevalence of unpaid internships in Britain, which are particularly popular with graduates in the creative industries.

    A number of websites have been set up by graduates and campaigners offering advice to those partaking in internships and rallying support for campaigns that call on the government to introduce tighter regulations - Channel 4 News

    Alyn Griffiths | 4 November 2011 | 6 comments
  • "Pay minimum wage to all interns" - British Institute of Interior Design


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    the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) has recommended that all interior design interns are paid at least the statutory minimum wage. More

    Rose Etherington | 10 October 2011 | Leave a comment

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