Student Experience
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, collaborative experience, offering opportunities for meaningful work, strong mentorship, and personal growth.
Hands on Experience
Our students gain valuable hands-on learning, mentorship, and skill development. Whether refining your technical abilities, strengthening your design thinking, or gaining insight into the architectural process, you’ll leave with practical experience that will shape your future career.
Cumulus works across multiple typologies, offering students the opportunity to engage with a variety of projects across our diverse areas of expertise from heritage to healthcare.
What you’ll do
Student designers at Cumulus take on a variety of tasks that support both project development and office-wide initiatives. Responsibilities may include:
- Producing drawings across different project phases
- Developing graphic collateral for marketing and presentations
- Creating models at various scales and levels of detail
- Conducting 3D scanning of project sites
- Collaborating with staff at all levels of seniority
Office Culture
Cumulus is a mid-sized firm. This size allows for a tight knit environment, while offering the opportunity to work across departments and sectors.
- Every Thursday afternoon, the office gets together for a “Blue Sky” session where we engage, challenge and discuss project work currently being developed.
- Lunch and Learns to gain knowledge on new processes and products.
- Office social events have included skating, bowling, costume contests, kayaking and visiting museums.
- Our office is sun filled and and accessible from a number of transit lines.
- We have a communal lunch table and enjoy eating together. Bring your crossword skills.
- Dogs!
Student Testimonial: Jerry
I really appreciated the many opportunities to work across different scales and sectors while also further developing my skills in architectural design, model fabrication, and graphic communication. The breadth of experience I was able to engage in during my short time at Cumulus speaks to the wide range of expertise at the office.
While at Cumulus, I assisting with design development on the Halton Region Consolidated Courthouse pursuit, early visualization work on the Hillsborough Mental Health and Addictions Master Plan, and graphic design development for a poster display a Toronto of the Future.
My favorite part of working at Cumulus was the sense of collegiality in the office. I enjoyed the Blue Sky office-wide design discussions, having lunch with colleagues, and working closely with design professionals at all levels—from fellow co-op students to principals.
Student Testimonial: Adneth
It was the ideal environment to truly learn and grow. My day-to-day tasks allowed me to expand my knowledge and technical skills tremendously. The access to tutorials and workshops helped me feel more confident in my abilities. I was always encouraged to challenge myself and was offered opportunities to explore all areas of the field and truly comprehend the role of an architect. It gave me a holistic understanding of the profession and now feel immensely prepared for a career in architecture.
Working at Cumulus also allowed me to develop my interpersonal skills through internal and external collaboration. I was part of a project team composed of individuals from various positions – exposing me to many different perspectives and allowed me to gain knowledge from those who’ve been in this position before. I was able to create meaningful relationships and long-lasting connections
