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Why we exist

You spent seven years learning to design the world. You shouldn't have to beg for the chance to start. On Gradspace, the hiring flips — practices come to you.

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Journal

How to land a role without sending a single cold application

The Gradspace approach: set your terms, upload your portfolio, and let practices come to you.

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Event

Cambridge School of Architecture — Degree Show 2025

Open to practices and the public. 42 Part I and Part II students showcasing final projects.

28 people from Gradspace going
Discussion

Part III — is it worth doing straight after Part II?

Mentor-answered thread with 34 replies. The consensus might surprise you.

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Featured Graduate

See what a Gradspace profile actually looks like

This is Sofia's live profile. Practices see this when they find her — and they have to pitch her, not the other way around.

Sofia Jennings
Sofia Jennings
Architecture — Part II

"I'm drawn to projects where materiality and light define the spatial experience."

LocationLondon
Salary£28,000
Enquiries7 this month
RevitRhinoV-RayAutoCAD
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The Liminal Archive

Thesis — Cambridge 2024

Material Study

Concrete & Light

Dwelling on the Edge

Housing Competition

Section Through Light

Technical Drawing
Marcus Reed
Marcus Reed
Architecture — Part I

"Interested in how computational tools can inform sustainable design at the urban scale."

LocationManchester
Salary£24,000
Enquiries4 this month
GrasshopperRhinoPythonRevit
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Parametric Tower

Studio Project — Manchester 2024

Urban Grain Study

Site Analysis

Timber Pavilion

1:20 Model

Civic Centre

Competition Entry
Amara Okafor-Lewis
Amara Okafor-Lewis
Architecture — Part II

"My work explores the relationship between heritage and contemporary intervention."

LocationEdinburgh
Salary£27,000
Enquiries9 this month
ArchiCADSketchUpPhotoshopInDesign
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The Woven Thread

Thesis — Edinburgh 2024

Courtyard House

Residential Study

Material Palette

Detail Study

Heritage Centre

Conservation Project
Two sides, one platform

Built differently for each side

Graduates never pay. Practices earn the right to reach them.

For Graduates

Free forever. Build your profile, upload your portfolio, set your terms, and let practices come to you.

  • Portfolio PDF extracted into a gallery-style viewer
  • Set salary expectations and deal-breakers upfront
  • Receive structured enquiries — accept, counter, or decline
  • Connect with mentors for Part III guidance and reviews
  • Access events, resources, and community discussions
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For Practices

Earn trust, find talent. Pay for visibility — never for access to graduates.

  • Commit to transparency: 48h reply pledges, real salary ranges
  • Post roles against the live Gradspace salary Index
  • Browse talent with Talent Radar — works without an open role
  • Build a studio profile with reputation data and graduate reviews
  • Verification badges: RIBA Chartered, B-Corp, and more
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The Gradspace Index

Know your worth, before you negotiate

Real UK architecture pay, benchmarked from published industry data — so no graduate walks into a salary conversation guessing. As Gradspace grows, these become live figures drawn from real offers on the platform.

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Part I Assistant
£22–33k
Part II Assistant
£26–38k
Part III Qualified
£38–45k
Project Architect
£45–55k

Ranges span typical pay to the top-paying UK practices, 2025. Sources: RIBA & ThePay100.

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