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Department of Architecture
Hosting company: Abba Architects Plc.
 Location: Beherawi Awash Bank Bldg.
 Company Supervisor: Rebecca Teshome
PREPARED BY: Ruth Abebe

ID NO.: 01179/09
EMAIL ADRESS :[email protected]
PERIOD OF DURATION: Oct 01,2019- Jan 31,2020
ADIGRAT UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
DECLARATION
By the university-industry linkage program of Adigrat university architecture department,
students of the university have been declared to involve in working companies and experience. The
companies chosen by the students are companies that work on architectural and related projects.
The respective companies are to be owned by professional architects or with partners of related
profession.
I Ruth Abebe, a 4th year Architecture student at Adigrat university in the department of
Architecture, hereby declare that the project work entitled “INTERNSHIP REPORT" submitted to
the ADIGRAT UNIVERSITY College of Engineering and Technology, contain an independent work
of mine and is a record of original work. The document was prepared by me exclusively.
Approved
Mentor ---------------------------- Company stamp
Supervisor ---------------------------
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Prepared By Ruth Abebe
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
First of all, the one who let me for all of this great achievement, almighty GOD needs always to be
thanked.
To those members of university, who were the bridges for us to be exposed to the real architectural
career, we would say thanks.
Next, the one who take responsibility of hosting me in the company, ABBA ARCHITECTS who
opened its door to spend this time with me deserves great appreciation.
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all of the company’s employees, especially to
Architect Rebecca and Architect Zecarias who were everyday beside to me like a parent to
experience the ways to workout office jobs and problems with neighboring careers of architecture
and helping me to have a better understanding about detail drawings, providing the opportunity to
participate in Belgium embassy project.
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Exclusive Summary
This report covers my stay at my host company ABBA ARCHITECTS PLC. This report include
description about my host company, and its firm organization, honorable mentions of the company
project, there missions, awards, recognitions, there main product and services, work flow.
This also explains the overall internship experience I had during my practical period and site work
details about overall my internship experience in briefly describing how I get into the company, in
which section at its project site I have been working in and the site work flow, work tasks I have
executed and their procedures, my work performance, challenges I faced and measures I took to
overcome.
Describes in detail what I got benefits from my internship hosting project site in terms of improving
practical skill, interpersonal communication skill, team playing skill and leadership skill,
understanding about work ethics related issues, upgrading theoretical knowledge and developing
entrepreneurship skill.
Generally this report contain my five month stay in the company and the experience I gained which
include design mythologies, exposure on different software, work ethics, team collaborations and
,any more…
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Table of Figure
Figure 1: Abba Logo …………………………….. 6
Figure 2: Copy and Printing Area …………………………….. 7
Figure 3: Waiting Area …………………………….. 7
Figure 4: Working Area …………………………….. 7
Figure 5: Abba Company Award …………………………….. 9
Figure 6: Company Structure …………………………….. 10
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Table of content
PRELIMINARIES
DECLARATION………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1
ACKNOWLEDGMENT………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2
EXCLUSIVE SUMMERY……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3
1. COMPANY PROFILE…………………………………………………………….7
1.1 BACKGROUND…………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
 MISSION………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
 VISION…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
 AWARDS………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10
1.2 MAIN CUSTOMER OR END USE…………………………………………………………….. 12
1.3 COMPANY MAIN PRODUCT AND SERVICE…………………………………………….. 13
1.4 OVERALL ORGANIZATION AND WORK FLOW……………………………………….19
2. OVERALL INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE…………………………………20
2.1 HOW I JOINED IN TO THE COMPANY…………………………………………………….. 20
2.2 SECTION OF THE COMPANY I HAVE BEEN WORKING…………………………… 21
2.3 WORK FLOW IN THE SECTION……………………………………………………………….. 22
2.4 WORK TASK I HAVE BEEN EXECUTING…………………………………………………… 24
 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE……………………………………………………………………… 25
 BELGIUM EMBASSY………………………………………………………………………………… 27
 FISTULA HOTEL APPARTMENT………………………………………………………………. 32
 ADDIS ABABA CITY LIBRARY……………………………………………………………………. 33
2.5 PROCEDURES I HAVE BEEN USING………………………………………………………… 34
2.6 CHALLENGES I HAVE BEEN FACED………………………………………………………… 34
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3. BENEFITS I GAINED FROM INTERNSHIP………………………….35

3.1 OVERALL BENEFITS……………………………………………………………………………35
3.2 IMPROVING PRACTICAL SKILL…………………………………………………………36.
3.3 IMPROVING THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE………………………………………..36
3.4 COMMUNICATION SKILLS…………………………………………………………………37
3.5 TEAM PLAYING SKILLS……………………………………………………………………..37
3.6 LEADERSHIP SKILLS…………………………………………………………………………37
3.7 WORK ETHICS ISSUES………………………………………………………………………..38
3.8 ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS……………………………………………………………39
3.9 INTERMS OF SOFTWARE SKILL…………………………………………………………40
4. CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………….41
5. RECOMMENDATION………………………………………………………….42
6. REFERENCE………………………………………………………………………43
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Company profile
Background
ABBA Architect PLC. Was established in 1999, as a firm doing architectural design and
contract administration, currently around 18 people are employed in our firm. This include 7
architects, 2 resident engineer, 1 quality manager, 1 landscape architect, 1 lighting engineer, 1
electrical engineer, 1 HVAC engineer, 1 contract administrator, 1 quality supervisor and the
supporting staff.
ABBA Architect Plc. is category I Consulting Company. Our office is based in Adiss Ababa and
is the first architecture firm in Ethiopia to be certificated as working according to the ISO 900
1:2000 standards.
To obtain the maximum quality in our projects as well as the greatest satisfaction of our clients,
and to be up to date with the latest evolutions in design and technology, we are working
together with local and international specialists of various disciplines, such as environmental
engineers, ecologist, hydrologists and biologists.
ABBA Architects Plc. is one of the first architecture firms in Ethiopia to be seriously involved in
environmental projects; our aim is to transform Ethiopian architecture into sustainable,
contemporary architecture. Hence, the protection of the natural environment, the respect of
the landscape, understanding of context and the consideration of the country’s cultural and
architectural heritage are the key elements of our design philosophy, which we are trying to
introduce in every project.
The founder/ lead architect has above 30 years of experience in the design and supervision of
architectural works. They have vision of offering the experience, commitment and excellence of
its fully equipped and highly qualified expert staff, specialized in a wide spectrum of
engineering activities.
Figure 1….. Abba Logo
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Company address
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Awash Bank building, fifth floor.
Email:- [email protected]
Phone number :-+251 11 5 521 282
P.O.Box. 12358
The consulting office has rented offices with spacious rooms on the road of Beherawi Addis Ababa
city, Awash Bank building on fifth floor. The consulting office is fully equipped with computers,
printers, plotters, etc. for high quality design output, and have modern telecommunication
equipment’s, e-mail, telephone to get up to date information’s. The consulting office has sound
financial ground to run day-to-day business and the company announce themselves through the
help of business card.
Figure 4….. Working Space
Figure 2….. Copy and Printing Area Figure 3….. Waiting Area
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MISSION
ABBA Architecture PLC. Is one of the first architecture firm in Ethiopia to be seriously involved
in environmental project. Their aim is to transform Ethiopian architecture in to sustainable,
cotemporary architecture.
The protection of the natural environment, the respect of the landscape context and the
consideration of the country’s cultural and architectural heritages are the key element of their
design philosophy.
Our designs strive to bring quality, innovation and creativity to the buildings through
professional services.
Objective of the company

- Maintain a maximum level of customer satisfaction
- Increase the work efficiency of the firm
- Develop and practice cost reducing construction methods
- Practice a modern and effective organizational structure
VISION
The vision of the company is to excel I quality design and consultancy works which are known
by global customers as to own the largest world market share and optimal shareholder value,
whilst contributing to local and global development in the field of architecture and engineering
Landscape
Respecting the landscape/nature

Context
Understanding context
Tradition
Drawing inspiration from tradition
Sustainability
Building for sustainable future
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Embassy of the Netherlands in Adiss Ababa, which was designed together with Dutch firm DE
ARCHITECTENGROEP and has won the renowned AGHA KHAN award for architecture and it is
the first Ethiopian firm how won ISO 900 1:2000 for quality system.
Figure 5….. Abba Company Award
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Figure 6….. Company Structure
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1.4 MAIN CUSTOMERS OR END USERS OF THE PRODUCT

OR SERVICES OF THE COMPANY
My internship hosting company has many governmental and non- governmental customers,
Investors and Diaspora, Micro and Small Scale Enterprises.
Year of Year of
Name Job title experiance Professional
With experience
company
CEO (Practicing
Yosef Bereded Professional Architect) 18 Years 29
Quality Manager &
Adiss Adugna Material Specifier
(Practicing Professional 30 Years
Architect) 11 Years
Holger schroder Landscape Architect 8 Years 14 Years
Ambrose King Contract Administrator 3 Years 36 Years
Mesfine Aboneh HVAC Engineer 4 Years 8 Years
Mekonnen Agonafer Lighting Architect 10 Years 11 Years
Helen Sitotaw Civil Engineer 3 Years 3 Years
Tigist Daniel Architect 4 Years 4 Years
Selamawit Tiruneh Resident Architect 4 Years 10 Years
Elias Jemal Architect 6 Years 6 Years
Bezawit Beyene Architect 6 Years 6 Years
Essayas Getahun Architect 4 Years 4 Years
Zekariyas Berhanu Architect 3 Years 3 Years
Rebecca Teshome Architect 2 Years 2 Years
Yednekachew Maru Architect 1 Year 1 Year
Bernabas Tewodros Architect 1 Year 1 Year
Solomon Demissie Electrical Engineer 7 Years 11 Years
Rahel Haile Auditor 11 Years 21 Years
Administration and
Nava Ameha Finance clerk 8 Years 12 Years
Administration and
Kidest Bekele Finance clerk 6 Years 6 Years
Samuel Seyoum Driver 12 Years 12 Years
Table 1 ….. company worker database
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MAIN PRODUCT AND SERVICES

In the last year they have been working on the great variety of projects in the public and private
sector, including universities, schools. Hospitals, conference center, government offices,
embassies, hotel resorts, private residence, as well as public parks and private garden .
Among the more prestigious projects are: the Embassy of the Netherlands in Addis Ababa, which
was designed in collaboration with the Dutch firm De Architectengroep, that has won the
renowned Agha Khan Award for Architecture in 2007 ; the Gullele Botanic Garden in Addis
Ababa, for which we have won the International Design Competition together with JNC
International & Synergy International from Brussels and got the first LEED-GOLD certification,
and the Council, parliament and convention centre for the Amhara Regional National State in
Bahir dar for which we got AEA prize for outstanding architectural piece in 2008.
DUTCH EMBASSY
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Figure 23….. Amhara convection Center
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Over all Work flow
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DEPARTMENT
Figure 11…..OF ARCHITECTURE
Work Flow Structure
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INTRODUCTION
When I started to work at the office it was very difficult for me to join in with the office
environment, because I have never experienced a position where multiple people work in the same
project, but thanks to the workers and my mentor it took me 2 to 3 days to communicate and start
working as a part of the office.
The first project I was assigned to was Belgium embassy site and i was kind of shocked because it
was a large-scale project but after a couple of days, I understood the work flow and started to get
along with the co-workers and the architects.
Even though I was in a whole new environment, I was being given an opportunity to implement
what i was thought in the past couple of years and what was even better was I was there to learn
and that made the whole internship an interesting journey.
How Did I Get into The Company?

As soon as I heard that the university issued this program, I started searching for locations of
architectural offices and spread my paper including Abba to four companies between them 2
companies were willing to accept but the others were full.
I had confusion a little to decide where to work, I was told about Abba by a friend of me about the
projects they did and the level of the firm so I was interested by it.
My one complaint was that I couldn’t be able to design one project or full project by myself. Any
way I went to the office and I was interviewed like a normal job interview and also submitted my
portfolio.
On the interview day I was asked to present 2 of my best design project to check my skill and
design technics then they were pleased to take me and told me that they will call after they arrange
a space for me to start the internship.
 Above all the reasons that forced me to select the site for my internship are;
1) Since the company is broad and has many work departments believing that, I will get hold of
a variety of knowledge.
2) The suitability of the place in terms of transportation and fulfillment of some materials, which will
help me during the internship.
 So, finally the supervisor txt me that I passed the interview and accepted me as an internship student
and making an agreement on October 01 /2019, I started my internship.
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 When I started my internship, the progress of Belgium embassy was 20% and many
buildings including chamber of commerce.
As I started my job the first task which I performed was to set out my own training schedule
because since the work sector is broad to gather all knowledge, skill and experience proper use of
time is must.
And also to install the latest version of Revit set up cause to simply share file, import and have a
common Revit version with everyone in the office.
The section I have been working in and

tasks I have been executing
Since I am an architecture student I have been practicing the architectural works that the
office provides for me. I learned the responsibilities of managing a project from its conceptual
design to its submission to the involved personnel.
Among the different working sections of the company, I have been working in the design
section. But unfortunately all the project I have participated had undergoes 20 percent which
means conceptual designing and 3d designing had been done well before I was there so my job was
to help the rest designing and landscape designing.
My task in there were to design a given projects that might be site design, any detail designing or
function arrangement/material specifying and preparing working drawings.
We have a direct contact with our supervisor and manager in any circumstances. And we also have
indirect contact with the client. Our connection with the clients could be on modifying projects. On
this section almost all the project will be to modified and detailed.
We have to give the preliminary designs for our advisor where he can show to clients and receive
additional comment for modification. On this progress the main work is respecting building
regulation and deciding the main building form with its corresponding programs.
The next is drafting section. When the design passes its preliminary stage it’s passed to the
draft persons. The office has its own standard presentation format. They will take the drawing and
convert it to this format.
On this step the drawing will be ready for plotting, and my job here would be modifying the
drawings by changing simple errors or giving suggestion without changing some mandatory parts
of the design unless it’s a must, and making them ready for this stage.
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I have been also working on the site work and I take some leacture on the office. Most of
the time I spent on concentrating construction work execution at the site.
Site work:- There were various kinds of work trades. These are reinforcement bar work, formwork,
concrete work, HCB wall laying, plastering work, slab work, beam and column, electrical work,
sanitary work, trench, pit, septic excavation work, masonry work, hardcore, setting out and
backfill and compaction. Firstly I watched out their work procedures step by step with comparing
my theoretical knowledge that I gained in school. After I developed my practical skill, I acted as
site engineer, Forman, and technical worker for following above most kinds of trade works.
- Preparation of specification and bill of quantity (BOQ)

- Wall, bar schedule calculation.
- Daily site diary for resident engineer (site daily report)
- Unit cost analysis and cost break down.
Office work:- I take some lecture from other company.
How does the workflow in this

section look like?
There are 12 employees who come to the office on daily basis and 9 interns including
myself. When projects come to the office, our manager discuss with the design group and analysis
it briefly together then the design team start conceptual designing and come out with one design
then the manager will modify it.
He ignores the unwanted and adds some feature and their own touch. Depending on the size of the
project, then there will discussion and consultations on the design periodically. Then the design
will on a wide way road Architects and intern start working on it detail.
MANAGER
STRUCTURAL
DESIGN GROUP
ANALYSIS
INTERN
Figure 12….. Work Flow Structure 2
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Figure 13 ….. Work Flow Structure 3 DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Figure 25….. Work Flow Structure 2
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Projects I have been working on

Site visit
The site visit was arranged to show us how the
theory or the design on the paper is execute to
reality. We arrived on structure stage which
wasn’t I thought, I thought that we will arrived
on finishing stage because we could get many
knowledge, we could easily identify the mistakes
on construction and material choice. The
building which is constructed in the site is G+4
building it is located at around semit area.
However I have seen a lot of work during my

visit, and gained some knowledge. I have observed
concert preparation measuring, mixing ingredients
and curing concrete. I also had seen how form work is
done, electrical and sanitary installation. I had skilled
my communication skill with the site engineers.
They have been teaching us how to work bill quantity

and every detail calculations. I have also seen HCB
masonry work and how plastering is done. Also I tried
to help the workers It was very enjoyable and teachable
time so I would like to thank our supervisor for this
opportunity it was very helpful.
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Chamber Of Commerce
Client- A.A chamber of commerce
Location-Megenagna,Adiss ababa
Status- Under construction

Adiss Ababa Chamber of commerce is basically a high
rise building with 3 basement, 2 ground floor and 19
floors. I had the chance to particepate in the
modification stage of some minor elements and also
wall schedule of the building.almost the project
started years ago so I didnt get the chance to
participate in the priliminary stage of the project.
On this project I did some modifiying on the plan

taking with my other supervisior zekarias berhanu
who gave me a great insight about the project and
helped me understad it.
On the other hand I was assigned to work on

Wall schedule with the structural designer. It
was a difficult experience since I have never
Work on BOQ designing. But with the help of
structural engineer gzachew I was able to learn
and complete the work within a couple of days
The hard and bulky part of the project was

working on selection and counting each and
every wall type. so the calculation took a while.
I gained a lot with a help of the engineer.
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Chamber Of Commerce
This was almost done except for some schedule and I had the
chance to participate in window and door schedules, also
some modification on the toilet of some floor. The door and
the window were done on the plan after I finished the
schedule and after that I merge them with the project. This
was so tiring and redundant work but finally I had grasped a
lot of knowledge from it and I am grateful for it. My
supervisor Zacharias was so helpful by giving me insight
about the project so it was a learning process.
After a hard working I had a chance

to finalize the project by editing each
and every error during working and
collecting the file that was distributed to
the intern then combining to email to
the owner for the construction process.
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Kingdom Of Belgium
Client- Belgium Embassy
Location- Around megenagna
Status- under construction
This is the whole compound of Belgium embassy and I

had a chance to modify the landscape edit the roads and
plotting the building inside the site. This gives me a closer
look on the material and the landscape how to design and
pick some knowledge.
And also having a chance to see the relation between the

elements of the compound about how far it must be placed,
detail road textures and distance must be from the building
and the landscapes.
And also I had participated in each and

every block in the compound like
ambassador residence, staff residence,
service blocks, also in the chancery block.
I had the chance to work on window door
schedules, wall detail design, tile detail
design, roof designing, and many
drafting and architectural drawings.
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Ambassador Residence
Location- Addis Ababa, Megenagna

For the most part the design
was already quite at an advance
stage. The modification that
were made lie between the
details .For suitability to
construction a curvature was
created along the edge of the
circular part of the roof. Create
the impression of floating roof
I had also participated in window-door schedule designing. And some drawing modification. It is
my first work on office project and it was interesting also enervating.
I was so glad to participate on a real project even though modifying again and again, correcting
every cad error was very tiring.
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I was also assigned to do a celling design

for ambassador residence it was an
experiencing work. It took me a while
designing living room ceiling and
constructing on Revit. Then export it to
illustrator for a celling
Then I moved to the meeting room,

dining room and the rest of the floor
celling. After completing the ceiling
design I was asked to put lighting in
every room and on terrace garden of
ambassador residence building on Revit
and then exporting to illustrator to
magnify the plan in order to make clear
for the lighting architect to modify it
briefly. I gained a lot by working with
help of my mentor
On this project it wasn’t so hard to work

because we have been practicing this in
school designing class. I realized I had put
my footprint on this project I am very glad
that I was participating in a real workable
project.
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Belgium Embassy Service Block
And also I have been working on the service block

found in Belgium site on modifying some elements,
correcting CAD errors, dimensioning, and
designing some floor and wall tiles. I had grasped a
lot of knowledge from each and every working
project.
And I am grateful for it.My supervisor

Rebecca was so helpful giving me inside
about every project while working with her .
so it was a learning process for me.
Belgium Embassy
Chancery Block
This one as well is part of Belgium embassy. In this
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project I had participated in all 2D drawings on AUTOCAD given a Revit file and also I
have done the window door schedule.
Belgium Embassy
Staff Residences
Location- Addis Ababa

Megenagna
Status- To be built
This project is staff residence found in the embassy.

I had learned many tings during working this
project. I have been participated almost all
drawings I have worked mostly on the
modification, arranging function and detail
designing like roof detail, column detail, slab detail,
foundation detail and even in a ditch detail, so it
have been very helpful to gather more knowledge
also with the help of my supervisor.
I also gained how to design wall and floor

tile on this project. At first my speed of
work was slow because It was a new to
me. After a few days I was able to adapt
and also gained some information how to
work efficiently.
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Fistula Hotel Apartment

Client- Hamlin fistula
Location- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Status- To be built
Fistula apartment is a luxury

apartment. Block A with 12
three bed room, 12 two bed
rooms and 2 penthouses. Block
B with 12 three bed room and 7
two bed room
The project was started a year ago so I

didn’t have the chance to participate on the
designing but I had participated on the
modification of elements and landscape
designing.
On this project I did some modification on the

entrance, ramp design stair modifying. And also
some floor arrangement, room shifting and
function arrangement too. I had also done some
window placement, basement spacing, stair and
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lift modifying. This project was so challenging that I had learn so many according to
software skill and some standard measurements
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Addis Ababa City

Library
Client-
Location-
Status- to be built
A.A city library is one of the greatest

projects I have worked. On in all my internship.
And it was actually the one that educated me
even though I didn’t work on as much as I
wanted.
I worked on the wall arrangement,

modifying on some elements, editing error also
I had participated on the wall schedule BOQ
calculations. I also tried to help my friend on the
landscape section and site section.
As I have seen the project it have an

amazing space and comfortable zone, I
had learned material specifying,
arranging function, designing clear
space and manage space with
appropriate function, site sectioning for
a detail structure. Most of all I have
learned how to calculate wall schedules
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Procedures I have been using while

performing my work tasks
In my working section, there are some common procedures to accomplish a given task.
As it is a design section, the procedures are
First understanding the supervisor workin idea then try to collaborate with the working projects, if
the project is on preliminary stage participating in every conceptual or theoretical designing process.
If not asking and understanding other architectural drawing process.
Second consulting and modifying working project in order to upgrade different aspects. Team
working if it is a larger project and designing details to communicate with engineers another section
of the company.
My Performance in my Work
Beside the performance indicated on monthly evaluation paper, I can humbly and honestly discuss
my performance. I have tried hard to give my works architectural quality. The major complains I
have heard was about time and my speed.
Challenge
The main challenge I have faced was the office silence. Usually when u get in to office it look like
students taking exam….It is very difficult to talk in that silent space cause it seems like everyone
could hear you so we all talk whisperly.at first I couldn’t stand it but after a few weeks later I just
adapted the environment none of us talk unless for consulting or taking work to do. Once you got
something to do its good for engrossment and privacy work but hard to communicate and
frustrating.
This challenge can’t be altered cause its formerly the behavior of the company so it can’t be done
nothing except exercising yourself to adapt.
Other than this the major challenges while performing the tasks
are;
At first my software skill, techniques and speed of work was slow because I was trying so hard to be
precise and since it was a new environment too. After a few days I have increased my speed of work
with accuracy I was able to adapt and work efficiently than the previous days.
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The Different Aspects of what I

learned as an Intern
This internship period has provided me with insights into the workings of the professional world,
the realm of Architectural practice as well as construction. It has been a crystal-clear
demonstration of what a coordinated office structure functions as and looks like. All the while,
it has also been a reflective mirror that allows me to see what I’m capable of doing or not doing,
and has expanded my breadth of understanding as to what architecture is to me, and what I am to
architecture.
Ever since I took the first step into the office space, it was clear that this is no ordinary office.
Everyone is clearly situated within their designated spaces with their assigned roles and tasks, and
amidst the silence, where the only audible voice is your own thoughts, it is pretty easy to ponder
the ins and outs of your architectural practice and the life of architectural profession as a whole.
For the first few weeks, communication with the rest of the staff was quite cold. Exchange of ideas
was rigid, and was limited to communicating assigned tasks. If it weren’t for my fellow students
from campus whom I had known since before the internship period, it would’ve been very easy to
feel alienated within this space.
On the bright side however, I am glad to say that I was prepared for any professional task that had
been sent my way through this introductory period, so I am grateful to say I made it through
without much difficulty, at least professionally.
After all the interns from all the different schools and different regions have been assembled, we
gathered in a meeting hall to discuss the possible outcomes of our internship, what we had
expected, what we have learned so far or at least estimated and what we would like the Internship
period to look like from that point onwards. That was quite a reflective moment for me, speaking
personally, because it acted as a bridge to get to know some of the staff members and the cold
introductory period was now over.
Then once the gaps began being bridged, new faces within the office space started to appear. Not
that they weren’t there before, but that they were now engaged with us in a way that we are able
to exchange ideas and share experiences with them. This was particularly useful with the senior
members of staff. Who gave us an in-depth analysis of the workings of architectural practice. The
benefits of consulting a senior member are many, it starts by letting you know where you are as an
architect and what is expected from you. Then it goes to highlight what the future holds for you
and what you should expect.
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Improving Practical skill

Some members of staff have been in the architectural practice through the many phases of its
evolution. Starting from the days of hand drafted drawings where Rapido ink was used, to the
generation of AutoCAD where 2D drawings were made in a digital medium to the present day with
interactive means of architectural communication.
I have gained many technical skill, design methods, knowledge of working in working drawing
This goes to show that in an ever-changing world, one has to keep updating him or herself to keep
up with the newest technologies and advancements that have been made in the field. This is not
just graphically; it could be in terms of understanding construction terminologies and techniques,
such as sustainable design for instance, a skill that is proving to be more and more crucial
nowadays.
Improving Theoretical skill

The design philosophy of Abba Architects revolves around three things. That is
A) The existing elements on site / Context
B) Landscape features
C)Tradition
D) Sustainability
This design principle was set out based on the principle that, for there to be an order in the
urban landscape, every time a new building is built, it should be in consideration of the existing
elements on site and pay its respects to these site elements.
In this internship practice almost everything I have done in the office is the same as what we did in
the design class. Except there is a collaboration between architects and other engineers, for
example I have noticed that there was a great collaboration between one lead architect and the
landscape architect so I have been focusing on gathering information on how architects
collaborate with each other and solve problem, from this I was able to learn that an architect
doesn’t have to work alone.
In addition to this the office also try to make clear some office working style by giving lecture
according to attitude and practicing architecture using of theoretical structural knowledge. So in
general specially in improving the new work word, terms, method of work and method of
calculation in which I had having blared (unclean) image was solved and I had now match the
theoretical knowledge with practical one.
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Improving communication skill

Communication is a great tool especially in a profession Architecture. We got the chance to
work with other professionals like engineer’s contractors and draftsman who works at the office.
Which lead us to develop different ways of communication toward each type of professional. I
develop good communication skill with all staff members, various communicating methods to
achieve good work performance. This improvement helps to me in different ways. Some of which
are;
- To gain knowledge and information from corresponding professionals.
- To strengthen relationship with others.
- To avoid confusions and get better understanding.
Team work skills

As we know in every architectural office design are made in team, I have been participating in the
design team and it helped me a lot in terms of construction details. Not only did I improve my
theoretical knowledge but also In terms of team work skills. I have gained the following good
credits of team work on the ongoing project
• increase speed of work and Distributed work load
• Handling tasks responsibly and accountably
• Compromising ideas and enhance learning of experience
And the most important thing that I grasped from my intern program is how to work with My
supervisors, how to consult them and how to learn new things. While doing our Job as an architect
we considered things that could affect a work of others in the field. We learned to discuss with
others before deciding things since it’s a team work.
Leadership skills
Leadership in a certain construction project is flowing smoothly from group leader to project
manager. Taking responsibilities and taking leads are the other skills we practiced at the office.
Effective leaders must be aware of their values, morals, and system of ethics and ethical decision
making. Leadership is the process of influencing individuals or groups to accomplish an
organizational goal or mission.
Finally, I am able to realize that leadership is a process. To be an effective leader one must
continually exercise good leadership skills. One does not need to be perfect but should always
strive to apply good leadership characters to our leadership skills which are mentioned below.
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- Trustworthiness - honesty, integrity, reliability, loyalty, keeping promises and not

deceiving others
- Respect - treating other as you wish to be treated, in addition to being courteous, listening to
others, and accepting individual differences
- Responsibility - accountability, self-control, the pursuit of excellence, and considering

consequences of our actions
- Fairness - playing by the rules, not taking advantage of others, making informed judgments
without favoritism or prejudice, and not blaming others
- Caring - kindness, compassion, and altruism, acting to minimize hardship and to help others
whenever possible.
- Citizenship - working to make our community better, protecting the environment, making our
democratic institutions work, and operating within the law
- WE all Are Leaders!
To be an effective leader one must continually exercise good leadership skills. I have exercise
leadership skills, especially the sense of responsibility, self-confidence and conceptualizing while
giving directions.
Especially in a firm I had been working with, I was a leader to myself. Being a leader, I tried to do
my work at the best of me. What I gained in terms of leadership skills
• Handling myself with projects
• Organizing different ideas
• Executing projects with care
Working Ethics
Work ethics are code of conducts that a person should behave to make peaceful, productive
efficient work environment. Being out in the offices, in the real working world in order to make
great change, one has to work hard, by being punctual and fully engaged in his/her own work. It
is a must that one should get to work on time and use his time wisely, Learning courses relating to
professionalism really helped us. Since we have learned so many ethical rules and regulation we
were really careful not to break those regulations.
The following are some of the common professional work ethical principles what I gained in the
internship period..
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Punctuality- means keeping the companies work beginning and ending time and to
complete a given task within the given period.
Reliability- The worker should be qualified for the part he is supposed to be performing . He/she
must have appropriate skill and knowledge for the task assigned.
Honesty:- Regarding this value each worker regardless of its status should abstain from bad
behaviors such as cheating , bias , corruption etc..
Cooperation:- Each worker should interact and cooperate with each other while working . That
is because it is through such system problems could be easily solved.
Accountability:- being responsible person & held accountable for what you do.
Entrepreneurship Skills
This is one of the main benefits that I got from the internship program because now I had better
understanding than previous.
Some of the understandings that I gained are:-
- Since I know more about my profession (such as challenges and solutions, decision making
ability, ways of business establishment, work management, etc) I am able to think to be
entrepreneur rather than employer.
- The main things that I need to be entrepreneur are deep knowledge about the work that I do
good working habit, good approach to peoples and ability to make final decisions.
- Knowledge of what professional works are available in the sector for architects as business
persons.
- Knowledge of the existing working firms in some portions of the city and future ideas on new use
of technology and techniques.
Once one achieves this however, the recommendations are that he takes the high road and avoids
selfish motives during his work. Typically, a commission is gained by means of
A) Merit
B) Word of Mouth
C) Bidding
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The recurring theme of the office is that the seniors understand that the individual has
his earthly needs for fiscal compensation and independently maneuvering their own private
business. But they always insist on working with the company until they have enough experience
and the knowhow to actually be able to take care of a project by themselves.
This capability, they believe, is gained through experience. Since being accustomed to all the
different bylaws, standards and technical specifications is not something we gain with one night of
study, rather by years of application and practice until the principles sink in.
The most reliable means of job acquisition is by networking. This comes in many forms and
types, it could be circular, linear etcetera. Once this networking is achieved and clients are signed
in, the advice that we got was to pay just as much as necessary. Reward those deserving and
withhold from spending on things that aren’t necessary, and those who haven’t earned the
compensation.
Ethics is also a crucial factor in entrepreneurship, because in entrepreneurship, the key factor
behind success is passion and drive. This is only achieved by working for the pure purpose of soul
satisfaction and leaving things such as merit and fiscal compensation aside.
Skills I gained in terms of software

include
AutoCAD Autodesk Revit

Adobe Illustrator
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Conclusion
This internship period helped me in grasping the skills which are necessary to be a professional
architect. During this internship I got a chance to observe and practice many architectural
activities. Besides observing, I was able to implement what I learned in several projects. and above
all I have learned that I should have the following qualities, in addition to the technical skill and
academic knowledge:
- Being a good leader
- Being sociable
- Being actionable and accountable
- Being a problem solver
- Being able to work in a team and focused
- Being responsible
- Being reliable and honest
But it also thought me that there are a lot of things left to learn in the coming times but nothing
will discourage me from what is about to come. Learning that the road a head will be getting
harder will help me prepare for every step I take and every turn I take.
In general, my overall understanding about the architecture field of study has been magnified
throughout my five months stay in the office. Being able to work with highly experienced and
talented architects and engineers has given me extra knowledge to be able to be competent in
the professional world. Aside from the experience I obtained regarding the discipline I also
learned about basic work principles and work ethics.
As a student of architecture I found the internship program very useful for my professional career
in giving me an outlook about the responsibilities that are expected from me when I become a
graduate architect in contributing and giving out my best to fill the gap that is formed in the
Architecture of Ethiopia. The two architects and the structural engineer have been supportive in
introducing me to the practical world of architecture and building construction.
They were also helpful in guiding me in the direction what will familiarize me with their way of
practicing of architecture, their styles and personal interests. Besides gaining all these experience
with these professionals I also learned the value of hard work and ethical discipline from them.
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Finally, I can conclude that with in the 4 months of work experience I have gotten plenty
knowledge and skills. Such as Management skills – the ability to manage time and people (both
oneself and others) successfully,
Communication skills (e.g. the ability to sell ideas and persuade others) , The ability to work both
as part of a team and independently, Able to plan work schedule , coordinate and organize
effectively, Self-motivated and disciplined, Adaptable to the work environment and new features,
An Innovative and creative thinker,
The ability to multi-task , Able to take responsibility and make decisions, The ability to work under
pressure, Perseverance ,Competitiveness, Willingness to take risks(or at least not risk averse) ,
ability to network and make contacts and so on.
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Recommendations
During my internship yime at the company, I have observed some problem that I would like yo
point out, concerning on different aspect some are
I highly recommend my hosting company to use powerful computer and a server integrated
network, because when I have been working there, it was hard passing around files since every one
used personal mobile computers and it was hard to render projects because all of the workers
didn’t have computers powerful enough to support the rendering software.
I highly recommend getting a tower computer so that the whole office can render faster and more
often. What would be even better is if the tower was available for everyone through a network
system then all of the workers could share files and back up company data in the office.
My recommendation for the company is to keep the good work up. In addition, I suggest opening
additional branches, additional advertisements and preparing a catalog, which can show some
part of the company outputs, will help for the business and expansion of it.
Generally based on the observation I have made in this Past month, I will try to give
recommendations for the company and the university, especially in relation to the internship.
First of all, there have to be full understandings about the internship program and its purpose
among the company. The company should understand that there is big difference between
summer practice and full time internship.
Internship is one part of university industry linkage program that is planned by government
throughout the country. So, company has to make communication with universities in more clear
and tangible way, instead of simply accepting students as doing favor.
The company have to strive in more planned and programmed way to maximize the benefit it
gets from students as well as it gives for them.
Healthy interpersonal communication between staff members is crucial for productive working
environment. In my point of view, it will be good if certain programs are organized to increase the
interaction of workers. For example, it is possible to have trips and other entertaining programs
some times. I am sure it will not be simple luxury, but rather it increases the productivity of
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Reference
- Abba Architects Background Archive
- Abba Architects work and Image Archive
- Internship Final report layout
- And supervisor rebecca teshome
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PREPARED BY: Ruth Abebe

Mentor ---------------------------- Company stamp

Figure 2: Copy and Printing Area …………………………….. 7

Figure 3: Waiting Area …………………………….. 7

Figure 4: Working Area …………………………….. 7

Figure 5: Abba Company Award …………………………….. 9

Figure 6: Company Structure …………………………….. 10

1.2 MAIN CUSTOMER OR END USE…………………………………………………………….. 12

1.3 COMPANY MAIN PRODUCT AND SERVICE…………………………………………….. 13

1.4 OVERALL ORGANIZATION AND WORK FLOW……………………………………….19

2. OVERALL INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE…………………………………20

2.1 HOW I JOINED IN TO THE COMPANY…………………………………………………….. 20

2.2 SECTION OF THE COMPANY I HAVE BEEN WORKING…………………………… 21

2.3 WORK FLOW IN THE SECTION……………………………………………………………….. 22

2.4 WORK TASK I HAVE BEEN EXECUTING…………………………………………………… 24

2.5 PROCEDURES I HAVE BEEN USING………………………………………………………… 34

2.6 CHALLENGES I HAVE BEEN FACED………………………………………………………… 34

3. BENEFITS I GAINED FROM INTERNSHIP………………………….35

3.2 IMPROVING PRACTICAL SKILL…………………………………………………………36.

3.3 IMPROVING THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE………………………………………..36

3.4 COMMUNICATION SKILLS…………………………………………………………………37

3.5 TEAM PLAYING SKILLS……………………………………………………………………..37

3.6 LEADERSHIP SKILLS…………………………………………………………………………37

3.7 WORK ETHICS ISSUES………………………………………………………………………..38

3.8 ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS……………………………………………………………39

3.9 INTERMS OF SOFTWARE SKILL…………………………………………………………40

Figure 1….. Abba Logo

Figure 4….. Working Space

Objective of the company

- Increase the work efficiency of the firm

- Develop and practice cost reducing construction methods

- Practice a modern and effective organizational structure

Respecting the landscape/nature

Building for sustainable future

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Figure 5….. Abba Company Award

Figure 6….. Company Structure

1.4 MAIN CUSTOMERS OR END USERS OF THE PRODUCT

Table 1 ….. company worker database

MAIN PRODUCT AND SERVICES

Figure 23….. Amhara convection Center

How Did I Get into The Company?

The section I have been working in and

- Preparation of specification and bill of quantity (BOQ)

Office work:- I take some lecture from other company.

How does the workflow in this

Figure 25….. Work Flow Structure 2

Projects I have been working on

However I have seen a lot of work during my

They have been teaching us how to work bill quantity

Status- Under construction

On this project I did some modifiying on the plan

On the other hand I was assigned to work on

The hard and bulky part of the project was

After a hard working I had a chance

Location- Around megenagna

Status- under construction