Scanning Archinect's active community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools, we have selected five diverse practices for our latest weekly highlight of architectural employers. Take a closer look at these Archinect profiles to learn more about them and their current job opportunities.

Laguarda.Low Architects is an international firm with completed projects of all typologies and scales on five continents. Headquartered in New York City, the practice also operates from offices in Beijing and Tokyo. Current NYC opportunities include designer and design manager positions.

Based in Brevard, North Carolina, architecture, construction, and interior design firm PLATT specializes in custom homes and commercial structures in the greater Southern Appalachian Highlands region. They are currently hiring an Architectural Interior Designer.

Kaplan Thompson Architects' studio is located in a historic brick warehouse in the Old Port district of Portland, Maine. The award-winning firm specializes in residential, educational, and renovation projects with an eye on sustainability and Passive House features. A Project Designer position is currently available.

Atlanta-based West Architecture Studio was founded in 1998 by Georgia Tech graduate Scott West. The practice specializes in high-end contemporary residential projects and is looking to hire an Entry to Mid-level Architect right now.

If you're feeling the need to get out there, like really out there, take a look at Interstellar Lab, a company that plans space-inspired closed-loop controlled environment villages on Earth with a keen eye on future exploration on Mars. They are currently hiring an Advanced Parametric Architect in Paris and Los Angeles to work on their Experimental Biogenerative Station (EBIOS).

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