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Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is ongoing. Ukrainian architects are doing work that has no modern European precedent: documenting destroyed and damaged buildings, designing emergency and temporary housing, and planning a reconstruction programme that will be the largest rebuilding effort in Europe since the Second World War. Much of it is being done under air raid conditions.

EU Helpers does not proactively recruit candidates for roles physically based in Ukraine, and we do not encourage relocation there while the war continues. We can help Ukrainian architects who are already outside the country connect with practices elsewhere in Europe. Browse our wider architecture hiring landscape across Europe for those options.

Quick facts:

• Ukraine remains an active war zone. Check your government's current travel advisory before making any decisions.

• Damage assessment, emergency housing and reconstruction planning are the dominant current architectural tasks.

• International practices and institutions are involved in reconstruction planning, much of it conducted from outside Ukraine.

• EU Helpers does not recruit for roles based in Ukraine.

The Honest Picture

Ukraine's architecture profession has kept working, and what it works on has changed entirely. Damage assessment and documentation of destroyed buildings is now a systematic professional task. Emergency and transitional housing design is urgent and continuous. Reconstruction masterplanning for damaged cities is underway even while those cities remain within range.

Much of the reconstruction planning is being done in partnership with international practices, institutions, and universities, much of it from outside Ukraine. That has created a distributed professional effort in which Ukrainian architects abroad play a substantial part.

Many Ukrainian architects are displaced. Some work remotely for Ukrainian practices, some have joined practices in Poland, Germany and elsewhere, and some are contributing to reconstruction planning from abroad. Their combination of Ukrainian building knowledge, local regulatory understanding and language capability is genuinely valuable to any practice engaging with reconstruction work.

Before You Consider Anything Related to Ukraine

Check your home country's foreign ministry or state department travel advisory for Ukraine before making any decisions. Most Western governments currently advise against all travel to Ukraine, and some advise against all but essential travel to specific regions. These advisories are updated regularly and are more current and authoritative than this page.

EU Helpers' Position on Ukraine

EU Helpers does not proactively recruit candidates for architecture roles physically based in Ukraine, and we do not encourage relocation to Ukraine while the war is ongoing. We do not list Ukraine as an active hiring destination, as we do for other countries on this site.

If you are a Ukrainian architect looking for opportunities outside Ukraine, or a practice elsewhere that needs Ukrainian architectural expertise for reconstruction-related work, our team can discuss what is realistic.

What We Can Help With

• Connecting displaced Ukrainian architects with practices elsewhere in Europe.

• Helping practices engaging with reconstruction work find Ukrainian architectural and regulatory expertise.

• General guidance on documentation and qualification recognition for architects in this situation.

• Honest answers about what we can and cannot help with, rather than a standard sales pitch.

Get Started

Ukrainian Architects Outside Ukraine

If you are already outside Ukraine, Register as a job seeker, and we will discuss realistic options with practices elsewhere in Europe.

Practices and Institutions

If you need Ukrainian architectural expertise for reconstruction-related work, Start an employer partnership or contact our team.

Recruiters

Recruiters working with displaced Ukrainian architects can Apply to join our recruiter network.

For anything else related to Ukraine, contact our team directly. You can also browse open architecture roles elsewhere in Europe, or see our industries hub for other sectors.

Important note: EU Helpers is not a government authority, a travel safety authority, or a substitute for your country's official travel advisories. This page is general information only and is not legal, immigration, or safety advice.