Technically, you can find architecture job opportunities pretty much anywhere in the world. However, some markets present much more profitable jobs for architects than others. Architects from industrialized countries are often frustrated by the amount of red tape and limited number of major projects that they have access to. On the other hands, in many developing countries architects are guided by less bureaucracy, more building, in most cases.

Countries in South and Central America, such as Brazil and Panama, in the Middle East, such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and in Asia, such as India and Vietnam are all current hotspots for architecture jobs abroad that include contracted work. China is also a booming bed of architecture currently, as it continues its process of rapid economic growth and massive urbanization.

If you do not want to work abroad as an architect in the developing world, architecture jobs will likely be more competitive and projects less grandiose. Still, opportunities remain nonetheless. Countries such as Norway, Switzerland, and Australia are examples of nations within the industrialized world where architects can find jobs abroad.

Depending on where you find an architecture job abroad, you will have to deal with the language barrier and subsequent challenges of communicating with your local team. English is spoken commonly enough in most places that native English speakers with limited foreign language skills can get by. However, if you make a sincere effort to learn the local language, then your life and job as an architect abroad will become a hundred times easier.