This code will make a shortcode that you can place any where on a page to render a custom post type archive. Place this code in your functions.php in your child theme's directory.

Custom Shortcode for Archive Loop

<?php

function get_featured_project(){

ob_start();

$paged = ( get_query_var('paged') == 0 ) ? 1 : get_query_var('paged');

$featured_project = new WP_Query(array(
	'post_type' => 'custom_post_type',
	'post_status' => 'publish',
	'posts_per_page' => 2,
	'order' => 'DESC',
	'paged' => $paged,
	'tax_query' => array(
        array(
            'taxonomy' => 'taxonomy_slug_name',
            'field' => 'slug',
            'terms' => array('term_name'),
        ),
    ),
));

if($featured_project -> have_posts()):
    while($featured_project -> have_posts()): $featured_project -> the_post();?>
		<div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3">
			<div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_align_center">
				<div class="et_pb_text_inner">
               		<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
               			<?php echo the_post_thumbnail('medium');?>
                		<h2><?php echo the_title();?></h2>
                		<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">View Project</a>

                	</a> 
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>					          		
                            
    <?php endwhile;
endif;

return ob_get_clean();
}

add_shortcode('featured-project', 'get_featured_project');