ArchDaily
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Type of site | Architecture website |
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| Available in | English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese |
| Founder(s) | David Basulto, David Assael |
| CEO | Stephan Bachmann[1] |
| URL | archdaily |
| Launched | 2008 |
ArchDaily is a website covering architectural news,[2][3] projects,[4][5] products, events, interviews and competitions,[6] opinion pieces,[7] among others, catering to architects, designers and other interested parties.
It is currently based in Santiago de Chile, with offices in Berlin, Shanghai, and Mexico City.[8][9]
Description
[edit | edit source]ArchDaily is one of the most popular architecture websites worldwide,[10] with 17.9 million monthly readers and about 283 million page views per month as of 2022[update].[11][12]
Founded in March 2008 by Chilean architects David Basulto and David Assael, ArchDaily includes three regional websites in Spanish (Plataforma Arquitectura, ArchDaily México, ArchDaily Colombia, and ArchDaily Perú), Portuguese (ArchDaily Brasil), and Chinese (ArchDaily China).[11] It has a partnership with the Pritzker Architecture Prize[11] and was one of five finalists for the Best Online Magazine prize on Mashable's 2009 Open Web Awards.[13]
In 2020, ArchDaily was acquired by Swiss media company NZZ Mediengruppe.[14] Even though the purchase details have not officially been disclosed, estimations have put the price tag around €10 million[15][14]
Staff and contributors
[edit | edit source]As of 2023, the site's Chief Executive Officer is Stephan Bachmann,[1] the editor-in-chief is David Basulto,[16][17] while Clara Ott serves as Projects Manager[17] and Nicolás Valencia as Editorial Manager[17]
Building of the Year Awards
[edit | edit source]Annually, ArchDaily organizes the Building of the Year Awards,[18] with winners chosen by a vote of the 60,000 architects who are members of the site.[19][20]
References
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- ^ "Mexican president under fire as mansion claims fuel protests". Financial Times. (subscription required)
- ^ "China's President Wants To Ban Weird Buildings -- And That's A Huge Mistake". Gizmodo. Alissa Walker 22 October 2014
- ^ "This Stunning Woodland Office In Madrid Is The Most Popular Building On ArchDaily". Business Insider. Hayley Hudson Mar 18 2014
- ^ "This Living, Sustainable Mushroom Building Could Be The Future Of Green Architecture". The Huffington Post Priscilla Frank July 2, 2014
- ^ "How Minecraft may make bitcoin the ‘official currency of virtual worlds’". VentureBeat.
- ^ "Round-Up: Gaza video game, Ferguson's architecture, L.A. art hotbed". Los Angeles Times.
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- ^ " Famed Vietnamese architect’s work named Archdaily's 'Building of the Year'". Tuoitrenews. 04/09/2014
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- ^ "The people have spoken: These are the 14 best new buildings of the year". The Journal, Ireland.