ArchDaily
{{short description|Architecture website}}
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| caption = Screenshot of the website in December 2024
| url = {{URL|http://archdaily.com/}}
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| type = Architecture website
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| language = English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese
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| founder = David Basulto, David Assael
| CEO = Stephan Bachmann{{cite web |title=ArchDaily Management Team |url=https://www.cbinsights.com/company/archdaily/people |publisher=CB Insights}}
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2008|df=no}}
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ArchDaily is a website covering architectural news,[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6d184730-681e-11e4-bcd5-00144feabdc0.html "Mexican president under fire as mansion claims fuel protests"]. Financial Times. (subscription required)[http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/10/chinas-president-wants-to-ban-weird-buildingsand-thats-a-huge-mistake/ "China's President Wants To Ban Weird Buildings -- And That's A Huge Mistake"]. Gizmodo. Alissa Walker 22 October 2014 projects,[https://www.businessinsider.com/selgas-cano-architecture-firm-madrid-2014-3 "This Stunning Woodland Office In Madrid Is The Most Popular Building On ArchDaily"]. Business Insider. Hayley Hudson Mar 18 2014[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/02/moma-hy-fi-_n_5549107.html "This Living, Sustainable Mushroom Building Could Be The Future Of Green Architecture"]. The Huffington Post Priscilla Frank July 2, 2014 products, events, interviews and competitions,[https://venturebeat.com/2014/12/12/how-minecraft-may-make-bitcoin-the-official-currency-of-virtual-worlds/ "How Minecraft may make bitcoin the ‘official currency of virtual worlds’"]. VentureBeat. opinion pieces,[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-roundup-gaza-game-ancient-cave-murals-la-art-hotbed-20140820-column.html#page=1 "Round-Up: Gaza video game, Ferguson's architecture, L.A. art hotbed"]. Los Angeles Times. among others, catering to architects, designers and other interested parties.
It is currently based in Santiago, with offices in Berlin, Shanghai, and Mexico City.{{cite news |last1=Fairs |first1=Marcus |title=Architecture news website ArchDaily sold to products platform Architonic |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2020/05/04/archdaily-sold-architonic-architecture-website |access-date=30 January 2023 |publisher=Dezeen |date=May 4, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Rojas |first1=Ingrid |title=Architonic compra ArchDaily para crear la mayor plataforma de arquitectura en línea |url=https://lexlatin.com/noticias/suiza-architonic-chilena-archdaily-se-unen-crean-mayor-plataforma-arquitectura-en |website=LexLatin |access-date=30 January 2023}}
Description
ArchDaily is one of the most popular architecture websites worldwide,[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/10/gaudi-in-barcelona_n_5528407.html "In Honor Of The 'Patron Saint Of Architecture,' Here's a Gaudi Guide To Barcelona"]. Huffington Post. with 17.9 million monthly readers and about 283 million page views per month {{As of|2022|alt=as of 2022}}.{{cite web|last=Morales|first=Carlos|title=ArchDaily: Los dos Chilenos que Conquistaron el Mundo|url=https://www.forbes.com.mx/sites/archdaily-los-dos-chilenos-que-conquistaron-el-mundo/|work=Forbes México|access-date=9 May 2014}}{{cite web |title=Why ArchDaily |url=https://business.archdaily.com/why-archdaily |website=ArchDaily |access-date=30 January 2023}}
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).
It has a partnership with the Pritzker Architecture Prize and was one of five finalists for the Best Online Magazine prize on Mashable's 2009 Open Web Awards.{{cite web|last=Cashmore|first=Pete|title=Open Web Awards 2009: The Winners|url=http://mashable.com/2009/12/16/open-web-awards-2009-50-winners/|work=Mashable|access-date=9 May 2014}}
In 2020, ArchDaily was acquired by Swiss media company NZZ Mediengruppe.{{cite web |last1=González Ormerod |first1=Alejandro |title=8-figure acquisition of architecture platform, ArchDaily, explains how (and what) new media is kicking ass |url=https://contxto.com/en/chile/acquisition-architecture-platform-archdaily-new-media/ |website=Contxto |access-date=30 January 2023}} Even though the purchase details have not officially been disclosed, estimations have put the price tag around €10 million{{cite web |last1=Fairs |first1=Marcus |title=Architecture news website ArchDaily sold to products platform Architonic |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2020/05/04/archdaily-sold-architonic-architecture-website/ |website=Dezeen |access-date=30 January 2023}}
Staff and contributors
As of 2023, the site's Chief Executive Officer is Stephan Bachmann, the editor-in-chief is David Basulto,{{cite web |title=David Basulto |url=https://www.archdaily.com/author/david-basulto |website=ArchDaily |access-date=30 January 2023}}{{cite web |title=ArchDaily Selects the Best New Practices of 2023 |url=https://www.archdaily.com/993502/archdaily-selects-the-best-new-practices-of-2023 |website=ArchDaily |access-date=30 January 2023}} while Clara Ott serves as Projects Manager and {{ill|Nicolás Valencia|es}} as Editorial Manager
Building of the Year Awards
Annually, ArchDaily organizes the Building of the Year Awards,[http://tuoitrenews.vn/lifestyle/18916/famed-vietnamese-architects-work-named-building-of-the-year " Famed Vietnamese architect’s work named Archdaily's 'Building of the Year'"]. Tuoitrenews. 04/09/2014 with winners chosen by a vote of the 60,000 architects who are members of the site.{{cite web|last=Basulto|first=David|title=Winners of the 2014 Building of the Year Awards|url=http://www.archdaily.com/472422/winners-of-the-2014-building-of-the-year-awards/|work=ArchDaily|access-date=26 April 2014}}[http://www.thejournal.ie/new-buildings-1293509-Feb2014/ "The people have spoken: These are the 14 best new buildings of the year"]. The Journal, Ireland.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://archdaily.com}}
Category:Architecture websites
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