Top 10 Architectural Platforms everyone should follow

From architecture students to professionals, we have all looked up online for ideas, inspiration, staying up to date and knowing what is the latest in the field of architecture and design. This just explains how much the world has moved online, and, it is not just for getting inspiration, information, ideas and projects are also now shared on online portals.

Here is a list of top 10 online portals to refer to for architecture & design!

1. ArchDaily

With 2200K Monthly Organic Traffic (as per Ubersuggest Tool, May 2021)

Website: www.archdaily.com
Founded by: David Basulto
Founding Year: 2008
Team Size (as per official LinkedIn Page): 457
Daily Content on Website: 7-8 Articles | 8-10 Projects
Daily Social Media Posting: 15 – 18 Posts on FB | 1 – 2 Posts on Instagram
Awards: Building of the year | Previous Winners include Foster+Partners
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Internship: In-office
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ArchDaily aims at providing tools, inspiration & knowledge to help in the creation of better cities & future world. In 2008, as a platform, it began to collect & spread information that architects could refer. It has a team of motivated people who are constantly thinking out the future & breaking paradigms. David Basulto, the CEO of ArchDaily talks about building momentum & broadening our horizons as designers. The page is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese & Mandarin.

2. Dezeen

2700K Monthly Organic Traffic (as per Ubersuggest Tool, May 2021)

Website: www.dezeen.com
Founded by: Marcus Fairs
Founding Year: 2006
Team Size (as per official LinkedIn Page): 60
Daily Content on Website: 6-7 Articles | 4-5 Projects
Daily Social Media Posting: 15 – 18 Posts on FB | 1 – 2 Posts on Instagram
Awards: Dezeen Awards| Previous Winners include Adjaye Associates
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Internship: In-office
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Dezeen aims at bringing designers a carefully edited selection of architecture, design & interior projects & news from the world. It is the most commented design site in the world & has won more than 50 award for its journalism & online publishing. It is also included in the list of top 50 websites you cannot live without curated by The Times newspaper & was titled as the best architecture blog by The Independent newspaper.

3. Rethinking The Future

804K Monthly Organic Traffic (as per Ubersuggest Tool, May 2021)

Website: www.re-thinkingthefuture.com
Founded by: Vikas Pawar
Founding Year: 2012
Team Size (as per official LinkedIn Page): 122
Daily Content on Website: 18-20 Articles | 8-10 Projects
Daily Social Media Posting: 26 -30 Posts on FB | 18 Posts on LinkedIn | 3 Posts on Instagram
Awards: RTF Awards | Previous Winners include Zaha Hadid Architects
Events: Online Courses | Workshops | Architecture Festival
Competitions: Journalism, Writing, Sketching, Photography, Illustration, Movie Making
Internship: Work from Home & In-office both
Any Extra Activities: Writing Training Programme for students & professionals | Free

Rethinking The Future is on the mission of bringing best of architecture to the rest of the world. The platform was curated to encourage & promote excellence in architecture at a global scale & is one place for inspiration, criticism & development in architecture & design. It is one stage that provides exposure & global opportunities all in one place. As a platform it honours & acknowledges architects & designers.

4. Designboom

378K Monthly Organic Traffic (as per Ubersuggest Tool, May 2021)

Website: www.designboom.com
Founded by: Brigit Lohmann
Founding Year: 1999
Team Size (as per official LinkedIn Page): 28
Daily Content on Website: 6-7 Articles | 6-7 Projects
Daily Social Media Posting: 12 – 15 Posts on FB | 1 Posts on Instagram
Awards: The Design Prize | Previous Winners include product and design companies
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Internship: In-office
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Designboom is the world’s first online design magazine. Their aim is to bring together professionals & creative from a range of fields like architecture, design, technology & art. It has been curating a selection of interesting aspects of contemporary culture since last 20 years. It is a comprehensive source of articles, interviews, studio visits, documentations, reviews, surveys & much more. It is also listed amongst the Top 100 design influencers in the world by Times Magazine.

5. Architizer | 718K Monthly Organic Traffic (as per Ubersuggest Tool, May 2021)

Website: www.architizer.com
Founded by: Marc Charles Kushner
Founding Year: 2009
Team Size (as per official LinkedIn Page): 44
Daily Content on Website: 2 Articles | 4 Projects
Daily Social Media Posting: 15 Posts on FB | 4 Posts on Instagram
Awards: Architizer A+ Awards
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Internship: In-campus
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Architizer helps architects to search for, evaluate & share building products through various teams across globe. Its mission is to empower architects with information to build better buildings, cities & world. It connects more than 25,000 firms & 31,000 manufactures. The page focuses on giving inspiration & industry insights to all designers worldwide.

6. Arch2o

460K Monthly Organic Traffic (as per Ubersuggest Tool, May 2021)

Website: www.arch2o.com
Founded by: Ibrahim Abdelhady
Founding Year: 2012
Team Size (as per official LinkedIn Page): 6
Daily Content on Website: 10-12 Articles | 6-7 Projects
Daily Social Media Posting: 24 – 28 Posts on FB | 1 Post in 3 – 4 days on Instagram
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Competitions: Photography
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Arch2o is a platform that offers better collaboration in design. Their aim is to give inspiration to create better designs, buildings & a better world to live, work & play. Their selection of projects insist on intelligently implemented solutions & having a symbiotic potential of nature & technology. The page has numerous articles on architecture, products & services & also softwares, courses & books that are available for free.

7. Design Milk

207K Monthly Organic Traffic (as per Ubersuggest Tool, May 2021)

Website: www.design-milk.com
Founded by: Jaime Derringer
Founding Year: 2006
Team Size (as per official LinkedIn Page): 264
Daily Content on Website: 1-2 Articles | 3-4 Projects
Daily Social Media Posting: 4 – 5 Posts on FB | 3 Posts on Instagram
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This platform provides a daily dose of design from different parts of the world. It sources out what’s cool & what’s next in architecture, interior design, automotive, fashion, technology & art. It aims on making life effortless & accessible and advocates sustainable & ethical production. It is a committed platform to inspire new ideas and challenges in the design world. It was built on the foundation of sharing, supporting & fostering global creativity.

8. Archello

383K Monthly Organic Traffic (as per Ubersuggest Tool, May 2021)

Website: www.archello.com
Founded by: Martijn Postmus
Founding Year: 2009
Team Size (as per official LinkedIn Page): 19
Daily Content on Website: 2-3 Articles | 3-4 Projects
Daily Social Media Posting: 15 – 18 Posts on FB | 2 Posts on Instagram
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Archello is the hub between the creative and the making industry. It has listed down information on various topics like projects, products, specifications, brands & news in the design industry worldwide. It makes the process of finding, selecting & connecting with manufacturers easier & faster. Its aim is to offer better collaboration in the design world. It also as a category called How It’s Made which offers a reference of the project database for the world to see.

9. Archilovers

165K Monthly Organic Traffic (as per Ubersuggest Tool, May 2021)

Website: www.archilovers.com
Founded by: Enzo Maiorano
Founding Year: 1999
Team Size (as per official LinkedIn Page): 27
Daily Content on Website: 1-2 Articles | 8-10 Projects
Daily Social Media Posting: 1 – 2 Posts on FB | 1 Post on Instagram
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Archilovers is a community of designers, architects, developers & commercials who are socially addicted to the design world. The platform provides a network of resources, strategies, projects & news to explore. They connect people, projects & products in the architecture & design field worldwide. The platform also empowers more than 3,500 design brands for the professional audience to see and use.

10. World Architecture Community

152K Monthly Organic Traffic (as per Ubersuggest Tool, May 2021)

Website: www.worldarchitecture.org
Founded by: Suha Özkan
Founding Year: 2006
Team Size (as per official LinkedIn Page): 37
Daily Content on Website: 6-7 Articles | 4-5 Projects
Daily Social Media Posting: 4 – 5 Posts on FB | 1 Post on Instagram
Awards: World Architecture Awards
Events: Workshops
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Any Extra Activities: Country Reporters Programme

World Architecture Community provides a unique environment for architects, interior designers, students & academicians worldwide to meet, share & compete. As a global platform, it is a place where contemporary architecture is expressed and opportunities are given to people from all countries to be covered by International media. Students & professionals can create their own profile and upload their projects for the world to see.