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Top Architecture Sites & What They’re Known For
Use these 12 quick “about” to jump into awards hubs, long-running series, and reliable news sources. How to use this list: Awards seasons (BOTY, A+Awards, Record Awards, AR Emerging) are reliable snapshots of who’s trending—skim those hubs first. Series pages (e.g., Record Houses, Design Vanguard) are great for deep dives and firm discovery..
ArchDaily
“World’s largest architecture website.” Community-driven coverage of global projects; runs the reader-voted Building of the Year (BOTY).
Expect a steady stream of projects, interviews, and typology trendlines. The BOTY program is a quick heat-check on what practitioners and fans are clicking on each year.
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Dezeen
Design/architecture news with Dezeen Awards and Dezeen Jobs. Founded by the late Marcus Fairs; acquired by JP/Politiken Media Group.
Fast, global news and features across products, interiors, and architecture. Awards + Jobs make it a daily stop for both inspiration and hiring.
Background & hubs
Dezeen Awards overview
Background profile: AD’s obituary recap
designboom
Early digital design mag (est. 1999). Daily architecture, industrial design, and art; large China audience via designboom.cn.
A cross-disciplinary feed where architecture meets objects and art. Great for spotting material and form trends.
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Architectural Record
U.S. legacy magazine (1891). Long programs: Record Houses (since 1956) and Design Vanguard (since 2000). Launched the Architectural Record Awards in 2025.
Deep features and rigorous project coverage. The long-running series are invaluable for longitudinal study; new awards add a yearly snapshot.
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Record Houses hub
Design Vanguard hub
2025 Architectural Record Awards announcement
Design Vanguard 2025 winners
The Architectural Review (AR)
U.K. critical journal (1896). Known for theory/criticism and the AR Emerging Awards for young practices.
If you want ideas, arguments, and context, AR is the place. The Emerging Awards are a radar for rising studios.
About & awards
The Architect’s Newspaper
U.S. news voice. Regional and national coverage of practice, policy, and urbanism.
From codes to contracts, AN connects municipal decisions to practice realities. Solid beat reporting and event coverage.
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Architizer Journal
Practice + materials; runs the A+Awards, one of the largest architecture awards platforms.
Great for case-study scale insights and product/firm discovery. The annual winners recap doubles as a trend report.
Life of an Architect
Practitioner blog/podcast by Bob Borson. Personal, practice-level insights; long-running posts & episodes.
Candid perspectives on career, drawing, tools, and project workflow—useful for students and small-practice owners alike.
Quick links
Curbed (New York Magazine)
Cities, housing, and architecture. Relaunched under New York Magazine with a tighter NYC/cities focus.
Essential for development news, housing policy, and urban culture—especially in and around NYC.
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Architectural Digest (AD)
Global design authority with the AD100 and a century-plus archive.
Editorial mix of homes, culture, and celebrity architecture—plus a deep historical record for references.
Quick links
Architectural Design (AD, Wiley)
Founded 1930. Themed, guest-edited issues blending magazine timeliness with book-level rigor.
Each issue functions like a compact reader on a topic—useful for research and seminar syllabi.
Publisher info
Architects & Firms Roster
Official sites for a fast scan of projects, research, and news.
Add more as needed (Gehry Partners, OMA, SANAA, Studio Gang, Adjaye Associates, Tadao Ando, etc.)—each with an official link and a signature project.
Open the studios
BIG — Bjarke Ingels Group
Zaha Hadid Architects — Official
Foster + Partners — Official
Herzog & de Meuron — Official
Architectural Record
The Architectural Review
The Architect’s Newspaper
designboom
Dezeen
Architectural Design (Wiley)