THE STATE OF TODAYS ARCHITECTURAL WEB-MAGAZINE_A Thesis by Rafael Arsono (736666)

Definition

COLLECTION & MAPPING_1

Methods

Global Position of Web-magazine

Legends

An architectural web-magazine is an internet-based publication

containing updated information about architecture and its related-field.
MAPPING

COLLECTION

CONJECTURE

List of Architectural Web-magazines

Perimeter of 1st selection :

4.9% Personal Blogs

February
2010

April
2010

2.6% Website for Architectural Network

about the webmagz text & images proportion

& the editors

timeline & positioning

Methods of observation :
Collecting list within 3 months, cross-checking between websites to avoid
repeating names.

2010

1990

Non-selected web-magazine:
unclear source of writings/
no english text.

40% North-America

olve prob
le

8.7% Architectural News website

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1. Writes mainly about architecture.

2. English text availability.
3. Clearly identifying the editor/writer.
4. Trained editor/writer or recommended by other web-magazine.
5. Updated at least every 6 months

10% Extention of Printed-magazine

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speculation

analysis

observation

Out of 265 list of architectural web-magazine collected between

February-April, only 28% considered as selected ones under certain
parameters.

Selected Web-magazine:
considering clarity of editors,
recommended by other sites,
& english text availability.

South-America

2
11% Asia + South Pacific

Architecture

36% Europe + Great Britain

Editor

Category Tree
Architectural
Practice

Prozine

I.

PRINTED-BASED
ARCHITECTURAL NEWS

Fanzine

Archive

a.

b.

Web-magazine

Architectural
Trends
Outside
Architecture

Printed publication

c.

Architect

Image

a.

Regional
Updates

II.

b.

WEB-BASED
ARCHITECTURAL NEWS

THE LIST OF
ARCHITECTURAL
WEBMAGZ

Text

Thematic
Issues
c.

SELECTED
ARCHITECTURAL
WEBMAGZ

1st Selection

Most-recent
Projects

Other websites / links

2nd Selection

III.

_NEW YORK

_CHICAGO

PERSONAL
BLOGS

Archnewsnow
Death By Architecture
Mas Context

The Architect
The Next American Cities

Informal
Network

IV.

b.

ARCHITECTURAL
NETWORK

_LA_SF_CALIFORNIA

Formal
Network
Building
Material
Spec.
Guide

Archinect
Arcspace
BLDGBLOG
Dwell
Loud Paper
Polarinertia
Varnelis

c.

d.

_LONDON

Archiprix
The Architects Newspaper
The Architectural League of New York
Architectural Record
Architecture Of Fear
Architizer
Architourist
A Daily Dose Of Architecture
A Weekly Dose Of Architecture
The Center Of Architecture: AIAny Blog
Evolo
Galinsky
Inhabitat
Metropolis

_DC_PA

a.

Architects Journal
The Architectural Review
Blueprint
Dezeen
Moco Loco
World Architecture News

Log Journal

A10
Archined
Archis
Crimson Web
Frame
Mimoa
Volume

Average number of printed

& web-magazine per year
(from 1996-2010).

_ZURICH

Anarchitecture
Wonderland

Abitare
Casabella
Designboom
Domus
Y Magazine

Architonic
World Architects

_SHANGHAI

City / urban

_PARIS

_TALINN

_DUBAI

_SINGAPORE

_TORONTO

_BARCELONA

_MUNICH

_ZAGREB

_MELBOURNE

_SYDNEY

Arquitectura Viva
Stories Of Houses

Maja

Face B

Detail

Arkinet

Al Manakh

Oris

Butterpaper

_LISBON

0300tv
Arch Daily

Product

Movingcities

_MADRID

Azure

Timeline of Web-magazine

_VIENNA

_MILAN

_DUBLIN
Archiseek
The Plan

Lebbeus Woods
Life Without Buildings

_AMSTERDAM
_ROTTERDAM

_SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Shrapnel Contemporary

Futuristic Issue

Fivefootway

Building material

Archi-ninja
Australian Design Review
City Of Sound
Cool Hunter
Super Colossal

Manufacturer

Public

ARCHITECTURAL
RECORD

3
architecture of fear

Gallinsky

Conventional Method
of Publishing

stories of houses
varnelis.net

weekly-dose

Web-magazine
on new tools:
Computer
I-Pad, Phone

Sharpnel Contemporaries

LEBBEUS WOODS

A10

No Distribution

ARCHIS
The Reader

5.2
1.4

0,0
0,5
1,0

Volume
Archiprix

1,5

Print yourself

daily-dose
wonderland.cx

world-architect

2,0

movingcities.org

2,5
3,0

Discussion created by
Feedback on Webmagz

SUPER COLOSSAL

Organizational
& Financial
Supporters
Architects

2008
2009
2010

2004
2005
2006

2002

2000

1995
1996
1997
1998

1993

1991

1982
1983

1981

1977

1969

1961

1928

LONDON

1900

Private
Sector

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1991

1992

Academic
Institution

1896

A RC HI TE CT U RAL
W E B- M AG AZ IN E

Architect Studioarchitects Who Eat Their Young

Arquitectura No Porto
The Architectural League Of New York
Architectural Record
The Architectural Review
Architectural Scholar
Architectural Videos
Architectureyp
Architecture.kaywa
Architecture And Morality
Architecture And Urb.scape
Arch.-bldg.-const.
Archi.c.la
Architecture Buzz!!
Architecturechicago Plus
Architecture For The Pedestrian
Architecture List
Architecture Magazine
Architecture.mnp
Architecture Of Fear
Architecture Peanuts
Architecturephoto
Architecture Revived
Architectureurbanism
Architexploitation
Architextures
Archithings
Architizer
Architonic
Architourist
Archivias
Archlog
Archnewsnow
Archporn
Arcspace
Arch Tracker
Arcilook
Arkinet
Arkinetiablog
Arkitectoniq
Arkitectrue
Arkhitekton
Arktek
Arqshow
Arquitectura Viva
Arsitekturina
Artchiq
Atelier A+d
Ateliermob
Australian Design Review
Azure
B2 Architecture
Bad British Architecture
Bakgrd
A Barriga De Um Arquitecto
The Belly Of An Architect
B.E.L.T.
Blabber.etcetera
BLDGBLOG
Bldgspace
Blog On The City
Blueprint
Boid.us: Blogs
Boiteaoutils
The Building Bloc(K)
Butterpaper
The Center Of Architecture: AIAny Blog
Casabella
City Of Sound
The Classicist Blog
Contemporist
Continuity In Architecture
Coolboom
Cool Hunter
The Craft Of Architecture
Crimson Web
Critical Cities
Criticalismo
Critical Spatial Practice
Critique This
Death By Architecture
Deconarch
Defpoints
Designboom
Detail
Dezeen
Dialog
Die Glserne Kette
Domus
Dpr-barcelona
Dsnwrld
Dwell
East Coast Arch. Review
Edgargonzalez.com
Eikongraphia

Entschwindet Und Vergeht

Evolo
Examiner
Eye Candy
Face B
Famous Architect
Fantastic Journal
Fivefootway
Frame
Galinsky
Handbin
Hello Beautiful!
Hipercroquis
The House Vote
Htc Experiments
The Iaakuza Chronicles
I Dream Of Architecture
Inhabitat
Intellectual Design Means Focus
Interactive Architecture
Intern 101
Into The Loop
Iqbal Aalam
J-architectes
Jargonetcetera.
Jasonmcdermott
Jong Arsitek
Judit Bellostes
Karrie Jacobs
Kinetic Architecture
Kosmograd
Kreutzer And The City
Landscape & Urbanism
Lebbeus Woods
Lee Bey
Lewism
Liao Yusheng
Life Without Buildings
Log Journal
The Loss Of Silence
Loud Paper
Maja
Mammoth
Maanarama
Marvelous Architectures
Mas Context
Materialicious
Metropolis
Millennium People
Mimoa
Mi Moleskine Arquitectnico
Mirage-studio
Miss Representation
Mister Buckminster
Mockitecture
Moco Loco
Modern
Movingcities
Muralmania
Muuuz
Naomi Stead
The Next American Cities
Noticias Arquitectura
No 2 Self
Offbeat Homes
Off The Record
One-way Street
Oris
Papressblog
Pear
Phayung
Pin-up
The Plan
Plataforma Arquitectura
Plotcad Box
Plus Mood
The Pocket Square
Polarinertia
Portland Architecture
Prairiemod
Progressive Reactionary
Pursuing Wabi
Pytr75
Quang Truong
Re Act
Ridgeweood Stl
Roads Less Traveled
Rory Hyde Dot Com Blog
Roulotte
Sensing Architecture
The Sesquipedalist
Shantyworld
Shrapnel Contemporary
Sinking Cities
Sit Down Man, Youre A Bloody Tragedy
The Skyline
Snowball
Spam
Standpunkte
Stories Of Houses
The Straight Torquer
Strange Bungalow
Strange Harvest
Studio Wikitecture
Super Colossal
Supernice.eu
Sw Oregon Architect
Talkitecture
Theartofwhere
There Is A Lot To Say
Thoughts On Architecture
Tommymanuel
Triple Mint
Tropicalismo
Tropolism
Unemployed Architect
Unhoused
Urban Panda
U.S./mexico Border Wall As Architecture
Varnelis
Volume
What We Do Is Secret
The Where Blog
Where There Is No Architect
Why Architects Drink
Wonderland
World Architects
World Architecture News
Yangsquare
Y Magazine

A RC HI TE C T UR AL
P RI NT E D -M A GA Z IN E

0300tv
05031979 Simples
3rings
A10
Abitare
Adaptivereuse
A Daily Dose Of Architecture
A Weekly Dose Of Architecture
sthe/tech:tonik
After Corbu
Aggregt 4/5/6
Alchemy
Al Manakh
Anarchitecture
An Arch's Life
Andreas Angelidakis
Apeiron
The Arch
Arch Daily
Archeyes
Archicentral
Arch*idea
Archclub
Archide
Archi-hell
Archimafia
Archinect
Archined
Archi-ninja
Archinnovations
Archinow
Archiprix
Archis
Archiseek
Archispass
Architechnophilia
The Architect
Architects Journal
The Architects Newspaper

Real Time Video

of an Event

Ideas

Built ideas

ARCHITECTURAL
RECORD

ARCHIS
PROJECT RUSSIA

A10
Volume

SKIRA Yearbook
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