Dear Readers,
Architecture is going through transformative times, and so are the platforms that shape how we understand it.
Earlier this year, I addressed you directly to share our vision for 2025: a commitment to reaffirm ArchDaily's mission, elevate our editorial voice, and strengthen our role as a trusted, critical resource for architects worldwide. That message marked the beginning of a new chapter, one grounded in relevance, clarity, and purposeful action.
Now, halfway through the year, that commitment has only grown stronger. And today, I'm writing to share what comes next.
Over the past six months, we've continued to build on our legacy, with a central question in mind: How can ArchDaily continue to thrive and lead, in an increasingly crowded, fast-moving, and noisy media landscape?
To answer that, we've taken two key steps. First, by aligning our work more closely with the urgent realities architecture faces today, and acknowledging that architects are shaping the future, not just buildings. Second, by recognizing that access to knowledge is shifting rapidly. In a sea of fleeting content, even the most established publications risk losing their voice.
In this moment of complexity and uncertainty, architecture needs spaces that inform, inspire, and equip professionals with the necessary tools to create meaningful impact.
This is where ArchDaily stands, and where our journey continues.
From Foundation to Future
ArchDaily's story has always been one of continual evolution. For years, we've been the most visited architecture platform in the world, a testament to both our global reach and the relevance of our work. But in a field as complex and consequential as architecture, visibility must be matched with depth, care and responsibility.
This understanding has shaped our editorial direction. More than a project showcase, we've expanded the conversation to highlight overlooked voices, meaningful practices, and global challenges. Today, we curate tools for inspiration, resources for research, and stories that bridge ideas and practice, connecting diverse contexts to a shared architectural discourse.
We're proud of what we've built, and more focused than ever on what lies ahead.
ArchDaily is evolving into the definitive resource for architectural knowledge: advancing critical discourse, empowering emerging talent, and creating space for architects everywhere to learn, connect, and grow. We're sharpening our tools, deepening our values, and reaffirming our commitment to architecture's role in shaping a better world.
We're not slowing down. We're building the what's next for our readers, for the profession, and for architecture itself.
To sustain and deepen the content you rely on, ArchDaily is introducing an access model, a new structure designed to meet the growing and changing needs of our community.
ArchDaily's core content remains open to all readers including select news, editorial topics, partner initiatives, and award coverage. These pillars reflect ArchDaily's essence and its enduring service to architects worldwide. ArchDaily is also expanding with new features like Essential, Plus, and Campus, designed to support those seeking advanced research, deeper critical perspectives, and practical tools. This initiative reinforces ArchDaily's identity as a platform built by architects, for architects, rooted in knowledge and curiosity, and committed to a lasting global impact.
Building Together: Our Collective Path Forward
We exist to inform, inspire, and empower the architects designing today, and imagining tomorrow. We're here to stay, fully committed to the path ahead.
This moment affirms who we are and who we will become: a collective force within architecture. We are the voice of architecture.
This year marks a pivotal chapter in ArchDaily's story, one that sets the stage for even more ahead. Because this platform has always been about you, the architects, students, researchers, and readers who come here to learn, share, question, and grow. We invite you to continue contributing, reading, and pushing us forward. Your ideas, feedback, and engagement have shaped ArchDaily into what it is and will shape what it becomes. At the same time, the ArchDaily you know is evolving, becoming more intentional, more resourceful, and more equipped, to serve the profession for decades to come.
To those who have been with us from the beginning, thank you. And to those just discovering us, welcome. Whether you visit occasionally for inspiration or turn to us daily for insight, there's a place for you here.
Thank you for being part of this journey. Now, let's build what's next together.
To the future of architecture, and the platforms that support it.
Christele Harrouk
Editor-in-Chief, ArchDaily
