Our editors look at hundreds of websites per week. What do they admire and appreciate the most? Organization and simplicity. Sites that are not only clean, but fast. We actively search for projects to include on our platform, so it’s crucial that when we visit a website we not only know where to look, but how to access information. Filters and facets are our best friends. Typological differentiation is important, but perhaps not as important as distinguishing between built and un-built projects (“Is that a render?” is a question that comes up at least once a day).
On our own website, ArchDaily has worked very hard towards organizing the tremendous database of projects we’ve amassed over the past 8 years. In 2015 we revamped our platform to make searching much more efficient. If you haven’t tried it yet, our projects search functionality allows you to filter by architect, year, country and project type. Need to find office buildings built in 2011 in Spain? We’ve got you covered.
If you’ve ever published on ArchDaily, we therefore serve as a pretty decent site alternative ;). But if you do choose to set up your own website, we’ve selected a list of 18 firms whose lead you might be able to follow, and provided some pointers on things you should avoid.
