Mission: The goal of Archinect is to make architecture more connected and open-minded, and bring together designers from around the world to introduce new ideas from all disciplines.
Background: Archinect was initially developed in 1997 by Paul Petrunia. The site has since become a top online destination for progressive-design oriented students, architects, educators, and fans.
The Team: Archinect's direction is driven by the staff and contributors, as pictured below. Archinect's member-based community system allows anyone to participate by registering and contributing. Please contact us if you would like to contribute. We're always open to new perspectives.
Paul Petrunia
Founder & Creative Director
Paul Petrunia is the founder and director of Archinect, a (mostly) online publication/resource founded in 1997 to establish a more connected community of architects, students, designers and fans of the designed environment. Outside of managing his growing team of writers, editors, designers and continue...
Alexander Walter
Editorial & Production Manager
Alexander Walter grew up in East Germany with plenty of Bratwurst. He studied Architecture and Media Design at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany, and participated in foreign exchange programs with Washington-Alexandria Architecture Consortium in Alexandria, Virginia and Waseda University in continue...
Nicole Schiller
Communications & Advertising Sales Manager
Nicole manages the communications and advertising for Archinect. She handles national and international academic and architectural product campaigns. Before working at Archinect, Nicole worked as a Major Account Manager for a fortune 500 company. She has a degree in Child Development and worked continue...
Justine Testado
Writer
Editor/Writer for Archinect + sister site Bustler. Leans toward: community-based art + design, illustration, graphic design, history, and general pop-culture geekiness. Enjoys a good bowl of noodles.
Ellen Hancock
Archinect UK Operations Manager
Ellen Hancock studied Fine Art and History of Art at The University of Leeds and Sculpture at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul.Now based in London she has a keen interest in travel, literature, interactive art and social architecture.
Nicholas Korody
Writer
Writer and fake architect, among other feints. Principal at Adjustments Agency. Co-founder of Encyclopedia Inc. Get in touch: nicholas@archinect.com
Julia Ingalls
Writer
Julia Ingalls is primarily an essayist. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Slate, Salon, Dwell, Guernica, The LA Weekly, The Nervous Breakdown, Forth, Trop, and 89.9 KCRW. She's into it.
Writer, erstwhile architectural historian. Currently an MBA student at the Yale School of Management.
Robert joined Sheppard Robson in 2002 and was made a partner in 2014. He has worked on a variety of projects in the Project Leader role, delivering high quality solutions for a significant range of occupiers. He has extensive experience in workplace design, strategic consulting and project continue...
Joanne Pouzenc is a French architect and urban explorer who found an urban refuge in Berlin. She tries to escape from her beloved architectural fate by diversifying her centers of interests and offering her views on the contemporary urban conditions via designing, curating, writing continue...
Hannah is an architect and writer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She co-founded Freiraum Kollektive who encourage access to architecture services for marginalised communities. www.freiraumkollektive.org
Andrew Whalley is Grimshaw's Deputy Chairman and represents the Office of the Chairman for all international projects. Andrew works closely with Sir Nicholas Grimshaw to cultivate relationships with clients and other institutions worldwide while managing the partnership's design approach, public continue...
Julian Gitsham is a Principal and UK Practice Leader for Architecture based in the HASSELL London Studio. Julian is a RIBA registered architect and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts with further qualifications in urban design.He has been practicing for over 30 years and has gained extensive continue...
Alison Hugill is an editor, writer, and curator based in Berlin. She is managing editor of Berlin Art Link magazine and contributes to Sleek Magazine, AQNB, Momus, Rhizome, and Artsy. Hugill has an MA in art theory from Goldsmiths College, University of London (2011). Her research focuses on continue...
A.L. is a 3rd year Master of Architecture student at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University who operates at the intersection of gender, race, activism, and architecture. They/them/theirs.
Chris formed Weston Williamson with Andrew Weston in 1985 having previously worked in New York with Welton Becket and with Sir Michael Hopkins in London. Chris has taught at the DeMontford University and at the University of North London. Chris is currently a visiting professor at East London continue...
Alan Ruiz is a visual artist working at the intersection of architecture and sculpture. His work frames and reflects the ways in which the built environment is produced as material and ideology.
Jochen Hartmann is a multi-media designer and software engineer. He is currently the project lead for The Synapse, a permanent installation that explores the intersections between neuroscience, data visualization and journalism. His background combines both architectural design, software continue...
Dual Masters of Architecture / Masters of Environmental Management candidate 2017, Yale School of Architecture & Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Academic and professional passion for community centered design, housing, and interdisciplinary solutions to complex land use continue...
Evan Chakroff is an architectural designer & technologist currently based in Seattle. Evan has worked for Herzog & de Meuron (Basel), Massimiliano Fuksas (Rome), NBBJ (Shanghai & Seattle), and LMN Architects (Seattle), and has been an invited critic at the Knowlton School of continue...
Keith joined Grimshaw in 1995, became a Director in 2002, and then a Partner of the LLP in 2007. He is primarily focused on the practice’s major international projects, and he particularly enjoys working in the workplace, rail, and sports sectors, as well as on progressive urban continue...
Former Managing Editor and Podcast Co-Producer for Archinect. I write, go to the movies, walk around and listen to the radio. My interests revolve around cognitive urban theory, psycholinguistics and food.Currently freelancing. Be in touch through longhyphen@gmail.com
Unlicensed Architect, Amateur Urbanist, Uncredited Designer, Sometime Researcher and Writer
Aaron likes his music loud, his coffee black and his whiskey neat.A designer and technologist in San Jose, CA, his current investigations relate to the practical application of computational tools and their intersection with traditional interpretations of craft and technique. Aaron is a founding continue...
Eleanor is a writer and architectural assistant based in Scotland and London. Her primary interests are industrial design, the public realm, housing policy and exhibition design.
Robert studied fine art and then worked in children's television as a sound designer before running an art gallery and having a lot of fun. After deciding that writing was the overruling influence he worked as a copywriter in viral advertising and worked behind the scenes for branding and design continue...
http://dsgnagnc.com/quilian-bio/DSGN AGNC Founder and PrincipalPart-Time Assistant Professor, Parsons The New School of Design MArch - Harvard University | Graduate School of DesignBDes - University of Florida | School of ArchitectureQuilian (pronounced Killian) is a designer, writer, and continue...
Eulalia Moran is the director of the AA Visiting School Los Angeles. She is a graduate of The Architectural Association School of Architecture. She founded Rosae Architecture in 2014. Previously, she worked for Foster and Partners where she had the opportunity to be involved in office, residential continue...
Bridget is a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, where she is enrolled in the M.S. in Architectural Studies (Interdisciplinary) program. Through coursework in architectural history and information studies, her research focuses on how the history of the continue...
Carlo is a Design Researcher at WeWork, active in the domains of user experience, data analysis, technology, and design. He taught a graduate class at Columbia University, and trained as an architect in London and New York.
Alan is the Dean of The Bartlett faculty of the Built Environment, a HEFCE Business Fellow and a founding director of Space Syntax Ltd, a UCL knowledge transfer spin out with a portfolio of over 100 applied projects per year, including whole city masterplans, neighbourhood development plans continue...
Rory, award-winning journalist and critic, is director of Open House London, the world’s largest annual architectural festival. Before joining Open House, Rory was editor of the Architects’ Journal. Rory studied architecture at the University of Strathclyde, worked in practice in continue...
A recent graduate of Architecture from the American University in Dubai. Passionate about architecture, graphic design, and visual arts.Particularly interested in total environments, social experiences and architecture, building reuse and conversion, and urban regeneration.
Orhan Ayyüce is a long time contributor to Archinect as a senior editor and writes about architecture, urbanism, people, politics, arts, and culture. His featured articles, interviews, news posts, and instigations are frequently published here. He is a licensed architect in continue...
Having a delayed mid-life crisis- I closed my 20-year-old firm and started over. Had to break the routine. I took time off last year to write a book about the effects BIM and computational design are having on what an architectural idea is. It's called The Death of Drawing: Architecture in the Age continue...
BiographyMA Course Leader for new MArch (ARBPart2) in focusing on architecture & performativity at AUB, the Arts University Bournemouth. Educated at Bristol, Cambridge, Princeton and Columbia Universities and has taught at Bath Birmingham and Greenwich Universities. As a director and architect continue...
Andrea Dietz is an architect/designer with Chu + Gooding Architects, a Los Angeles-based office with an emphases on cultural projects and exhibition design.In 2015, she concluded the 5-year management of a $2.8 million federal award that supported the launch of the graduate architecture programs continue...
Architect turned social development consultant. Fascinated by untapped innovation and chaotic cities. Interested in exploring the role of design as a catalyst for development, and discovering spontaneous interactions between people and place. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia; currently continue...
I run Bespoke Careers a specialist creative job agency with offices in London, Manchester, New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, Melbourne and Hong Kong. We recruit Architects, Interior Designers, Graphic Designers, BIM Specialists and Admin Support staff for organisations across Europe, The Middle East continue...
Alexis is a writer and curator based in Victoria B.C. She has a passion for material culture studies, auction hunting, art, travel, and museums. Alexis received a B.A. Honours degree (majoring in Art History) from the University of Victoria, and is currently flying by the seat of her pants.
Architect in Chicago.I write architecture and design criticism as an extension and exploration of professional practice. Particularly interested the function of politics, zoning, and codes on the spatial and aesthetic expression of the built environment.
I split my days between Keio University and frontoffice tokyo. frontoffice is a planning and architecture firm located in the heart of what is (for now) still the largest mega-city in the world, Tokyo. Taking advantage of our location we are interested in how we can build better places continue...
An ex-liberal arts student now in the healthcare informatics, I am a friend of architects and lover of design. My interests include: sustainability/ecology, urban(isms), learning/teaching, religion(s) and technology. I was raised in NYC, but after almost two decades of living in North continue...
I am a writer and college English instructor with a lifelong interest in art and architecture. Many of my essays and short stories have appeared in print and online. I am currently at work on a collection of essays and my third novel, which will be set in the future. One of the issues I want to continue...
Designer, Writer and Artist living in Los Angeles. Interested in understanding our lives, perception and how we represent them. From youthful drawings to articulate architectural drawings, everything is open for revisiting. "I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary continue...
A graduate from University College London, having completed the Certificate in Professional Practice and Management to gain RIBA Part 3 qualification. Achieved Parts 1 and 2 at The University of Edinburgh, gaining an MArch in Architectural Design with a distinction, and was nominated for the RIAS continue...
Trained first as a fine arts/art history major and English minor at the George Washington University in DC and later as a Master’s in Architecture from Syracuse University in both New York and London, I am passionate about creating architectural design that bridges art, urbanism continue...
I write, travel and take pictures. My interests include design, identity and natural and urban landscapes.
Karen Lohrmann is an artist, urbanist and writer currently based in Naples and Berlin. Through her work she monitors, depicts and interprets landscape, from terrain to territory, from premise to significance. She studied art history, scenic design and architecture in Aachen, Zurich and Berlin continue...
About Studio ST ArchitectsStudio ST Architects is a full-service, woman owned, architectural firm located in Manhattan that is dedicated to exploring the embedded logic of materials and structures to generate new spatial experiences. The firm believes in innovative and responsible design and continue...
I am an architect, writer and researcher. I write a lot, often for Dutch magazine Mark, and I recently edited Experimental Green Strategies - Redefining Ecological Design Research, John Wiley & Sons 2011. Born in Canada, I spent 8 years in London working as an continue...
Petros Phokaides is an architect and a doctoral candidate at the School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in Greece. His historical and theoretical investigations on modern and contemporary architecture have been published in Docomomo Journal, Journal of Architecture continue...
Michael Abrahamson is a designer, critic, and PhD Candidate in the history and theory of architecture at the University of Michigan. He operates a Tumblr blog called Fuck Yeah Brutalism and frequently writes for The Architectural Review. His writing has also appeared in Clog, San Rocco, Project continue...
Urban Operations is a Los Angeles-based architecture and research firm founded by architect John Southern in 2005.The studio specializes in design/build work and research projects that seek to expand critical discourse within the design profession. Through its research division, Urbanops.org, the continue...
Elif Erdine is a PhD in Architectural Design Candidate at the AA, researching on ‘Generative Processes in Tower Design: Algorithms for the Integration of Tower Subsystems’, under the advisory of George Jeronimidis, Patrik Schumacher, and Mike Weinstock. She has been working at Zaha continue...
Jason Ivaliotis is a Project Designer for HNTB Architecture and is currently working on the design for the expansion of South Station in Boston, Massachusetts. He began his professional journey as a designer and educator at Miami University in 1999. Over the last decade he has gained a continue...
Ir. Jaakko Erik van ´t Spijker, MSc. Jaakko van ´t Spijker is an architect and urban planner who lives in and operates from The Netherlands. After graduating from Delft Technical University in 1996, in over 15 years of professional experience, Jaakko van ´t Spijker has been continue...
Alex Maymind is a Los Angeles-based designer and teacher currently pursuing a PhD in history and theory of architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles. He holds an M. Arch from Yale University School of Architecture, and a B.S in Architecture from Ohio State continue...
Nicholas Waissbluth M.Arch, MAA. Authorized Rhino Trainer Nicholas is an artist, architectural designer and cofounder of uAbureau, an international collective based in Spain, Canada and Colombia. He has studied and worked throughout North America and Europe and in 2010 completed his continue...
Sherin Wing, Ph.D., is a social historian who writes on architecture, urbanism, racism, the economy, and epistemology (how we know what we know by researching and examining the agendas inherent in our sources of information) to name a few issues and topics. She is dedicated to exploring issues in continue...
Guy Horton is a Los Angeles writer and author of the critical blog, The Indicator on ArchDaily.com, which covers issues ranging from the culture, politics, and business of architecture to theory and aesthetics. He is a frequent contributor to The Architect's Newspaper, The Atlantic Cities continue...
John Cary is the editor of PublicInterestDesign.org and author of The Power of Pro Bono: 40 Stories about Design for the Public Good by Architects and Their Clients. He writes and speaks widely on architecture, design, public service, and social justice.
Painter, took a tangent that became a degree in philosophy, then ventured into architecture for its career stability, promises of wealth, and care-free lifestyle... ...
I am currently working as an Urban Designer and Planner with Architects Southwest in Lafayette, LA. Prior to my return "home", I worked with the UNLV Downtown Design Center in Las Vegas as a Senior Researcher/Urban Sustainability Strategist on regional projects and Adjunct Professor leading a 4th continue...
I'm a qualified Architect (RIBA/RIAI) from Ireland, with 10 years experience. I have been Project Architect, in Dublin, Stockholm and Kigali on various projects ranging from large social housing projects, private dwellings, medium sized civic projects, installations and international continue...
Nick Axel is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York where he received a B.Arch degree with a minor in philosophy. Currently living and working in Madrid, Spain, he has previously worked in New York City and Santiago, Chile on projects ranging from urban planning and continue...
Bryan is a Strategic Design Lead at Sitra, The Finnish Innovation Fund, where his work includes the piloting of design-led approaches to social challenges such as ageing and climate change. He received his Master of Architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and has worked continue...
Steven Song is the principal of SCAAA.Prior to founding SCAAA. Steven has practiced with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Arquitectonica, MADA s.p.a.m., Urban Design Associates, and Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates in New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles.In the academia continue...
AboutI have a pretty cool role at Woods Bagot.I lead our global research unit to generate ideas, create solutions, and solve problems for clients. I envision future possibilities, spot emerging trends, expose market niches – and show clientele how to monetise these rare continue...
Founder and Creative director of Wayward Plants, a London-based landscape practice - a collective of designers, artists and urban growers that create spaces of exchange for plants, collecting stories and bringing together communities. Senior Editor of Archinect since 2005.
Aaron is an architect, designer and editor living in Brooklyn. He has practiced architecture since 2005, working in Florida, St. Louis and New York, on projects ranging in size from small art galleries and academic suites, to large institutional buildings and master plans. His work has been continue...
Jacob Slevin is both a designer and an entrepreneur. He was trained as an architect at Cornell University, where he additionally concentrated in real estate finance. Jacob worked at Frederic Schwartz Architects, where he helped develop the winning entry for the New Jersey 911 Memorial competition continue...
Ana María León is an architect, a teacher, and a historian. She is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan. Her research traces transnational networks of interdisciplinary exchange between Europe and the Americas, particularly as they deal with issues of continue...
Architect at Rowland Design in Indianapolis.2012-2017: Campus Architect at the Indianapolis Museum of Art For the previous 8 years I was self-employed as an architect in Indianapolis doing mainly custom residential remodel plus some commercial, public art, and public housing interiors work continue...
Registered Architect in Jamaica, Lecturer and Programme Director at the Caribbean School of Architecture and Registrar for the Architects Registration Board of Jamaica. previously posted as jam-arch
Enrique Ramirez is scholar and historian of modern and contemporary architecture. He has written on the shared domains between architecture culture, the visual arts, and the physical and environmental sciences since the 18th century. He holds a PhD (June 2013) in Architectural History and Theory continue...
CONTRIBUTING WRITER / EDITOR to: GOOD Magazine, Domus, Design Observer, Harvard Design Magazine, Mute Magazine, Volume, Architect Magazine, PLANET Mag, Triple Canopy, Arquine, The State, openDemocracy, Funambulist, and others. VISITING FACULTY Woodbury University School of continue...
I'm a geographer with training and experience in architecture and design. My work focuses on landscapes of violence, urban security, and spatial memory. Former chief editor at Archinect back in the day. I co-founded Demilit with Bryan Finoki and Nick Sowers as a practice in experimental continue...
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