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As winter is increasingly loosening its grip on the Nothern Hemisphere, join us as we take a look back at the highlights on Archinect's Instagram feed this past quarter. Whether you're already one of @archinect's 93k followers or not (yet) — check out the most popular posts of the past three... View full entry
Jerald Cooper, who lives in Cincinnati, wants to recognize and help preserve modern architecture and interior design that have added to the aesthetic and culture of many Black communities.
His aim is to make architecture and design more accessible by using layman’s language to break down barriers typically set up by white academics with advanced degrees, and educate more people who are now empowered through social media to comment on the structural beauty of a modernist tower.
— The New York Times
The music industry marketing consultant started the passion project after a treasured local West End church was demolished in order to make room for Populous’ $250 million new Cincinnati F.C. stadium in 2019, an act which he calls “infrastructural trauma.” Since then, he has grown an online... View full entry
With the new year officially here and the confetti cleaned up again, let's take a quick look back at some of the highlights on Archinect's Instagram feed over the past twelve months. Whether you're already one of @archinect's 92k followers or not (yet) — check out the most popular posts of... View full entry
As we're entering the homestretch of 2022, it's a good moment to take a quick glance back at the highlights on Archinect's Instagram feed this past quarter. Perhaps you're already one of @archinect's nearly 90k followers or not (yet) — check out the most popular posts of the past three... View full entry
Soloviov’s virtual tours, which he announces on his Instagram page, have also become a way of coping with present circumstances. He says that during the pandemic and now the war, he has missed meeting visiting foreigners, some of whom were his most inquisitive tour participants. Now, he’s meeting them in their living rooms. — The Washington Post
Dmytro Soloviov is unlike the many Ukrainian citizen journalists using social media to inform the non-traditional, non-television-connected audience about their war-torn home. Evacuated at the outset to the western Carpathian Mountains region, he began offering in-person and then (upon his return... View full entry
As the architectural news cycle has seemingly barreled through the first few months of the year, let's take a quick peek back at the highlights on Archinect's Instagram feed this past quarter. Maybe you're already one of @archinect's 87k followers or not (yet) — here's a small collection of... View full entry
It's 2022, and the state of architecture viewership continues to rely on visual images that capture and inspire. As a result, architecture and its relationship with social media have been an ongoing topic of discussion on Archinect. With that in mind, the way news and projects are being consumed... View full entry
As the Northern Hemisphere has entered the fall season, we're taking a quick glance back at the highlights on Archinect's Instagram feed this summer. No matter if you're already one of @archinect's 83k (and counting) followers or not (yet), we have collected the most popular posts of the past... View full entry
An IT specialist in his 30s, he says that his interest in his hometown’s Soviet-era architectural history began gradually, starting with an appreciation of 19th-century neoclassical architecture. From there, he became interested in constructivism, and finally, modernism. “I began to understand that these [Soviet-era buildings] were not just ‘boring, Soviet panels’, as most people thought of them, but perhaps masterpieces of world architecture.” — The Calvert Journal
The Ukrainian port city of Odesa offers a unique blend of popular 19th-century styles and Soviet-era modernism. Architect Heinrich Topuz’s Academic Theatre of Musical Comedy, completed in 1981, stands as one of the city’s best examples of building in the period. Similar social media tributes... View full entry
In my opinion, remembering what it was like before social media and high-speed internet access is a gift. The early days of social media barely resemble the landscape of how impressionable and profit-driven it is today. Data privacy wasn't considered "a thing," and promoting a product or... View full entry
With social media ruling media consumption, it's easy to get overwhelmed with the various platforms, profiles, and messages being shared. Platforms like Instagram are quick to keep the public informed whether we wanted it or not. However, with the increased abundance of screen time and endless... View full entry
And just like that, it's April again. While lots has happened here in Archinect's news and features sections since the beginning of the year, we'd like to take a quick look back at the highlights on Archinect's Instagram feed this past quarter. Whether you're already one of @archinect's 77.5k (and... View full entry
Last year, New York Architect Andrew Bruno launched One House Per Day, an Instagram page in which the designer has designed and drawn a house every day since the beginning of 2020. The page has attracted over 32,000 followers since its inception. Beginning this year, Bruno has opened up the page... View full entry
As we look back on the year, there were plenty of things that made days challenging. Social media took the reins as the public turned to these platforms for entertainment and reflection. While the amount of time spent on these apps has also sparked controversy and discourse, many architects... View full entry
As 2020 is finally wrapping up, it's only appropriate to pause and take a look back at a year that has faced the architecture and design community with countless challenges but also new opportunities. While we've already begun to recap Archinect's editorial highlights in our 2020 Year in Review... View full entry
