![]() This trend towards consolidation for art, urbanism, and shelter publications isn’t necessarily new, but it will likely be exacerbated as the coronavirus pandemic has cut the bottom out of the advertising and event markets-belt-tightening, furloughs, and layoffs have become commonplace in the last few months as entire newsrooms have shuttered around the world. Architonic, which holds a repository of about 400,000 different products from lighting to chairs, plans to leverage the news site’s reach and expertise without affecting its editorial content or coverage. Contract, which also hosts an online product database, will continue doling out digital content and newsletters through September 1 but will close down its events offerings and website shortly after.Įlsewhere, at the beginning of May, Archdaily, the largest architecture news website, was acquired by products database company (sensing a trend here?) Architonic for approximately $12.5 million. The venerable 60-year-old magazine, which focuses mainly on architecture and commercial interiors with the aim of helping industry insiders specify their projects and stay up-to-date on related business news, has announced that the July 2020 issue will be its last. The elimination of its physical edition is a major loss for the architecture world, and somewhat unexpected in 2013, while many media companies were grappling with how to cater to a digital audience, Blueprint ramped up production of its print magazine from once to twice a month.Īcross the pond in New York, Contract magazine has met a similar fate. The ubiquitous spread of cheap offset lithography printing in the ’80s (and decline of union power, Murray told Dezeen) allowed Blueprint to flourish, as did its backing by big names in the English architecture world including “Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Terence Conran and Rodney Fitch,” according to Blueprint. As the journalistic landscape shifts, Blueprint, which had published bi-monthly since 1983, will reportedly shift to providing digital resources for architects and designers, according to Dezeen.įounded by Peter Murray and Deyan Sudjic as a scrappy journal covering art, architecture, and design from a small office in Marylebone, London. Join us at our second seminar to explore what, and who, the architect of the future should be.It’s the end of several eras, as venerable architecture and design magazine Blueprintwill make issue 369 its last physical edition. Speakers TBC.įrom transdisciplinary practice and star quality to social purpose and climate responsibility, the role of the architect is constantly evolving. If we could make a blueprint for the ideal future architecture school, what would it look like? Come along to our first seminar to discuss how architectural and design education could change for the better. ![]() WHAT IS THE ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE? ![]() Find out more and book your free tickets to the below seminars hosted by Jestico + Whiles here. We're looking forward to Blueprint Magazine's Blueprint for the Future, a three-day showcase in Clerkenwell during 9 - 11 July, exhibiting the work of the best architecture graduates from London and the UK.
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