Architects' Journal

Architects' Journal
Cover of Architects' Journal magazine showing a room with an open portion on the most left side, three words are Light on the upper right side, Craft on the middle side, and space on the lower right side
Cover of 22 August 2024 issue
EditorEmily Booth
Former editorsChristine Murray
Staff writersWill Hurst, Richard Waite, Rob Wilson, Gino Spocchia, Anna Highfield, Fran Williams
CategoriesArchitecture
FrequencyMonthly
Founded1895; 129 years ago (1895) (as The Builder's Journal and Architectural Record)
CompanyEMAP Publishing Ltd
(Metropolis International)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish
Websitearchitectsjournal.co.uk
ISSN0003-8466

Architects' Journal is a professional architecture magazine, published monthly in London by Metropolis International. Each issue includes in-depth features on relevant current affairs, alongside profiles of recently completed buildings. Ten times per year the magazine is accompanied by sister publication AJ Specification.

Architects’ Journal’s website – which attracts 8 million views a year[1] – is focused on breaking news, and is where the publication’s investigative journalism and campaigns can be found. This includes the RetroFirst campaign, which helps architects to ensure they embed sustainability into every part of their practice.

In 2018 Architects’ Journal was awarded Magazine of the Year at the Professional Publishers Association Awards.,[2] and was named Editorial Brand of the Year at the International Building Press Awards in 2020, 2021 and 2023.[3][4]

History

The first edition was of what is now Architects' Journal was published in 1895. Originally named The Builder's Journal and Architectural Record, from 1906 to 1910 it was known as The Builder's Journal and Architectural Engineer, and it then became The Architects and Builder's Journal from 1911 until 1919, at which point it was given its current name.[5][6]

In December 2015, then-owner of the title Top Right Group rebranded as Ascential[7] and, in January 2017, announced its intention to sell 13 "heritage titles", including Architects Journal. It was announced on 1 June 2017 that the brands had been published by Metropolis International.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Douglas, Mary. "About the AJ". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ^ "PPA Awards 2018 - Winners 2018". www.ppa.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14.
  3. ^ "IBP Journalism Awards 2020: Full Results, Nominations and Entries | IBP".
  4. ^ "IBP Annual National Journalism Awards 2021 – Winning Journalists' citation | IBP". 18 November 2021.
  5. ^ Sutherland, R. J. M.; Humm, Dawn; Chrimes, Mike (2001). Historic Concrete: Background to Appraisal. Thomas Telford. p. 390. ISBN 978-0-7277-2875-3.
  6. ^ Cruz, Paulo J. da Sousa (27 June 2013). Structures and Architecture: New concepts, applications and challenges. CRC Press. p. 1802. ISBN 978-1-4822-2461-0.
  7. ^ "Top Right Group rebrands to Ascential". Fipp. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. ^ "New owner rescues construction mags". The Construction Index. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.


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