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 Cover of 22 August 2024 issue | |
| Editor | Emily Booth |
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| Former editors | Christine Murray |
| Staff writers | Will Hurst, Richard Waite, Rob Wilson, Gino Spocchia, Fran Williams, Josh Butler |
| Categories | Architecture |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founded | 1895; 130 years ago (1895) (asThe Builder's Journal and Architectural Record) |
| Company | EMAP Publishing Ltd (Metropolis International) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| Website | architectsjournal |
| ISSN | 0003-8466 |
Architects' Journal is a professionalarchitecture magazine, published monthly inLondon byMetropolis 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 2018Architects’ Journal was awarded Magazine of the Year at theProfessional 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]
The first edition was of what is nowArchitects' Journal was published in 1895. Originally namedThe Builder's Journal and Architectural Record, from 1906 to 1910 it was known asThe Builder's Journal and Architectural Engineer, and it then becameThe 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 asAscential[7] and, in January 2017, announced its intention to sell 13 "heritage titles", includingArchitects Journal. It was announced on 1 June 2017 that the brands had been published byMetropolis International.[8]