Architecture media for students and architects, since 2016
illustrarch started on Instagram in 2016, named after the blend of illustration and architecture, and launched illustrarch.com in January 2019. Today we publish projects, news, competitions, jobs and guides every day, and build free tools and resources for architecture students and professionals.
Our story →Meet the team →We began by sharing student projects from around the world on Instagram. Our aim has stayed the same: help architecture students and young architects find ideas, examples and opportunities, and give their work a place to be seen.
On illustrarch.com we publish architecture projects and news, competitions and job listings, topic hubs that collect our best guides, free online tools, and a library of templates and resources.
Everything on the site is free to read. These are the main places to start.
Architects, architecture students and designers follow us on the website and on social media.
Audience figures as shown on our social profiles and site analytics.
Every editor writes under their own name. How we work is set out in our Editorial Policy.
Bahattin Duran is the Editor-in-Chief of illustrarch. An architect by training with a B.Arch from Düzce University, he has led the publication's editorial direction since its early days, covering architectural education, design culture, and the tools architects work with. He also runs learnarchitecture.online, a learning platform for architecture students.
LinkedInElif Ayse Sen is a senior architecture writer at illustrarch. A trained architect with a B.Arch from Altınbaş University, she covers interior design, architecture schools and education, and residential design, and has written hundreds of articles for the publication.
LinkedInSinan Ozen is the Site Editor at illustrarch. An architect with a B.Arch from Okan University, he manages the day-to-day editorial flow of the site and writes about architectural design and contemporary projects.
LinkedInFurkan Sen covers building technology for illustrarch. A mechanical engineer based in Istanbul with a degree from Altınbaş University, he works across construction and architecture projects and writes about structural systems, building services, and how buildings actually get built.
LinkedInMuhammet Lütfi Özen is a software specialist at illustrarch, where he has worked since November 2018 on server management and module and plugin development. He specialises in Linux system administration, server setup and management, load balancing, and web and mobile programming.
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illustrarch, Learn Architecture, Portfolio Mentor and archfine are part of the iA Media family of brands.
Learn ArchitectureArticles, topic hubs and free browser tools for architecture students.learnarchitecture.net →
Learn Architecture OnlineThe marketplace: video courses, ebooks, templates, cutouts and CAD blocks.learnarchitecture.online →
Portfolio MentorAI feedback for architecture portfolios, page by page.portfoliomentor.ai →
archfineAI rendering: sketches, plans and models to photorealistic renders.archfine.com →illustrarch is run by a small team of architects, engineers and researchers. Every editor writes under their own name; you can meet them in the team section of this page and on our Editorial Team page.
Students and offices can send their work through the Submit Your Work page. Offices that want a guaranteed monthly feature can join the Studio membership.
Our Content Licensing page explains what you can reuse and how to credit illustrarch. Images in project articles belong to the architects and photographers credited in each article.
Brands and studios work with us through sponsored articles, social posts and store features. The Promote page lists the formats and how to get in touch.
Yes. Our online tools, such as the Bubble Diagram Maker and the Staircase Calculator, are free to use in your browser with no sign-up.
Read the latest from illustrarch, open a topic hub or try one of the free tools.
Submit your work →See membership plans →
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