Georg Media

What Georg Media does

Georg Media is a Munich-based German B2B media company operating the largest media network in the German-speaking architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning industry. Originating from the 1884-founded Callwey Verlag and rebranded around 2020 under a 'Technology first. Content elevated. Reach without borders' strategy, the company operates 14 international media brands spanning Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Canada. Its core products are five flagship German-language print magazines — BAUMEISTER (architecture), GARTEN+LANDSCHAFT (landscape architecture), TOPOS (international landscape and urban design), RESTAURO (cultural heritage preservation), and STEIN (mineral building materials) — supplemented by the NXT-A community/membership digital platform, the NEW MONDAY architecture jobs portal, ePaper editions bundled free with print subscriptions, and an e-commerce shop. The platform architecture combines owned websites, MailChimp and CleverReach newsletters, social channels, and AI-based analytics supporting content distribution across the network.

The company makes money through four primary streams: recurring annual print and digital subscriptions for its flagship magazines (priced at €79.99-€99.99/year, including free ePaper access), single-issue and book sales via the Georg Media Shop, print and digital advertising across the network (reaching 150,000 monthly print readers and nearly 500,000 monthly digital contacts), and the NXT-A recurring monthly membership club billed via SEPA direct debit with a first-month-free trial. Go-to-market is primarily product-led and event-driven through the editorial brands, with subscription fulfillment, e-commerce, and third-party logistics (A&O GmbH) supporting direct-to-consumer distribution globally. Customer segments are vertically aligned: architecture and construction professionals, landscape architects and urban planners, heritage conservation specialists, architecture students and educators, and B2B advertisers seeking targeted reach into decision-makers in these specialized European industries. Management is led by Publisher/CEO Dominik Baur-Callwey with CCO/CTO Tobias Hager, CFO Harald Kaiser, and Editor-in-Chief Theresa Ramisch, and the entity is structured as Georg GmbH & Co. KG with no disclosed external investors.

Name

Georg Media

Legal name

Georg GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://georg-media.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1884

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Georg Media is a Munich-based B2B media company operating 14 international brands across architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning, generating revenue from print and digital magazine subscriptions, ePaper access, advertising, and the NXT-A membership club for European architecture professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Trade Media Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

Keywords

• Professional architecture publishing
• Trade media subscriptions
• Landscape architecture magazines
• B2B media advertising
• Digital publishing platform

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Annual and multi-year subscriptions for five flagship German magazines: BAUMEISTER (12 issues/year), GARTEN+LANDSCHAFT (12 issues/year), topos (4 issues/year), RESTAURO (8 issues/year), STEIN (12 issues/year). Subscriptions auto-renew and include ePaper access.
2. Single Issue Sales: Individual magazine issues and books sold through the online shop for one-time purchase
3. Digital Content (ePaper/Paid Content): Electronic versions of magazines accessible on desktop and mobile apps. Paid articles and downloads from digital archives. Single digital issues priced at 9.99-10.99 EUR.
4. Advertising: Print and online advertising placements across the media network reaching 150,000 print readers and nearly 500,000 monthly digital contacts
5. NXT A Membership Club: Unlimited membership club for architecture professionals with monthly fee collection via SEPA direct debit. First month is free, then 5th of each following month fees are due.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Georg Media operates the largest German-language media network for the architecture and construction industry, publishing five flagship professional magazines (BAUMEISTER, GARTEN+LANDSCHAFT, TOPOS, RESTAURO, STEIN) across print and digital editions, supported by 14 international media brands in multiple languages. The company generates revenue through annual and multi-year magazine subscriptions, single-issue and book sales, ePaper digital access, B2B advertising, and the NXT A professional membership club for the architecture community.

Product overview

Georg Media is a media house built around a portfolio of magazine sub-brands and digital platforms, originating from the 1884 Callwey Verlag. Its five German-language flagship magazines — BAUMEISTER (architecture), GARTEN + LANDSCHAFT (landscape architecture), TOPOS (international landscape and urban design), RESTAURO (cultural heritage preservation), and STEIN (mineral building materials) — are supplemented by the digital platforms NXT-A (community/club platform) and NEW MONDAY (jobs portal), and collectively form part of 14 international media brands spanning Italy, Spain, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Portugal. The company also operates an e-commerce shop (Georg Media Shop) and offers ePaper digital editions as an add-on to print subscriptions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BAUMEISTER: Architecture magazine, one of the most important publications for architecture in German language
• GARTEN+LANDSCHAFT (G+L)
• TOPOS
• RESTAURO
• STEIN
• NXT-A
• NEW MONDAY
• casa-mia
• arquitectura
• france-architecture
• building-design
• arkitekter-design
• designl
• arquitetura-desenho

Products and services

• BAUMEISTER magazine One of the most important architecture magazines in the German language, setting impulses for architecture of tomorrow with high journalistic content, international architect contacts, and designer networks. Published 12 issues per year with annual subscription at EUR 99.99.
• GARTEN + LANDSCHAFT (G+L) magazine Magazine for landscape architecture and urban planning, covering topics such as inner-city development, urban renewal, and quarter development. Published 12 issues per year.
• TOPOS magazine The international review of landscape and urban design, a multilingual international media brand reaching readers from Munich to Montreal. Published 4 issues per year.
• RESTAURO magazine Magazine for the preservation of cultural heritage, providing well-founded and practical information on international art and cultural heritage conservation. Published 8 issues per year with annual subscription at EUR 79.99.
• STEIN magazine Magazine covering mineral-based materials for architecture and craft trades. Published 12 issues per year.
• NXT A Membership Club Unlimited membership club for architecture professionals with monthly fee collection via SEPA direct debit. First month is free, then fees are due on the 5th of each following month. Includes club features, events, and community access for the architecture, landscape architecture, and planning world.
• NEW MONDAY jobs platform Digital platform focused on jobs and career opportunities in the architecture and planning sectors.
• Georg Media Shop Online shop for subscriptions, single issues, series, books, and curated products across all Georg Media magazine brands, with single digital issues priced at EUR 9.99-10.99.
• ePaper digital editions Digital version of print magazines available on desktop, smartphone, and tablet, included free with print subscriptions for BAUMEISTER, RESTAURO, and topos. Also available as standalone single digital issues.
• casa-mia international brand Italian-language architecture media brand under the Georg Media international portfolio.
• arquitectura international brand Spanish-language architecture media brand under the Georg Media international portfolio.
• france-architecture international brand French-language architecture media brand under the Georg Media international portfolio.
• building-design international brand International architecture media brand under the Georg Media international portfolio.
• arkitekter-design international brand Swedish-language architecture media brand under the Georg Media international portfolio.
• designl international brand Dutch-language design media brand under the Georg Media international portfolio.
• arquitetura-desenho international brand Portuguese-language architecture media brand under the Georg Media international portfolio.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• A&O GmbHminorOthersLogistics and fulfillment partner handling warehouse operations and product distribution for Georg Media's print publications. Located at Elisabeth-Selbert-Str. 5, D-63110 Rodgau-Dudenhofen, Germany. Responsible for shipping orders via DHL and Deutsche Post.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Domus: Domus is a long-established Italian architecture and design magazine with print, digital, and event extensions, comparable to Georg Media's topos and Italian casa-mia brand.
• DETAIL: DETAIL is a Munich-based B2B architecture magazine publisher with bilingual (German/English) editorial and a digital platform, directly comparable to Georg Media's BAUMEISTER and architecture titles.
• Frame Publishers (Frame Magazine): Frame is an Amsterdam-based B2B design and architecture magazine publisher with international distribution and a membership/community component, directly comparable to Georg Media's design and architecture verticals.

Emerging players

• Designboom: Designboom is a digital architecture and design magazine with strong international reach, competing for digital advertising share in the same architecture/design verticals as Georg Media.
• Dezeen: Dezeen is the leading digital-native architecture and design media platform, competing with Georg Media's digital brands for advertising share and architectural audience attention globally.
• ArchDaily: ArchDaily is the largest digital architecture platform globally, competing for advertising and audience in the same architecture professional segment that Georg Media serves.

Regional players

• World Architecture News (WAN): WAN is a UK/EMEA-focused digital architecture news platform, comparable to Georg Media's international architecture brands in audience and advertiser overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Architectural Record: Architectural Record is a long-established US architecture trade publication under BNP Media, offering overlapping B2B architecture coverage and competing for global advertiser budgets.
• Burda Media: Burda is a large German media conglomerate with multiple consumer and trade titles, providing a comparable publishing-platform operator with broader scale and digital capabilities.

Others

• Callwey (legacy brand assets): The original 1884-founded Callwey Verlag, now subsumed into Georg Media, retains publishing-adjacent book and magazine assets that overlap with Georg Media's heritage publishing activities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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