L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui

What L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui does

L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui is a French architecture magazine founded in 1930, publishing curated editorial content covering architecture, urbanism, events, news, and arts for practicing architects, urban planners, design professionals, students, and educators in France and internationally. Its core products are a recurring print magazine (with issue 410 published in December 2015), a digital edition via the website larchitecturedaujourdhui.fr offering article previews and event listings, and a subscription service providing access to current and archived issues. Editorial content includes project showcases, expert interviews with leading architects (including Pritzker Prize winners such as Alejandro Aravena), coverage of international events (Venice Biennale, Batimat, DOMOTEX), and architectural competitions (Architizer A+Awards, Europan, BIM competitions).

The business model is built on subscription and newsstand magazine sales, supplemented by individual issue purchases through the website storefront and GTM/marketing partnerships with event organizers and awards programs (World-Architects, Festival Image de Ville, Architizer A+Awards, Batimat, Pavillon de l'Arsenal). Distribution is layered across physical newsstands in France (regional scope), subscription services (global scope), and direct e-commerce via the website. The publication operates with approximately 45 employees and an editorial team led by Editor-in-Chief Antoine Vernholes, with recurring contributions from named critics Philippe Trétiack, Emmanuelle Borne, and Alice Dubet. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, funding rounds, or institutional ownership, and operates from France with primary market presence in Europe.

Name

L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui

Legal name

L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui

Website

https://larchitecturedaujourdhui.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui is a French architecture magazine, founded in 1930, that publishes curated editorial content on architecture, urbanism, and design for practicing architects, urban planners, students, and educators in France and internationally, monetized via subscriptions, newsstand sales, and event partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Design Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN), Architecture, Construction & Building Codes Reference (Design, BIM, Safety Codes) (EDAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Architecture magazine
• Architectural journalism
• Urban planning publications
• Design editorial content
• Architecture periodicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Magazine Sales and Subscriptions: Revenue generated through print magazine sales including individual issue purchases and subscription renewals. The magazine offers both single issue purchase options and subscription services as indicated by website CTAs for 'Purchase this issue' and 'Subscribe'.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui is a French architecture review magazine, founded in 1930, that publishes a periodic print edition and accompanying digital content covering architectural projects, urban planning, industry events, exhibitions, and interviews with leading architects. The publication organizes editorial across categories of Architecture, Urbanism, Events, Arts, and News, and distributes through newsstand sales, subscription, and an online storefront.

Product overview

L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui is a long-standing French architecture magazine founded in 1930 that publishes print and digital editions covering architecture, urban planning, events, exhibitions, and interviews. The company operates a website providing access to articles, news, and subscription services. The magazine covers topics including sports infrastructure, urban revitalization, architecture awards (such as Pritzker Prize), BIM technology, and European architecture competitions. The publication organizes content across categories including Architecture, Urbanism, Events, Arts, and News.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui Magazine (print edition) A prestigious French architecture review magazine published periodically since 1930, covering architectural projects, urban planning, events, exhibitions, and interviews with leading architects for architecture professionals, students, and design enthusiasts.
• Digital Edition / Online Articles Online versions of magazine editorial content and news covering architecture, urban planning, events, exhibitions, and competitions, available through the larchitecturedaujourdhui.fr website.
• Subscription Service Print and digital subscription service for the architecture magazine, offering recurring access to current and archival issues for individual subscribers and professionals.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Batimat ExhibitionminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 December 2015The magazine features a 'Parole aux entreprises' (Word to businesses) editorial series covering companies participating in the 2015 Batimat exhibition, including interviews with company presidents and executives.
• World-ArchitectsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 November 2015Partnership for DOMOTEX guided tours coverage. L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui promotes World-Architects' DOMOTEX event through banner advertising and editorial content linking to the partnership page.
• Festival Image de VilleminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 November 2015Coverage partnership with the Image de Ville festival held November 13-22, 2015 in Aix-en-Provence. The magazine promoted the festival program through its events section.
• Architizer A+AwardsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 October 2015Promotion partnership for the 4th edition of Architizer A+Awards. The magazine featured banner advertising for the awards competition with online entry deadline of October 30, 2015.
• Pavillon de l'ArsenalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2015L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui covered the exhibition 'Co-Urbanisme, 15 fabriques collaboratives de la ville' organized by Approche.s! urban workshop at the Pavillon de l'Arsenal in Paris, featuring editorial coverage and interviews.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• ArchDaily: World's most-visited architecture website, publishing architecture projects, news, and products daily. Comparable to AA as a primary information source for the same target audience of architects and urban planners, with a digital-only model.
• Dezeen: Leading global digital architecture and design platform with a large online audience. Comparable to AA as it competes for the same architecture professional and enthusiast reader attention, though distributed via a digital-first model rather than print.

Direct peers

• Casabella: Italian architecture magazine founded in 1928, covering architecture, design, and urban planning. Comparable to AA as a long-running European architecture publication with a professional audience and print-plus-digital business model.
• AMC (Architecture Mouvement Continuité): French architecture magazine published as a supplement to Le Moniteur, covering contemporary architecture and urban planning. Directly comparable to AA as a French-language architecture publication serving the same professional audience.
• Domus: Italian architecture and design magazine founded in 1928, covering architecture, design, and urbanism. Closely comparable to AA as a long-running European architecture publication with print and digital editions serving a professional audience.
• El Croquis: Spanish architecture publication known for deep monographic issues on leading architects. Comparable to AA as a premium European architecture publication with high editorial authority and a print-centric subscription model.
• Detail Magazine: International architecture magazine focused on construction details and building practice, with editions in multiple languages. Comparable to AA as a long-established European architecture publication serving a professional audience with print and digital subscriptions.

Broad incumbents

• Wallpaper*: Global design, architecture, and lifestyle magazine. Comparable to AA in covering architecture and design topics for a professional and enthusiast audience, though with a broader lifestyle scope and stronger international brand.
• Le Moniteur: Leading French B2B media brand for construction, real estate, and architecture. Comparable to AA as a French-language professional publication covering the same architecture and construction industry, with a much broader scope and scale.
• Architectural Record: One of the leading U.S. architecture magazines, covering professional architecture news, projects, and products. Comparable to AA as a B2B architecture trade publication with deep industry relationships and a subscription-driven business model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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