Instagram is
the app that turned everyone and your uncle into a photographer. It allows you
to show a vintage looking photo of the donut you’re eating, and you can even
post it to Facebook to show that you “like” donuts and you can tweet about
#donuts. But many architects, architecture firms, designers, small business
owners and students have employed Instagram as a tool to promote what they’re
doing and share it with the world. As an architecture student, I get a lot of
inspiration for ideas from the designs and concepts of other architects. (You
should see my architecture Pinterest board) So instead of looking at your phone
during class because you’re bored, you can now look at it to be inspired. Here’s
my top 10 list of architecture related Instagrams that I follow and you should
too.
#1: @archdaily
This one
should be a give in. It is after all the most visited architecture website in
the world. Their mission “ to
improve the quality of life of the next 3 billion people that will move into
cities in the next 40 years, by providing inspiration, knowledge and tools to
the architects who will have the challenge to design for them.” All the photos
taken on their Instagram are by Editor in Chief David Basulto on his iPhone 5s.
www.archdaily.com
#2: @pjhmarchitects
PJHM Architects is an architecture firm in California.
PJHM is an Interdisciplinary
Architecture and Research Firm
Specializing in Educational and Civic Projects. They
are “school architects” specializing in providing environmentally and fiscally
responsible architecture for their clients. http://pjhmsw.com/
#3: @leemindle
Lee F Mindel is a partner
in Shelton, Mindel & Associates Inc. They are a planning, architecture,
interiors and product design firm. "We distill
ideas to their most pure and meaningful state," explains Mindel.
"Simplicity is the most complicated thing to pursue, but when all elements
synthesize, they transcend mere enclosure and become an art form." http://www.sheltonmindel.com/index.html
#4: @dmeek
Demond Meek is a
photographer based out in the Mid West, St. Louis area. He created the hastag
on his instagram #slumbeautiful where he takes photos of “slum” buildings and
makes them look beautiful. It’s a fun account to follow, his work can be found
at www.demondmeek.com
and www.slumbeautifulstl.com
#5: @urbanscape
Urbanscapes description
is “Love architecture, fine arts, design, classical music, jazz, opera,
ballet, performing arts....” and the photos show it. They include a wide
variety of architecture, people in spaces, nature and food! Yum!
#6: @darkitectura
Julio Juarez
founded Darkitectura under a collective format. Currently Darkitectura is a think-tank which seeks to insert
their projects as they indicate in"architectural brackets is the transition from modernism to
Parametría". They opened in 2003 in Mexico City, Mexico. http://www.darkitectura.com
#7:
@franparente
Fran Parente
is a Brazilian Architectural and Interior Design Photographer based in New York
and available for commissions worldwide. Their instagram highlights their wide
range of skills through stunning photos of spaces and people. http://franparente.com/about/
#8:
@jdsaenz26
A fellow
architecture student and friend of mine, Jorge Saenz uses his Instagram account
to showcase architecture that he finds interesting, with some photos by him and
others from architectural sources AND photos of his own designs from studying
architecture at RWU. Give him a follow!
#9: @kokpedro
Pedro Kok is
an architectural photographer who likes bikes and coffee in Brazil. His images
highlight a range of views from entire buildings to close up details, with the
occasional bike and cup of coffee of course. www.pedrokok.com.br
#10:
@shoparchitects
Shop
Architects is an architecture firm located in lower Manhattan. There range of services inculdes architecture, interior design and master planning. They strive to
combine the forces of design, finance and technology to produce great
architecture. http://shoparc.com/
Now there
are many many many more architecture based/focused Instagram accounts out
there, but these are the ones I personally follow. Once I get out of school and
have a chance to do a bit more sightseeing I’m sure I’ll try and join the elite
list of architecture Instagrams.
What are
some other architecture based Instagram accounts I should follow?
-A
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