About: is a global multimedia platform entirely dedicated to architecture. Composed of a bookazine, website, social channels, and an events program, it places community at the center of the system with the scope of creating an international network

Focus on

An extension of the magazine’s editorial vision, encompassing essays, projects, elements, companies, and critical insights, explored through a cross-scale lens on architecture and the built environment


Material Bank / The next-generation materials library
Companies
Material Bank / The next-generation materials libraryAbout: x Material Bank / Ciro Marco Musella
A single platform connecting designers and manufacturers, transforming material samples into a quick, integrated process
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Can art districts reshape how we see architecture?
Essays
Can art districts reshape how we see architecture?Shaikh Ayaz
In Delhi’s Lodhi Art District, murals turn walls and facades into an open-air gallery, reshaping everyday encounters with architecture
Kunshan Olympic Sports Center: beyond spectacle
Projects
Kunshan Olympic Sports Center: beyond spectacleGuanghui Ding
In Jiangsu, gmp Architects design a football stadium as a structural and civic landscape, integrated with park, circulation, and everyday use
The New Museum after OMA’s expansion
Projects
The New Museum after OMA’s expansionOscar Peña
A new building in New York expands the museum’s galleries and public spaces, reshaping its scale, ambitions, and institutional identity
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Now

News and signals from the present. Now captures how architecture is being thought, made and discussed today, through exhibitions, interviews and stories that follow emerging practices and cultural shifts.


Tatiana Bilbao: “Architecture belongs to those who inhabit it”
People
Tatiana Bilbao: “Architecture belongs to those who inhabit it”Giulia Ricci
From architecture as a human right to a form of sustainability beyond labels, the architect rethinks design as a collective act rooted in care
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one-aftr: good spaces for everyday life
People
one-aftr: good spaces for everyday lifeJanima Nam
Joon Ma and Ryu Ahn discuss Seoul’s rapid cycles of demolition and growth, and how careful observation can lead to better spaces for everyone
Architecture as care in the Italian Alps
Reviews
Architecture as care in the Italian AlpsDaniele Rossi
A movie by Francesca Molteni and Davide Fois, promoted by Architetti Arco Alpino, explores the relationship between building and landscape
Project Portraits: a new video format from About:
People
Project Portraits: a new video format from About:Editorial team About:
A new editorial project developed with Giorgio Tartaro, featuring interviews that explore the relationship between architecture and industry
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