architectsthe

architectsthe is a collaborative online platform and repository dedicated to architectural knowledge, theory, and practice. It functions as a community-curated archive intended for students, professionals, and researchers to share case studies, design methods, and critical essays.

The platform collects materials across topics such as sustainability, urbanism, construction technology, and historic preservation, and organizes them by project type, climate, building technique, and theoretical approach.

Launched in 2015 by a consortium of architecture schools and professional associations, architectsthe operates under an open-access model. It expanded through partnerships and volunteer editors, and relies on user submissions vetted by an editorial board.

Content includes project dossiers, method guides, diagrams, and bibliographies. It provides a search engine, tagging system, and an API for researchers. Submissions adhere to licensing terms that favor non-commercial reuse.

Governance is community-driven, with an editorial board overseeing standards and a code of conduct. Materials are typically published under Creative Commons licenses to encourage reuse with attribution.

architectsthe has been used in architectural education and practice as a reference for comparative studies and design pedagogy. Critics note variable depth among user-contributed entries and emphasize ongoing curation.