Architizer

November 12, 20090 Comments Tagged: architecture, architizer, map, social network, Website, world

Architizer is a new website for architects, with a big social networking angle. It is described as" a new way for architects to interact, show their work, and find clients...an open community created by architects for architects".

Architizer allows Projects, People and Firms to be placed on a map in relation to one another. Links can be made between all three, creating a web of interelated projects, drawn together by those who worked on them, and their current positions.

From a design perspective, the overall appearance of Architizer is quite nice.  Large images/map  are the main feature of the pages, but it is all held together nicely in a clean web 2.0 style interface. The little "card" style entries for different items is a nice simple touch. The simple, clean appearance gives the whole site the feel of being easy to use.

It will be interesting to see if the Architizer concept takes off, and gets enough people taking it up to become useful. Either way, it will certainly be one to watch.