David Basulto

David Basulto is a Chilean architect and editor. He is the cofounder of the online architecture magazine ArchDaily and served as curator of the Nordic Countries Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture.

David Basulto
Born1982
NationalityChilean
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
OccupationArchitect
OrganizationArchDaily
Awards100 Young Leaders of Chile[1]

Career

Basulto studied architecture at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago. In 2008, David Basulto and David Assael cofounded ArchDaily as an English-language architecture spinoff of Plataforma Arquitectura, becoming one of the most popular architecture websites worldwide.[2][3]

In 2012 Basulto received the National Award for Innovation from the Chilean Government[4] and four years later, he served as curator of the Nordic Countries Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture with the exhibition "In Therapy".[5]

In 2020, he and David Assael sold ArchDaily to Swiss media company NZZ Mediengruppe.[6] Since then, he serves as editor-in-chief of ArchDaily[7] and a member of the Mies Crown Hall America Prize International Advisory Council.[8]

David has lectured at Harvard, Escola do Cidade, Strelka Institute, Tsinghua University, TEC de Monterrey, the Center for Architecture, and at the annual American Institute of Architects Convention.[4]

References
  1. "Meet the jury: David Basulto". Andreu World. 2022.
  2. Parks, Michelle (3 April 2012). "ArchDaily Creators Basulto and Assael Present Lecture on April 9". University of Arkansas.
  3. "In Honor Of The 'Patron Saint Of Architecture,' Here's a Gaudi Guide To Barcelona". HuffPost. 25 June 2014.
  4. "Presentation". Arquideas. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. Novozhilova, Maria (27 October 2016). "Venice step-pyramid explores the future of Nordic architecture". Inhabitat.
  6. González Ormerod, Alejandro (May 6, 2020). "8-figure acquisition of architecture platform, ArchDaily, explains how (and what) new media is kicking ass". Contxto.
  7. "David Basulto ArchDaily Berlin". Crossing City Limits. 30 May 2023.
  8. "Biography". Best Architecture Masters. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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