Architectural Record Redesigns Website to Bring New Interactive Tools to the Design Community

NEW YORK, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Architectural Record, part of McGraw- Hill Construction and the leading information source serving 1.8 million page views per month to the architectural community, today announced enhancements to its website, ArchitecturalRecord.com. The industry's leading website offers new, state-of-the-art technology to provide a greater interactive experience for both users and advertisers, combining the insight and power of the Architectural Record brand with unsurpassed Web functionality.

ArchitecturalRecord.com now offers photo and drawing galleries in which architects can publish their best work and share their content with the design community. The site has also instituted a new simple-to-use rating system that encourages readers to participate in the editorial process by evaluating every significant project that appears online and in print. In addition, the site has inaugurated blogs to provide broader coverage and allow editors and readers to comment on their experiences and observations in the industry. Users can now create profiles to highlight their expertise and interests.

"This bold new initiative affects the entire architecture community. Now readers can easily share their work, compare and interact with their peers," said Robert Ivy, vice president and editorial director for McGraw-Hill Construction and editor in chief of Architectural Record. "We have a rich, 116-year history of addressing the architecture community. Now, with these enhancements to our website, we make it easier for this community to talk among themselves -- and to respond to us as well," said Ivy.

"McGraw-Hill Construction is dedicated to helping the design community work faster and smarter than ever before by offering the tools and resources that connect people, projects, and products. The redesigned ArchitecturalRecord.com site puts new tools in the hands of the design professionals, enabling them to interact with one another and share their knowledge about the people, projects and products that are at the center of their work." said Norbert Young, president, McGraw-Hill Construction.

"Our objective in redesigning our website was twofold: We sought to improve navigation, making it easier for users to quickly access our content; and we wanted to integrate more user-generated content through new community features," said Dora Chomiak, Senior Director, McGraw-Hill Construction Digital Media. "These changes have not only improved the website for users, but they have also provided more valuable real estate for our advertisers."

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