ArchDaily Architecture Scraper

Scrape architecture projects from ArchDaily.com — the world's largest architecture website with 40,000+ projects. Extract project specs, architect profiles, building materials, typology, location data, and photographs.

What does ArchDaily Scraper do?

This scraper searches ArchDaily's project database and extracts structured data about architecture projects worldwide. Search by project type, architect name, location, or building material.

Fast mode (scrapeDetails off): Quickly collects project titles, URLs, and thumbnails from search results.

Detail mode (scrapeDetails on): Visits each project page to extract full specifications including architect, year, area, materials, photographer credits, and building typology from the structured afd-specs section and JSON-LD data.

Use cases

• Architecture research — Find projects by typology, material, or architect
• Market analysis — Track building trends by year, location, and project type
• Material research — Discover which materials are used in award-winning buildings
• Architect portfolio tracking — Monitor architect output and project pipeline
• Real estate development — Research building specs and design precedents
• Academic research — Compile datasets of architecture projects for analysis

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQueries	string[]	["museum"]	Search terms — project types, architects, locations, materials
maxListings	integer	100	Max projects per search query (1-5000)
scrapeDetails	boolean	false	Visit each project page for full specs
proxyConfiguration	object	—	Optional proxy settings

Search query examples

• Project types: museum, library, school, hospital, housing
• Architects: Zaha Hadid, BIG, Renzo Piano, Kengo Kuma
• Locations: Tokyo, Barcelona, New York
• Materials: concrete, wood, brick, glass
• Categories: sustainable architecture, adaptive reuse, public space

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
title	string	Project name
architect	string	Architecture firm or architect name
location	string	City and region
country	string	Country (parsed from location)
year	string	Completion year
area	string	Building area (e.g., "5000 m2")
typology	string	Building type (residential, cultural, etc.)
materials	string	Construction materials (wood, concrete, etc.)
categories	string	ArchDaily categories and tags
description	string	Project description (detail mode)
photographerCredits	string	Photographer name
imageUrl	string	Main project image URL
url	string	ArchDaily project page URL
searchQuery	string	Original search query
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp

Example output

{
    "title": "Louvre Abu Dhabi / Ateliers Jean Nouvel",
    "architect": "Ateliers Jean Nouvel",
    "location": "Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates",
    "country": "United Arab Emirates",
    "year": "2017",
    "area": "97000 m2",
    "typology": "Cultural",
    "materials": "Steel, Aluminum, Glass",
    "categories": "Museum, Public Architecture",
    "description": "The Louvre Abu Dhabi is a new cultural landmark...",
    "photographerCredits": "Roland Halbe",
    "imageUrl": "https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/...",
    "url": "https://www.archdaily.com/883999/louvre-abu-dhabi-ateliers-jean-nouvel",
    "searchQuery": "museum",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Tips for best results

1. Enable scrapeDetails for research — the detail page contains architect name, year, area, materials, and photographer credits that are not available from search results alone.
2. Use specific search terms — "Kengo Kuma wood" will find wood projects by that architect.
3. Combine queries — Pass multiple search queries to cover different angles in one run.
4. Start small — Test with maxListings: 10 and scrapeDetails: true before scaling up.

Cost estimation

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. Each result costs approximately $0.005.

• 100 search results (no details): ~$0.50
• 100 projects with full details: ~$0.50 + compute time for detail page visits

Integrations

Connect ArchDaily Scraper to your workflow:

• Google Sheets — Export projects to a spreadsheet for analysis
• Zapier / Make — Trigger workflows when new projects match criteria
• API — Call programmatically via the Apify API
• Webhooks — Get notified when scrape completes