Can I promote my product or service in r/Architects?
No, the public description says all spam and self-promotion, or anything remotely close to it, will be removed and those that post will be banned.
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r/Architects rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Architects: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
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Current public stats
- Members
- 84,992
- Verified
- September 18, 2026
- Category
- Building information modeling professionals
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Rule summary
- BE CIVIL: Civil discourse is respectful, open-minded, and constructive conversation that enhances understanding, avoiding hostility, personal attacks, or discriminatory behavior like racism, misogyny, or bigotry.
- No Solicitation of design services or advice: No Solicitation of design services
- No offering of services or employment: No offering services either as a licensed architect or for non-licensed architectural services. No posting of available jobs, screenshots of job listings etc.
- No Surveys: No surveys or polls are allowed without moderator approval. If you would like to conduct a study in this sub, please use modmail to get your survey approved. You can also post questions to survey the members here in the monthly megathread.
- Be explicit about your LOCATION: Unless your question or comment is very general, please include yur specific location. The rules, laws and traditions of the practice of architecture vary greatly by jurisdiction. Please include your location in your title or in the text of your post. This should be the city or nation if outside of the USA, or the US state.
- Laptops, Revit & BIM: Questions about what computer to buy belong in r/suggestalaptop or similar. Revit & BIM posts belong in r/RevitForum or r/revit or r/BIM Posts with topics related to Laptops, Revit & BIM must be relevant to the "practice of architecture". Ie. asking other firms how often they upgrade their PCs, or how they train their employees in revit. No purchase suggestions or help topics allowed. You CAN ask generic laptop and revit questions in the pinned monthly megathread.
- Information and statistics: Information and statistics contrary to accepted scientific opinion must be accompanied by a verifiable source. Misinformation and misleading posts will be removed. Anything presented as a fact, must be factual.
- No Floorplans without a specific question or pro-prac level discussion.: If you are not an architect, do not submit any sort of drawings or floorplans for review or advice to this subreddit. Doing so may (at the mods discretion) result in a short ban, simply because you have not read the rules. Drawings related to code questions, sections and details are allowed. Please be asking a SPECIFIC question. DO NOT GIVE ADVICE ABOUT FLOOR PLANS. You know better than this, it only encourages people to post them here. Please use r/floorplan
- Homework Help: This is not a subreddit for generic homework help. Posts may be removed at moderator discretion. You may ask for advice in the monthly megathread. You may make spectacularly articulate posts here to ask for specific advice. Since we are a subreddit of people who have all been to architecture school, this is not an outright ban on this topic, rather a rule in place to keep the posts high quality. Please feel free to message the mods prior to posting in this category.
- No Market Research: No market research by those who are not licensed architects.
- Do Not Delete Your Posts: Do not delete your posts. Doing so can result in a ban at moderators discretion.
Works well
- A specific question about how other firms handle PC upgrade cycles, framed as a professional practice discussion and including your location.
- A code question accompanied by a section or detail drawing, where you ask one specific question and include your city or state.
- A spectacularly articulate post asking for specific architecture school advice, with your location included.
- A question in the monthly megathread about generic laptop selection or Revit workflow, kept short and specific.
- A factual discussion about a practice issue, where every statistic or claim is backed by a verifiable source.
Avoid
- Do not post any sort of drawings or floorplans for review or advice if you are not an architect, because the rule named "No Floorplans without a specific question or pro-prac level discussion." says that doing so may result in a short ban.
- Do not post available jobs or screenshots of job listings, because the rule named "No offering of services or employment." forbids it.
- Do not post surveys or polls without first getting moderator approval through modmail, as the rule named "No Surveys:" requires.
- Do not conduct market research if you are not a licensed architect, because the rule named "No Market Research:" bans it.
- Do not delete your posts after publishing them, because the rule named "Do Not Delete Your Posts:" says that doing so can result in a ban.
- Do not post laptop purchase suggestions or general Revit help topics as standalone posts, because the rule named "Laptops, Revit & BIM:" redirects those to other subreddits or the monthly megathread.
What r/Architects Is For
This is a subreddit specifically for the professional practice of architecture. The public description says it is not a place to solicit design or construction services or advice, and it is not a place to offer those services either. The description also says all spam and self-promotion, or anything remotely close to it, will be removed and those who post will be banned. The community expects civil, respectful conversation, and it asks members to treat others like they treat their Structural Engineers. Posts here are meant for licensed architects and people working in the professional practice of architecture, not for people seeking design help or homework help.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule named "No Solicitation of design services or advice:" blocks anyone from asking the community to design something or give design advice. The rule named "No offering of services or employment:" blocks anyone from offering architectural services or posting job listings. The rule named "No Surveys:" says you need moderator approval before posting any survey or poll, and you can also use the monthly megathread for questions that survey the members. The rule named "Be explicit about your LOCATION:" asks you to include your city, your US state, or your nation if outside the USA, because rules and traditions vary by jurisdiction. The rule named "Laptops, Revit & BIM:" sends computer purchase questions and Revit help topics to other subreddits or the monthly megathread, unless the question is about the practice of architecture. The rule named "No Market Research:" says no market research by anyone who is not a licensed architect. The rule named "Do Not Delete Your Posts:" says deleting your posts can result in a ban.
What To Post
A good post here is a specific, professional practice question or discussion that an architect would care about, with your location included in the title or the text. You could ask other firms how often they upgrade their PCs or how they train their employees in Revit, because the rule named "Laptops, Revit & BIM:" allows those topics when they are relevant to the practice of architecture. You could post drawings related to code questions, sections, or details, as long as you are asking a specific question, because the rule named "No Floorplans without a specific question or pro-prac level discussion." allows that. You could ask a specific, well-articulated question about architecture school advice, because the rule named "Homework Help:" says spectacularly articulate posts asking for specific advice are allowed. You could use the monthly megathread for generic laptop questions, Revit help, homework advice, or questions that survey the members. If you want to share information or statistics, you must back them with a verifiable source, because the rule named "Information and statistics:" says anything presented as a fact must be factual.
What To Avoid
You will get removed or banned if you solicit design services or advice, because the rule named "No Solicitation of design services or advice:" forbids it. You will also get removed or banned if you offer services or post job listings, because the rule named "No offering of services or employment:" covers both licensed and non-licensed architectural services and job postings. The public description says all spam and self-promotion, or anything remotely close to it, will be removed and those who post will be banned. You should avoid posting surveys or polls without moderator approval, because the rule named "No Surveys:" requires modmail permission first. You should avoid market research if you are not a licensed architect, because the rule named "No Market Research:" bans it. You should avoid posting floorplans or drawings for review if you are not an architect, because the rule named "No Floorplans without a specific question or pro-prac level discussion." says that may result in a short ban. You should avoid deleting your posts, because the rule named "Do Not Delete Your Posts:" says doing so can result in a ban. You should avoid posting laptop purchase questions or general Revit help as standalone posts, because the rule named "Laptops, Revit & BIM:" sends those to other subreddits or the monthly megathread.
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Common questions about r/Architects
Can I post a survey or poll?
You must get moderator approval through modmail first, because the rule named "No Surveys:" says no surveys or polls are allowed without moderator approval.
What location information should I include in my post?
You should include your city, your US state, or your nation if outside the USA, because the rule named "Be explicit about your LOCATION:" asks for your specific location in your title or post text.
Can I post a job listing for an architecture firm?
No, the rule named "No offering of services or employment:" says no posting of available jobs or screenshots of job listings.
Can I post floorplans for feedback?
Only if you are an architect and you are asking a specific question or having a professional practice level discussion, because the rule named "No Floorplans without a specific question or pro-prac level discussion." says non-architects should not submit drawings or floorplans for review or advice.