David Basulto is an architect and editor. He graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2006). In 2006, he founded ArchDaily and its global network of sites in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese. ArchDaily is one of the most important and influential media outlets for architecture and interior design. Its mission is to “Inspire, connect and empower the architecture and design community for a better built environment”. ArchDaily is the world’s most visited architecture website today, with offices and operations in Chile, China, Mexico, Brazil, Germany and Switzerland. As of May 2020, ArchDaily is part of DAAily Platforms owned by the NZZ Media Group in Switzerland. Basulto was the editor-in-chief until 2024. 

Basulto is a member of the Endeavor Foundation in New York and of the Advisory Council of the Architecture, Art & Design School at Tecnológico de Monterrey University in Mexico. Curator of the Nordic Countries Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, Basulto lectures widely in Europe, and North and Latin America.  

He has also served as jury for several awards, prizes and design competitions in Latin America, North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Basulto has been chosen as one of Chile’s 100 Young Leaders and received the National Award of Innovation from the Government of Chile in 2013.