Case Study: RIBAJ achieves a modern, unified digital publishing platform with Cantarus

Royal Institute of British Architects preserves 10,000+ articles with Cantarus

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) faced the challenge of modernizing its official journal, RIBAJ, which was hindered by a legacy CMS. This caused fragmented user journeys, separate logins from the main RIBA site, and constrained SEO performance. Cantarus partnered with RIBA to replatform the publication as part of a wider digital transformation initiative.

Cantarus migrated RIBAJ to Umbraco Cloud, creating a unified publishing platform integrated with the main RIBA ecosystem. The solution automated the transfer of over 10,000 articles, introduced a single login for members, and improved site performance. The results included a cohesive online brand presence, seamless member access, preserved archival content, and significantly improved SEO and cross-site discoverability.

Royal Institute of British Architects (riba)