Docomomo Portugal wishes to draw attention to the risk that Bairro das Caixas (Caixas Neighborhood) in Parede, Cascais, may fall into a state of irreversible disrepair. Designed by the Portuguese architect Ruy Jervis d’Athouguia between 1957 and 1962, the neighborhood, is a representative housing complex of Portuguese modern architecture, of great significance within the body of work of Ruy d’Athouguia. It must, thus, be much more widely recognised and appreciated. However, without any effective conservation policy in place, it has now, for 60 years, been suffering progressive deterioration, being under risk. “Positioned chronologically after the Bairro das Estacas (1949–1958) and…

Docomomo International became recently aware by the World Monument Fund that Kenzo Tange’s Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium in Takamatsu, Japan, at risk of demolition despite its significance as a masterpiece of modern architecture. “A beloved landmark, the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium hosted local sports events for 50 years until a leak in the building’s roof led the facility to close in 2014. The gymnasium was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tange Kenzo (1913–2005), whose designs combining traditional Japanese and modernist forms had a profound influence on architecture in Japan and abroad. For the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium, Tange used modern materials to evoke…

Docomomo International wishes to raise attention on the risk that Michelangelo Antonioni’s dome La Cupola, designed by Dant Bini in the 1970s, in Costa Paradiso, Sardinia, Italy, is facing due to its abandonment and neglection and consequent advanced state of damage, which will lead in a near future to its irreversible loss if not restored. Designed by Dante Bini for director Michelangelo Antonioni and actress Monica Vitti, this futuristic residence was built in Costa Paradiso during the 1970s. The building represents a place of great artistic and architectural value, it is a structure defined by Rem Koolhaas, curator of the…