CICA 2026 Conference – Architectural Criticism: Resistance and Commitment

10-11 and 17-18 October 2026, Casa da Arquitectura, Matosinhos, Portugal  The full program for the 2026 CICA International Conference on Architectural Criticism is now out! Titled “Architectural Criticism: Resistance and Commitment” the conference will take place the first time predominantly in person since 2021, on 10-11 and 17-18 October 2026 at Casa da Arquitectura, Matosinhos. Counting with keynote lectures by Patti Anahory, Kazi Khaleed Ashraf, Valerio Paolo Mosco, and Joan Ockman, over the two weekends paper presentation sessions will  take place promoting the debate on the potential of architectural criticism as a space of resistance and commitment within the discipline,…

In Memoriam: Fernão Simões de Carvalho (1929-2026)

It is with deep sadness that Docomomo Portugal shares that the portuguese architect Fernão Simões de Carvalho passed away. Fernão Lopes Simões de Carvalho was born in Luanda, Angola in 1929. He attended Architecture at Escola Superior de Belas Artes, in Lisbon (ESBAL) graduating in 1958. The same year he presented an architectural project in order to obtain an Architect Diploma (CODA); being the project in question for evaluation the building plan for a television station. In 1965 he graduated in Urbanism at Institut d’Urbanisme de l’Université de Paris (Sorbonne), presenting a thesis concerning the Contribuition a l’Etude du Renouvellement…

Docomomo ISC/ID Conference 2026 – Recording Change: Documenting Modern Movement Interiors

Lisbon, 13-14 October 2026 The Docomomo International Specialist Committee on Interior Design (ISC/ID), in collaboration with Docomomo Portugal, is pleased to announce its second conference, “Recording Change: Documenting Modern Movement Interiors”, to be held in Lisbon on 13–14 October 2026. The conference focuses on the documentation of Modern Movement interiors and on the challenges of recording environments that are inherently dynamic, vulnerable and constantly changing. Bringing together Docomomo ISC/ID members from different geographical and cultural contexts, it will explore approaches to documenting the material, social and cultural dimensions of modern interiors, considering documentation as a fundamental and proactive form of preservation. Hosted…

IST-CiTUA ARCH TALKS 2026 – The Architecture of the Sacred between the Tangible and Intangible

Gianluca Buoncore Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, 22 June 2026, 17H00 Docomomo Portugal is happy to announce that the next talk of the IST-CiTUA ARCH TALKS Summer 2026 organized by CiTUA together with Docomomo Portugal is taking place on  22 June2026 at 17H00 at DECivil Museum at Instituto Superior Técnico. Titled “The Architecture of the Sacred between the Tangible and Intangible: Twentieth Century Experiences in Italy, Spain and Germany” this lecture will be held by professor Gianluca Buoncore from University of Florence. Gianluca Buoncore is an architect, PhD, and Adjunct Professor of Architectural Design at the University of Florence and the…

Call for presentations: Porouscapes: Architectural Strategies for a Resilient Heritage

New Deadline: 15 September 2026 Docomomo Portugal is pleased to share the call for presentations for the conference Porouscapes: Architectural Strategies for a Resilient Heritage, organized by the Department of Architecture of the University of Coimbra, which has a new deadline  15 September 2026. The conference will take place at the University of  Coimbra on 20-21 November 2026. The conference Porouscapes: Architectural Strategies for a Resilient Heritage invites architects, landscape architects, archaeologists, historians, and architectural theorists, as well as researchers in general, to submit papers addressing the challenges currently facing architecture and archaeology, with porosity as the theme of their research.  “Concepts allow…

Cerimónia de Incorporação do acervo de Carlos Prata na Casa da Arquitetura

Casa da Arquitetura, Matosinhos, 28 de maio 2026, 18H30 O Docomomo Portugal tem o prazer de partilhar o convite da Casa da Arquitetura para a Cerimónia de Incorporação do acervo do arquiteto Carlos Prata (1950-) no seu Arquivo, no próximo dia 28 de maio, às 18h30, no Espaço Álvaro Siza. “A doação reúne documentação produzida entre 1976 e 2025, abrangendo várias coautorias desenvolvidas ao longo da carreira do arquiteto, e inclui desenhos, fotografias e documentação textual analógica, maquetes e conteúdos digitais, constituindo um importante testemunho da arquitetura portuguesa contemporânea. Nascido no Porto em 1950, Carlos Prata desenvolveu uma carreira de…

Exposição: Cidades e suas Teses 1970-2020. Repositório Historiográfico e Analítico de Teses de Cidades Ibéricas

CIUL, Lisboa, Portugal, 11 de maio – 10 de julho 2026 O Docomomo Portugal tem o prazer de partilhar que amanhã, 11 de maio, irá ser inaugurada pelas 18h na sala de exposições do CIUL a exposição Cidades e suas Teses 1970-2020. Repositório Historiográfico e Analítico de Teses de Cidades Ibéricas. A exposição estará patente no CIUL até 10 de julho. “O projeto Cidades e suas Teses (1970-2020) apresenta uma exposição itinerante com trabalhos que resultam de teses de doutoramento, sobre a evolução das principais cidades da Península Ibérica. Iniciada em Espanha, inclui um repositório historiográfico e analítico da investigação realizada…

20th International Docomomo Conference in Greece

7-10 September 2028, Athens, Greece Docomomo Portugal wants to share that the next International Docomomo Conference is already being planned. The Conference, organized by Docomomo Greece and Docomomo International, will take place in Athens, Greece, on 7-10 September 2028. It will be preceeded by the Student Workshop on 3-8 September. Being Docomomo an international movement that studies, protects, interprets, revises, and evaluates the significant works of a historical international movement, with the theme “Movements”, “the 20th International Docomomo conference invites us to reflect on our current position and move in new directions once again. Since the early 1990s, a group of…

Eduardo Souto de Moura awarded with the UIA Gold Medal 2026

Docomomo Portugal is proud to share that the Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura was awarded last week the 2026 UIA Gold Medal “in recognition of a body of work defined by intelligence, restraint, and a profound sense of responsibility toward society.” Awarded by the International Union of Architects the UIA Gold Medal and Triennial Prizes are awarded every three years in recognition of outstanding contributions to architecture worldwide. The UIA Gold Medal, established in 1984, is the highest distinction awarded by the Union to an architect or group of architects, acknowledging a sustained contribution to architecture over time, being…

IST-CiTUA ARCH TALKS 2026 – The buildings of International organisations in Geneva: discovering na exceptional heritage

Giulia Marino Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, 18 May 2026, 12H30 O Docomomo Portugal tem o prazer de partilhar que a próxima conferência do ciclo IST-CiTUA ARCH TALKS 2026 organizado pelo CiTUA em conjunto com o Docomomo Portugal terá lugar no dia 18 de maio pelas 12H30 no auditório VA1 (DECivil) no Instituto Superior Técnico. Intitulada “The buildings of International organisations in Geneva: discovering na exceptional heritage” a conferência será proferida pela professora Giulia Marino da UCLouvain, Bruxelas / EPFL, Lausanne, e vice-presidente do Docomomo Switzerland. A conferência será em inglês. Giulia Marino é mestre em Arquitetura, na área de História…