Tour Modern Homes of Litchfield

Full-Day Tour: Modern Homes of Litchfield 15 August 2015, Full-Day Tour, Litchfield, Connecticut “Join Docomomo US on Saturday, August 15th for a special full-day tour of Modern Homes of Litchfield, Connecticut. This summer tour offers guests a unique opportunity to visit an exceptional collection of modern homes designed by architects such as Marcel Breuer and fellow Harvard 5 architects, John Johansen, and Eliot Noyes. The Modern Homes of Litchfield tour will begin with an overview at the Litchfield Historical Society and include 4 Marcel Breuer designed homes with the last home, Stillman House (which happens to be a 2014 Modernism in America Design Citation of Merit recipient), including a reception. Following the…

International Symposium Paul Coremans

A Belgian Monuments Man and his Impact on the Preservation of Cultural Heritage Worldwide “The Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) organizes an international symposium in honour of its founder and first director Paul Coremans (1908-1965). Fifty years after he passed away, it is a unique opportunity to look back at his extraordinary career. The impact of his innovative ideas and vision on the conservation and restoration of works of art has been of paramount importance on both a national and international level. His views, thoughts and achievements in the field will be the focus of this international event. This…

Talks: Ten Buildings That Made Postwar Britain

John Grindrod, author of the highly acclaimed book Concretopia, published in 2013, will present his personal selection of Britain´s ten most important buildings of the postwar era. In Concretopia, Grindrod set out A Journey to the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain. Edinburgh, Wednesday, 15 April, 6:00 to 7:30pm 50 George Square, University of Edinburgh Glasgow, Thursday, 16 April, 6:00 to 7:30pm The Lighthouse, Mitchell Lane £4 Docomomo members Spaces are limited! Please book using Eventbrite: Edinburgh   https://grindrod-edi.eventbrite.co.uk Glasgow     https://grindrod-gla.eventbrite.co.uk More details: website Download PDF

Seminar on Modernity and Architecture; from Theory to Practice

DOCOMOMO Iran is going to have a seminar on Modernity and Architecture – “Modernity and Architecture; from Theory to Practice” – with participation of some other organisations. November 10, 2014 / 10:00-13:00 Avini Hall, College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran Lecturers: Babak Ahmadi: Iranian researcher and author on Modernity, Art and Philosophy Darab Diba: Architect and researcher on Iranian contemporary architecture. Saeed Haghir: Architect and researcher on Iranian contemporary architecture (Docomomo Iran Member). www.docomomo.ir Download PDF

DOCOMOMO Turkey National Working Party, Poster Presentations, Erzurum: The Local Manifestations of Modernism in Architecture in Turkey X

DOCOMOMO Turkey will be hosting its 10th national conference at the Faculty of Architecture and Desing in Ataturk University in Erzurum on 31 October – 1 November 2014 under the title “DOCOMOMO_ Turkey National Working Party, Poster Presentations, Erzurum: The Local Manifestations of Modernism in Architecture in Turkey X”. More details: website    

Tour Day

Taking place on Saturday October 11, 2014, Tour Day is Docomomo US’ annual national event that works to raise the awareness of and appreciation for buildings, interiors and landscapes designed in the United States during the mid-20th century. Now in its eighth year, Tour Day invites organizations and people across the country to take stock of significant 20th century built design in their state, city, region or neighborhood and celebrate that work with a tour. We are thrilled to have The Architect’s Newspaper as our official media sponsor along with community sponsor the Waterproofing Company (Boston , MA). The full…

Living in modern isms: guided tours, lectures, bike tours

“Between 4 and 25 October 2014, the first edition of the Brussels Biennale of Modern Architecture (BBMA) organized by Korei in collaboration with Docomomo Belgium, Arkadia and Pro Velo. Entitled Living in modern isms, this edition focuses on the different ways of modern living that were built in Brussels between 1918 and 1972. A whole range of architecture, cultural heritage, craftmanship and design will be at display during the biennale. During each of the four Saturdays, there will be guided tours in English, French, Dutch and German in four private homes which open their doors for this unique event. So in all 16 hidden pearls, designed by…