14th Seminar Docomomo Brazil

Docomomo Brazil is holding its 14th Seminar, from 27th to 29th October at the Federal University of Pará, Belém, with the theme O MODERNO EM MOVIMENTO: USOS, REUSOS, NOVAS CARTOGRAFIAS. Presente e futuro do legado da arquitetura moderna no Brasil [THE MODERN IN MOVEMENT: USES, REUSE, NEW CARTOGRAPHIES. Present and future of the legacy of modern architecture in Brazil]. More details: docomomo Brazil website [Portuguese]    

7th Docomomo São Paulo Seminar

Between 9th and 14th November 2020 docomomo Docomomo São Paulo Nucleus and the stricto sensu Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism at the São Judas Tadeu University held the 7th Docomomo São Paulo Seminar. To review the conferences, please visit the Youtube page . More details: Docomomo Brazil webpage [Portuguese] Docomomo International News “The 7th Docomomo São Paulo Seminar provides for lectures, debates and presentation of communications on matters of relevance for the safeguarding of the cultural heritage of the modern movement in Brazil. Unlike the previous ones, in its digital version, the famous MomoTour cannot take place, which this time will be…

Online debate event series: “Context, Contrast, Continuity – Heritage Conservation and Urban Development”

Docomomo Israel is inviting you to participate in the international online debate event series “Context, Contrast, Continuity – Heritage Conservation and Urban Development”. Context, Contrast, Continuity – Heritage Conservation and Urban Development The international online debate event series “Context, Contrast, Continuity – Heritage Conservation and Urban Development” focuses on how the needs of conservation as well as development requirements can be managed in the urban context. How can historically developed urban fabrics/structures or singular buildings withstand the pressure for change from e.g. the real estate industry or housing demands? What can be done by the City’s administration, politicians and society…

Macau Master Plan: What vision and what rules?

The Rui Cunha Foundation and the Docomomo Macau is inviting you to participate in the Round Table under the theme “Macau Master Plan: What vision and what rules?”, [Plano Director de Macau: Que visão e que regras?] at the FRC Gallery, Thursday, November 26 at 6:30 pm. “The Master Plan, presented for public consultation in September and October 2020, comes after several decades in which Macao has been the subject of several urbanization outbreaks managed with a laissez-faire attitude, sometimes accompanied by Detailed Plans for new landfills , but always in the absence of holistic planning instruments that address social,…

Public Discussion Series 2020: Docomomo Hong Kong

Docomomo Hong Kong is inviting you to participate in the Public Discussion Series 2020. About the lecture: A four-part public discussion series that engages with a range of topics centering the transnational circulation of the Modern Movement in Hong Kong and beyond. Main Page Link: https://www.docomomo.hk/2020-public-discussion-series/ About the Organizer: Docomomo Hong Kong is the local chapter of the Docomomo International (International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighborhoods of the Modern Movement). Established in 1988, the global organization aims to enhance public knowledge and promote the protection of notable examples of modern architecture and built landscapes around…

5th Docomomo Macau Seminar: How to extend the Life of Buildings

Docomomo Macau is inviting you to participate in the 5th Docomomo Macau Seminar: How to extend the Life of Buildings, with Sheridan Burke & Imon Sharif as our speakers, moderated by Ricky Leong. Opening Session starts at 17h45 on November 24 , presented by Docomomo Macau Heritage Assessement Task Force: Presentation of the Rainha D Leonor & Escola Portuguesa de Macau Assessement Reports. “A good building is much more than a functional materialization. It contains the trinity that durability and beauty add to use. So what choices does it face when its function is unplugged or its durability comes into…

Webinar – Proyecto Casa Klumb: Pasado o Futuro?

“After the terrible news of the destruction of one of the emblematic pieces of Modern Architecture, the House of the architect Klumb and his wife Else (more info here), positions have been raised in different forums regarding what should be done with what was previously the Klumb House. Docomomo Puerto Rico invites a panel of people directly related to the structure and the conservation issue to give us their opinion on the future of what this space should be. In this way, Docomomo Puerto Rico promotes the exchange of ideas, dissimilar positions, and creates a wide space of opposing positions,…

Jornadas Docomomo Chile: Chile en Momove

Between 17th and 27th November 2020 docomomo Chile held the Docomomo Chile Days: Chile in Momove (Modern Movement Virtual Exhibition). To review the conferences, please visit the Youtube page (Centro del Patrimonio Cultural UC). “Docomomo Chile and Equipo Centro del Patrimonio Cultural UC are inviting you to participate in the Docomomo Chile Days 2020. The conferences include various activities and have as a common denominator the enhancement and visibility of our modern heritage through “Modern Movement Virtual Exhibition” instance created by Docomomo Internacional to disseminate these works worldwide through the contribution of all its regional chapters.” The conference includes different…

85th Anniversary – Institute of Aesthetic Research

Docomomo International would like to congratulate the Institute of Aesthetic Research [Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas] for the 85th anniversary. The Institute of Aesthetic Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, since its foundation, research has been carried out in its installations into the different forms of artistic expression in Mexico; the diversity of studies undertaken by the body of researchers in the fields of criticism, theory and history of art across a horizon that reaches other latitudes. It has thus become a space in which the plastic arts converge with dance, literature, photography, cinema and music. Every year, through…