“be:cause modern: the auction for modernism”- first online auction by Docomomo US

“Docomomo US is excited to be launching its first online auction this November. The auction entitled be:cause modern: the auction for modernism will feature one-of-a-kind pieces of art and collectibles, drawings and books, as well as exclusive modern experiences and modern home stays. The be:cause modern auction will benefit the ongoing work of Docomomo US and support its mission during the challenging times we find ourselves in. The online auction will open for bids on November 2, 2020 and is expected to bring together more than 100 uniquely modern items across all price points.” To know all the details, go to Docomomo US website.

Convegno di Studi sulle Architetture del ‘900 in Basilicata e Puglia [Conference and exhibition: Architecture from the 20th century in Basilicata and Puglia]

“9 x 100 = 900, 9 itinerari per 100 architetture del ‘900 in Basilicata e Puglia” is the title of the conference and exhibition dedicated to the modern movement architecture, organized by Docomomo Italy, 11th September 2020, in Carovigno. On September 11th, the conference, taking place at the Castello Dentice di Frasso,  will deal with the relationships between architecture, history, landscape and modernity in the South of Italy. Followed the international conference on the architecture of the 20th century in Basilicata and Puglia, the traveling exhibition “9 itinerari per 100 architetture del ‘900 in Basilicata e Puglia”, organized by the…

Call for Articles: docomomo Brasil magazine – issue 6 and 7

The magazine Docomomo Brasil (ISSN 2594-8601) invites researchers, students and professionals in the field of Architecture and Urbanism to send articles for its issues 6 and 7. The topic is free and the journal aims to disseminate research, documents, projects and bibliographic reviews in the area of ​​documentation and preservation of the various manifestations of the Modern Movement. Articles may be submitted to the sections that make up the main body of the journal. In the Project section, it is intended to disseminate and discuss practical experiences in restoring buildings, sites and neighborhood units and other artistic expressions of the…

British Twentieth Century Society – Online Lectures

Following the success of Docomomo Australia’s 2017 series “A Style Guide to Twenthieth Century Architecture”, Docomomo Australia is spreading the new series of online lectures of the British Twentieth Century Society: – Architectural Styles I: 30’s Modernism with Alan Powers – Architectural Styles II: Mid Century Modernism with Elain Harwood – Architectural Styles III: Neo Geo with Alan Powers For more information, please go to Docomomo Australia website and to Twentieth Century Society website.  

1st Seminar Women and Modern Architecture

Docomomo Chile, Centro del Patrimonio Cultural UC, Facultad de arquitectura, diseño y estudios urbanos UC and Escuela de arquitectura UC are holding their 1st Seminar, from 27th August to 8th October, online, with the theme “Women and Modern Architecture ”. The “First Seminar on Women and Modern Architecture” addresses a field that in recent years has gained unusual relevance and has aroused widespread interest: the contribution that a group of women, acting from different fields, made to modern architecture so that it whatever it was; a revolutionary and transformative phenomenon that affected the lives of a multitude of modern women and…

Docomomo Iran Newsletter

Docomomo International is glad to announce that Docomomo Iran published the first issue of its newsletter. Docomomo Iran Newsletter is in pdf format and will be published every month (based on Iranian solar calendar). The language of the newsletter is Persian and it consists of five sections: The Foreword, One Architect; One Building, An Adaptive Reuse Project, and News from the World. The newsletter can be downloaded from Docomomo Iran website. To read the full Newsletter click here.

The Future as a Project: Doxiadis in Skopje is now available in open access digital format

“The Future as a Project: Doxiadis In Skopje” an edited book by Docomomo Greece is now available in an open access in digital format. It presents for the first time Doxiadis’ work in Skopje, which includes strategic plans for the city and a new outline for the master plan. In addition, it presents the work of Kenzo Tange for Skopje’s city centre, and showcases a series of modernist buildings authored by leading Yugoslavian architects that still stand in the city today. It finally comments on ‘Skopje 2014’ project and its ‘conflict’ with the modern heritage of the city. Edited by:…

17th Docomomo Germany Conference 2020 – Modern Movement and Digital Challenges

The Docomomo Germay Foundation and the Detmold School of Architecture and Interior Architecture, OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts announce the 17th Docomomo Germany Conference 2020 that will take place in Berlin from March 5th to 7th, 2020. For Docomomo one of the most important questions is how to make knowledge about the Modern Movement accessible. Knowledge that is scattered in many archive files, heads, websites and books. Knowledge about individual buildings, the philosophical ideas behind them, about construction techniques or the original color scheme. Making it accessible to those who explore the city and whose interest is aroused by a…

Guidelines for submitting the 2019/2020 Homework

Dear Docomomo Chapters, Due to the exceptional circumstances of COVID-19, we are extending the deadline of June 1st to August 15th, 2020. A plan for new documentation homework has been approved in the last Council Meeting, August 30th, 2018 (Ljubljana, Slovenia), proposed by the ISC/Registers. With the aim of moving forward to the documentation of conservation good practices, Docomomo Working Parties (WP) have to submit: Working Parties that already have submitted 30 Documentation Fiches and uploaded 50 sites to MOMOVE: (a) 1 fiche for 2019 and 1 fiche for 2020, on an example of Good Conservation Practice. Download the template here: link, and here: link. (b) A bibliography with 5-10 publications (books or articles) on Modern Movement…

News from Docomomo Brazil

Docomomo Brazil is glad to inform that on the 10th October of 2019, during the Ordinary General Assembly held during the 13th Docomomo Brazil Seminar, it was unanimously acclaimed to renew Docomomo Brasil in the 2020-2021 biennium the group thus constituted: Renato da Gama-Rosa Costa, Coordinator, Andrea de Lacerda Pessôa Borde, Vice Coordinator, Lúcia Siqueira de Queiroz Varella, Treasurer, Andrea da Rosa Sampaio and Helio Herbst, Fiscal Advisors. The renewal of the team was welcomed by all the board members and endorsed by the significant increase in the number of members in the full international category in 2020, a fact…