XI Iberian Docomomo Congress – Architecture and Environment: the Mediterranean

The Docomomo Ibérico Foundation announces the XI Iberian Docomomo Congress that will take place in Murcia from May 6th to 8th, 2020. This congress, organized jointly by the Docomomo Iberian Foundation and the Official College of Architects of the Region of Murcia, with the collaboration of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, the Ministry of Development and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Education and Culture, Asemas , Arquia and the Ordem dos Arquitectos de Portugal, is convened under the motto “Architecture and Environment: the Mediterranean”. Themes: Projects and architectural works linked by context and form with the Mediterranean. Projects…

Brazil, Architectures for the country of the Future/Arica, Developing architectures

Docomomo Chile, together with Fondecyt Project 1181290, Active Arica and Arica City Hall, has organized a conference wich will take place 18th December 2019 (17h30), at the Arica Municipal Library, in Arica. The speakers are Ruth Verde Zein, docomomo Brazil, with the communication “Brazil, Architectures for the Country of the Future” and Horácio Torrent, chair of docomomo Chile, with the communication “Arica, Developing architectures”. To know more visit docomomo Chile facebook page.

Renew your membership 2020

Dear Docomomo Chapters, Dear Docomomo International members, Docomomo International would like to remember you to renew your membership for the year 2020, before 15 December, in order to assure that you receive the 2020 Docomomo Member Card in time to benefit from the membership advantages the whole year! Contact your national or regional chapter. If you want become a new member and a Chapter exists in your country (please see Chapters page), you should proceed to formalize your membership by writing an e-mail to them. Otherwise, you can become an International Member, directly at https://www.docomomo.com/join/membership/. Individual Benefits (60€/year) Docomomo International members…

8th Docomomo Brazil – North / Northeast Seminar

The 8th Docomomo Brazil – North / Northeast Seminar will be held in Palmas, Brazil, from May 4th to May 7th, 2020. The event is organized by the AMA Center – NAMA, Federal University of Tocantins – UFT, Lutheran Palms University Center – CEULP / ULBRA and Federal University of Uberlândia. The seminar program will include conferences, debates, round tables, publications’ launch and MOMO tours with visits to the iconic works of modern architecture in Tocantins. This year’s theme is Cultural Transfers, Historiography, Interventions and Modern City. The President of Docomomo International, Professor Ana Tostões, will be a keynote speaker,…

Architecture We Love to Hate

15 Controversial Modernist Buildings in Hong Kong Why are certain buildings being deemed ugly and worthless by some people but treasured by others? What are the bases for forming these different opinions? How do judgements made by professionals and the general public affect the perceived value of our built landscapes and their fate in ongoing urban development? This public engagement project,  co-organized by Docomomo Hong Kong and HKICON, with funding support from the Built Heritage Conservation Fund, Development Bureau, HKSAR Government. explored these questions by examining 15 controversial modernist buildings in Hong Kong. Some key questions to consider include: What…

Tour day 2019: Bauhaus 100: a celebration

Weissenhofsiedlung (Stuttgart, 1927 – Caracas, 1952) Docomomo Venezuela has organized a tour day on the 2nd of November with the theme: “Bauhaus 100 – a celebration” to celebrate the Centenary of the Bauhaus and discover its influence in Caracas. The tour will include relevant pieces of the first modern architecture of Caracas (1927-1952) little studied or recognized. Passing by bus through Paradise, San Martin, San Bernardino and La Florida, the docotour will end with a visit to the interiors of the fifth Caoma, residence of the architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva and headquarters of the Villanueva Foundation that treasures his documents…

Architetture del ‘900 in Basilicata e Puglia [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 week dedicated to the modern movement architecture, organized by Docomomo Italy, from 15th to 23rd November, in Matera. On November 15th, to mark the beginning of the week, the traveling exhibition “9 itinerari per 100 architetture del ‘900 in Basilicata e Puglia“, organized by the Basilicata and Puglia sections of Docomomo Italy will be inaugurated at the Cinema Teatro Duni (by the architect Ettore Stella, from Matera, 1949); guided tours to Matera’s modern architecture will take place during the…

XIII Seminar Docomomo Brazil “Brazilian Modern Architecture. 25 years of Docomomo Brazil. Every world into one”

13th Docomomo_Brazil Seminar Docomomo Brazil is holding their 13th Seminar, from 7th to 10th October at the the UFBA Faculty of Architecture in Salvador with the theme “Brazilian Modern Architecture. 25 years of Docomomo Brazil. All worlds into one”. According to the words of Jose Carlos Huapaya Espinoza, the General Coordinator of the 13th Docomomo Brazil Seminar: “The 13th Docomomo_Brazil Seminar, from October 7 to 10, 2019, has two meanings: first, it included the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the first seminar in June 1995; second, because, in this celebration, the event returns to the same place where it…

Student website with travel report to the 15th International Docomomo Conference 2018

From August 18th to September 1st, 2018, a group of eleven students discovered the modern architecture of Central Europe (Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia) under the direction of France Vanlaethem, Professor Emeritus of UQÀM and President of Docomomo Québec; and Manuela Senese, Lecturer at UQÀM – Université du Québec à Montréal and member of Docomomo Québec. The purpose of the trip was to attend the 15th Docomomo International Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and meet with representatives of organizations as well as professionals working to protect and safeguard modern architecture along the way. Now, they have created a website, with the support…

Docomomo US National Symposium 2020 – Announcement

The next Docomomo US National Symposium will take place in Chicago, IL from June 3-6, 2020 in collaboration with the Docomomo US/Chicago chapter. Chicago has been recognized as the “crossroads”, not only for its connecting of water, land, and air networks, but for its place at the intersection of architecture, culture, and technological change. The rapidity of Chicago’s growth, coupled with its prominence in producing innovations of the modern movement is an opportunity for the 2020 meeting of Docomomo/US to consider this history and its prospect for the recognition, interpretation, preservation and extension of the forms and ideas of modernism…