Docomomo Iran

Docomomo Iran in association with the Research Institution of Art and Culture of the University of Tehran would like to invite to the “International Conference on Conservation of 20th Century Heritage from Architecture to Landscape”. The conference takes place 23-24 April 2019, at Negaresten Garden, University of Tehran. Call for Abstracts: Research Institution of Art and Culture at University of Tehran and Docomomo_Iran would like to invite you to the “International Conference on Conservation of 20th Century Heritage from Architecture to Landscape”. The conference will be hold in a contemporary garden in Tehran, on 23rd and 24th of April. Similar to many countries influenced by Modern Movement,…

Docomomo Kosovo

Docomomo International would like to inform, that the docomomo Kosovo Chapter has added new entries to the docomomo Virtual Exhibition – MoMove. The entries are: ATK Qeveria e Kosoves in Prishtina (by Dragan Kovacevic, 1975) and Motel Vllaznimi in Landovica (by Miodrag Pecic, Trajko Dimitrijevic, Branislava Srejic, Ilija Bejic, Bogoljub Ivanovic, Arsa Dimitrijevic, 1973). To find these entries click here and here.

Docomomo Belgium

For the month of November Docomomo Belgium is organizing a series of tour that include guided visits to exhibitions and promenades. If you happen to be in Belgium in November, join in and register to participate in these docomomo activities. 08.11.2018 – Exhibition: “L’œuvre et la carrière de l’architecte Jean Cosse”, Faculté d’architecture, d’ingénierie architecturale et d’urbanisme LOCI, Brussels 10.11.2018 – Exhibition + Excursion to Leuven “HERLEVEN. Leuven na 1918” 17.11.2018 – Bus tour, Sart Tilman, Liège To know the full programmes and more details about registration please visit: docomomo Belgium

Docomomo Suomi Finland – Kohdevalikoima Register Selection

The book highlights 87 masterpieces of Finnish Modernism by articles written by 30 Finnish specialists. The book is completely bilingual in English and Finnish. The sites in the new catalogue are categorised on a temporal and thematic basis. The order of entries progresses from the breakthrough of Functionalism to the post-war reconstruction era, the construction of the welfare state, and the stages of urbanisation culminating in the 1980s. After long deliberation, the selection was complemented with sites that tested the limits of strict Modernism – thus emulating the first selection which included organic, unorthodox and multi-formed buildings. To buy the…

16th International Docomomo Conference

The candidacy from Docomomo Japan to organise the 16th International Docomomo Conference, in Tokyo, was approved in the 15th Docomomo Council Meeting, last August 30, 2018, at Cankarjev Dom. The 16th International Docomomo Conference will take place in Tokyo, organized by Docomomo Japan, between the 15th and the 18th September 2020, under the theme “Resilient Inheritability: Sharing Values of Global Modernity”. Theme: Resilient Inheritability – Sharing Values of Global Modernity Today, not only in Europe, but in Japan, South America, Africa and throughout the world, the architectural cultural heritage that we call the “Modern Movement” (MoMo) has been exposed to the major force…

Mid-Century Modern furniture, painting and prints in Melbourne

Gallery Midlandia offers a selected choice of  original paintings and prints from 1930-1970. The gallery shows works from the USA, Scandinavia, Europe and Australia. They deal in mid-century jewellery, objects, and select furniture plus a range of books pertaining to mid century art, design and architecture. The director, Martin Mcintosh, has been collecting mid century art and design since the early 1990s, and is thrilled to share his knowledge and enthusiasm of the era with clients. More details: website

Articles: Growing up Modern

Modernism has been described in numerous technical, architectural, and scholarly ways. It has not commonly been expressed from the inside out, as in, how it was to actually live with the main characters of that era. To understand the architects, designers, and artists of the midcentury, the following essays may elucidate the deeper as well as more mundane parts and pieces of the players. In learning about how their children experienced them, we can glean more of what was behind the sleek designs and innovative ideas. We all believe, or at least believed at the time, that our childhood was…

Students Competion: Descovering Manuel Vicente

Challenge: This competition aims to focus on single built works designed by Manuel Vicente. The students are invited to get acquaintance with the present work and then to produce a critique, a new vision as a personal or team journey throughout one architectonic work. This competition is about building up a new interpretation and creating synergies between architecture and new spectators. Students are ought to respond by means of an audiovisual output. Who can participate: All students from all fields of study can and should participate. Participants can enter individually or collectively. Important dates: 01 April-30 June: Free registration 01 July: Submission…

Call for Abstracts: International Meeting on Modern Heritage and Best Practices: Sustainability, Conservation, Management and Architectural Design

“Docomomo Chile, Docomomo International and the Faculty of Architecture Design and Urban Studies of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, are organizing a meeting on good practices on modern heritage between 21st and 24th March 2018. The theme of best practices on modern heritage refers to the set of procedures, ethical guidelines, principles and actions that – through exemplary cases – can configure the most appropriate, judicious and efficient course of action for sustainability, conservation, better management and good design regarding the relationship between heritage and new architecture. The preservation of modern buildings and complexes, as well as urban spaces…