Docomomo Brazil is happy to anounce the Docomomo Brazil Magazine

“The number 01 arrives in the hands of the reader in the year of commemoration of the 25 years of founding of the Docomomo Brazil. The 25-year period may give a false impression of backwardness, but it reflects the perhaps necessary maturation period for the consolidation of Docomomo Brazil and its recognition as promoter of documentation actions and conservation of the diverse expressions of the modern movement in the national territory and in the diverse actions undertaken by Docomomo International.” To submit articles: link More details: website [Portuguese]

Talk by Dr Scott Robertson: Docomomo & Conservation of the Modern

Event at Tusculum, Sydney. “Bierman Henket Architecten and Wessel de Jonge Architecten were awarded the 2010 World Monuments Fund/ Knoll Modernism Prize for their restoration of Zonnestraal Sanatorium. Dr Scott Robertson, the President of Docomomo Australia and the winner of the 2017 Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal, discusses the relationship between the theory and practice of conservation of architecture from the Modern Movement and the dilemma of conserving buildings and sites designed in the early days of the Modern Movement to have a limited life. Whilst the fabric of Modern Movement buildings is of importance, the design intent of the original architect…

Conference: The Continuing Legacy of Alison and Peter Smithson

Dirk van den Heuvel is an Associate Professor at TU Delft and heads the Jaap Bakema Study Centre at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam. He has published and lectured widely on the work of Alison and Peter Smithson. Together with Max Risselada he curated the Design Museum exhibition on the Smithsons’ house designs, ‘From The House of the Future to a House of Today’, as well as the Team 10 retrospective for the former Netherlands Architecture institute. He was curator of the Dutch pavilion for the Venice Biennale 2014. Currently, he is a Richard Rogers Fellow with Harvard GSD. Deborah…

5th Seminar Docomomo Brazil SP

“The V Seminar DOCOMOMO SP 2017 considers the modern patrimony of São Paulo as a peculiar manifestation in the context of Brazilian and international cultural movements with which it has established significant ties, crossing geographical and temporal borders to gain contemporary recognition. The modern architecture of São Paulo and its protagonists – architects who designed and built these buildings – have been attracting the interest of researchers from all over the world. Therefore, although regional in the theme, the V Seminar DOCOMOMO SP 2017 defines itself as international in the scope of the contents that it proposes to examine and…

Lecture: Rediscovering Brutalism: Understanding D.C.’s Concrete Architecture

“Docomomo DC will host a lecture and tour highlighting the unique Brutalist architectural heritage of Washington, D.C., as part of this year’s annual, nationwide Docomomo Tour Day. Brutalism is an architectural style everyone loves to hate, but marks an important period in the history of design and the history of our Washington, D.C. Recent demolitions of Brutalist buildings in the city have shown that now is the time to reevaluate and celebrate this architecture. The event will begin with a lecture titled “Heroism and Hubris” by architectural historian Michael Kubo on the evolution of brutalist design and its development within…

Simposium Emilio Duhart

On 30th August 2017, the San Sebastian University will have the Simposium Emilio Duhart at the Escuela de Arquitectura in Santiago, Chile. This event aims to honor the life of architect and urbanist Emilio Duarte (1917-2017) and features Fernando Perez, Horacio Torrent, Veronica Esparza, and Cristian Berros. More details: Download PDF [Spanish]

Documenting Modern Kosovo

“Docomomo Kosovo national working party will be organizing a documentation workshop in major Kosovo cities during the months of August, September and October 2017.  The “Documenting Modern Kosovo” workshop, which will be organized in the cities of Prishtina, Gjakova, Peja, Mitrovica, Ferizaj and Prizren, aims to document a set of buildings belonging to the Modern Movement in Kosovo. The documentation workshop, which will use the Docomomo documentation fiche´s will serve as a base for the inventory of Modernism in Kosovo as well for the Docomomo MoMove Virtual Exhibition. All interested should send a short email to media@prishtinaarchitectureweek.com by August the…

Exhibition: Microexbition of Czech Postwar Architecture

From July to October 2017, a microexhibition promoting the Czech Docomomo Chapter will happen, located on 7th floor of Faculty of Architecture CTU Prague, Thakurova 9, Prague-Dejvice. “The exhibition is focused on Czech postwar architecture (now critically endangered) showing books and archive materials from sixties and other artifacts, collected from endangered or demolished buildings. This microexhibition is an advertisement for bigger exhibition of Czech Architecture 1945-1989, which will be organised by Faculty, Czech Docomomo and Czech Icomos. This exhibition is the result of students research, done during last two years.” More details: website

Conference and Excursion ‘Landschaft’, Karlsruhe and Frankfurt, Germany

24 and 25 February 2017, Conference and Excursion ‘Landschaft’, Karlsruhe and Frankfurt, Germany Landscape – concepts of modernity and the future of the landscape, is subject to this years international exchange with special attention to the architecture and urban planning of the 20th century. Also, the latest projects and attitudes are discussed, such as: “Which future requirements and strategies are the current and future perspectives?”. The lectures and discussions provide the discourse for and with architects, engineers, artists, gardeners and landscape planners, city planners, conservators, politicians and users on “landscape” as a urban territory as one of the important current…