The applications for the 2019´s year edition of the Nuno Teotónio Pereira Prize, awarded by the Instituto da Habitação e da Reabilitação Urbana [Institute of Housing and Urban Rehabilitation], are open. The Prize is considered the oldest prestigious distinction in the housing sector and is divided into two segments: Urban Rehabilitation and Scientific Production Work. The Urban Rehabilitation segment is structured in four categories: Residential building rehabilitation; Equipment building rehabilitation; Urban rehabilitation; Public space rehabilitation or requalification. The Scientific Production Work segment is structured in two categories: PhD thesis; Master Thesis. Applications will be open until May 31st and must…
On the last 11th April 2019, the winners of the Prémio Valmor [Valmor Award] 2017 were awarded by the Municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. The headquarters of EDP and the Lisbon Cruise Terminal, designed by the ateliers of the architects Aires Mateus and Carrilho da Graça, respectively, are the winners of the Prémio Valmor and Municipal Architecture Award for the year 2017. Docomomo International congratulates both architects, Manuel Aires Mateus and Carrilho da Graça, for Prémio Valmor 2017. Prémio Valmor 2017 Headquarters of EDP by Manuel Aires Mateus Lisbon Cruise Terminal by João Luís Carrilho da Graça Honourable Mentions 2017 Palacete de Santa Catarina by…
Visions and Change. Young designers building ideas With the launch of the competition, the 2019 edition of the Federico Maggia Prize is launched, which aims to promote the confrontation between young designers by stimulating new visions on the existing spaces of the area of Biella, Italy. The path, started in 2013 with “Industrie Dismesse. Young designers building ideas“, which focused on the wool factory of Maurizio Sella, and later, in 2015, expanded to the landscape, urban and cultural context with “Industrial landscapes. Young designers building ideas”, in order to spread across provincial areas. To give consistency to the process and encourage a virtuous…
The Jury for the 2019 Mies Award has just announced the list of 40 works that are contenders for this year’s Prize. The shortlisted works are spread out in 17 different European countries. 7 of them are in France, 6 in Spain, 4 in Belgium, 3 in Austria and 3 in Denmark. Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Romania have 2 shortlisted works and Albania, Estonia, Finland, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Slovakia 1 work each. It is the first time that Albania, Serbia and Slovakia have a shortlisted work. In the selection of 40, Culture is the most represented program with 15 works (museums, cultural centres, music theatres and an auditorium/congress centre). There are 6 Education buildings (schools, university buildings and libraries); 5 Collective housing works; 3 Mixed use constructions, 2 Industrial centres and 2 Single…
The Architectural Review is looking for the most exciting and innovative buildings for books. The library has been a repository of knowledge for hundreds of years, from the libraries of the Roman empire piled high with scrolls, the weighty tomes chained to the desks in Medieval monasteries through to the lofty heights of Rococo palatial libraries and more recently to Modernist greats designed by architects such as Louis Kahn, Alvar Aalto and Colin St John Wilson. In this year’s edition of the AR awards, we are seeking out the best buildings for books from around the world. Regardless of budget, site or…
Docomomo International congratulates Mr. Yoshiyuki Yamana for having been distinguished by the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres! Mr. Yoshiyuki Yamana has been distinguished as Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. The insignia was handed by Laurent Pic, Ambassador of France to Japan, on 10th May. “The university professor and architect Yoshiyuki Yamana has, through his work and his teaching activity, greatly contributed to the influence of modern French architecture in Japan and Asia. He is also a great specialist in the work of the Japanese architect Junzo Sakakura, who designed in the 1950s and 1960s the building that today houses…
Docomomo International congratulates the architect Kenneth Frampton for being announced the Golden Lion winner. “Kenneth Frampton Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement The acknowledgment will be awarded to Kenneth Frampton on May 26th, 2018 at Ca’ Giustinian, the headquarters of La Biennale di Venezia. The English architect, historian, critic and educator Kenneth Frampton is the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. The decision was made by the Board of La Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta, upon recommendation of the Curators of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition,…







