2nd Ibero-American Congress of Urban History

The II Congresso Iberoamericano de História Urbana [Ibero-American Congress of Urban History], organized by the Associação Ibero-americana de Historia Urbana [Ibero-American Association of Urban History], will be held at the Universidad Nacional de Mexico, in Mexico City, from November 25th to 29th, 2019. Description provided by the organization. General theme: “Cities: the Latin America urban processes in its history” “Faced with the multiple meanings with which it is possible to define it, the city is inserted into history as one of the greatest creations of human civilization, because in its population, space and territory converge and flow at the same time…

Texas celebrates Modern Month

The Houston Mod, a non-profit membership organisation dedicated to promoting knowledge and appreciation of modern architecture and design in Houston and Texas, is promoting the 10th annual MODern Month in April 2019 to celebrate modernism in Texas throughout the month of April. Each event, hosted by Houston Mod or one of their favourite organizations, can be an opportunity to celebrate modern architecture, art and/or design. For more information, please visit the website. The list of events is available here.

Heritage Conservation Assessment

Docomomo Macau is organising a lecture on Heritage Conservation Assessment: Conservation Management Plan in Hong Kong, on the 3rd of April, 2019. The invited speaker is architect Tony Lam and the moderation of the lecture will be done by Tiago Rebocho. Admission is free and the conference will be held in English. Time: 19h00, 3rd of April, 2019 Venue: Auditorium, C & C Club, Macau The poster can be found here.

The Bata Company and its built legacy: The Story of an Extraordinary Enterprise

Docomomo Québec has organised the lecture “The Bata Company and its built legacy: The Story of an Extraordinary Enterprise”, to be held at École de design de l´UQAM, on the 27th February. The Bata Company, which evolved from a small workshop in the city of Zlín in Moravia, today the Czech Republic, at end of the 19th century, became one of the largest shoe producers in entire world in the second half of the last century. The Company founded tens of factories and company towns in Czechoslovakia, Europe, North America, South Asia and more, with original functionalist architecture. Presented by Dr….

Architecture in dialogue, Portugal and Brasil

Starting from the themes proposed in the Exhibition “Infinito Vão – 90 years of Brazilian Architecture” [Infinito Vão – 90 Anos de Arquitetura Brasileira], the seminar “Architecture in Dialogue: Portugal and Brazil” [Arquitetura em Diálogo: Portugal e Brasil] invited 14 architects from the two countries to talk about the distinctive traits of both the new architectonical productions. The seminar will focus on program, technology, infrastructures and cultural heritage, will make a budget of the actual architectonical sphere in these countries. For more details, please visit: website [Portuguese]

Humanity Heritage in the Ibero-American area

The third International Conference of Tourism and History, with the title “Humanity Heritage in the Ibero-American area, future desires in its organisation and tourists management” [Património da Humanidade no Espaço Ibero-Americano: Desafios Futuros no seu Planeamento & Gestão] will be held at the same time in the Campus Penha da Franca, at the University of Algarve (Faro), and in the University of Caxias do Sul, in Brazil. The conference will be focused on four themes: 1st theme: Humanity Heritage in the Ibero-American area: organisation and tourists management 2nd theme: Resources, Products and culturally turistic Experiences in the context of Ibero-American identity…

Call for Abstracts: APT Miami 2019 Conference

The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) announced that submission of abstract for their upcoming conference is now open. The “APT Miami 2019 Conference” is focused on four subjects: Effects of Climate Change in Warm Weather Coastal Regions Sustainability and Conservation of Built Heritage in the Americas Conservation of Modern Heritage Across the Americas Diversity, Population Change, and Gentrification in the Preservation Dialogue The conference takes place 19th – 23rd November 2019, at InterContinental Hotel, Miami, Florida. The organizers are: Janet Bascom e: administration@apti.org p: (217) 529-9039 Vanessa Olmo e: vanessa@apti.org p: (217) 529-9039 For more information, and to submit your abstract, visit this website.

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,…

Keeping it Modern – Presentation of Antoine Wilmering

Docomomo Chile, together with Centro UC Patrimonio Cultural and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, are hosting a presentation about the Keeping it Modern project, by the Getty Foundation. The presentation will be given by Antoine Wilmering, at Salón Sergio Larraín, in the Campus Lo Contador, El Comendador 1916, Providencia. This event starts at 18:30, on the 10th December 2018.

Congress: Affordable Housing. The 20th Century Legacy.

Learning from the past. What future? Challenges and opportunities. The Architecture Faculty of Porto University (FAUP) will host on May 6th, 7th and 8th, 2019, an International Congress that will mark the closing of the Research Project ´Mapping Public Housing Map – A critical review of the State-subsidized residential architecture in Portugal (1910-1974)´, financed by FCT, Rui Ramos is his researcher responsible. The program of this International Congress will include: . guided tours of four Porto neighborhoods (Rainha D. Leonor, Bairro de São João de Deus, Bairro Pio XII and Bairro do Lagarteiro); . the presentation of a documentary; . the…