Exhibition “School of the Village ― Building a common space” [“Escola da Vila ― Construção de um espaço comum”]

Docomomo International is pleased to share that the Exhibition “School of the Village ― Building a common space” [“Escola da Vila ― Construção de um espaço comum”], an exhibition curated by Madalena Vidigal and Diogo Amaro in Escola Primária do Porto Santo, Madeira, is now open from 25th June to 30th October, 2021. For several decades, the old Escola Primária da Vila do Porto Santo, also known by the population as Escola da Vila, served its purpose as an educational establishment until the school community left. The school is part of the memory and identity of all generations of inhabitants…

Exhibition “9 x 100 = ‘900 – 9 ITINERARI PER 100 ARCHITETTURE DEL ‘900 IN BASILICATA E PUGLIA”

Docomomo International would like to share the exhibition “9 x 100 = ‘900 – 9 ITINERARI PER 100 ARCHITETTURE DEL ‘900 IN BASILICATA E PUGLIA”, wich will be in place between 18th June and 16th July, 2021. The exihibition wants to focus attention on the most significant architectures built in the two regions during the 20th century: an initiative that is the result of a filing of the regional architectural heritage of the 20th century by Docomomo Italia, Sezione Basilicata and Puglia E.T.S. Within this filing, a Scientific Committee of international importance has selected 100 works of modern architecture of…

Exhibition “Radar Veneza: Portuguese Architects at the Biennale 1975-2021”

Docomomo International is pleased to share that the exhibition “Radar Veneza: Portuguese Architects at the Biennale 1975-2021″, curated by Joaquim Moreno and Alexandra Areia, opened its doors at Casa da Arquitectura – Portuguese Center for Architecture on 8th May and it can be visited until 10th October. The exhibition proposes a reflective journey on portuguese participation over the 46 years of national representation in Venice, from 1975 to the present day. For further information about the exhibition, please go to Casa da Arquitetura website. [Portuguese]

Exhibition “Young Talent Architecture Award 2020. Educating together”, a Collateral Event of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia

Docomomo International is pleased to share the Exhibition “Young Talent Architecture Award 2020. Educating together”, opening on 22nd May, 2021 in Palazzo Mora (European Cultural Centre), Venice. The results of the third edition of the Young Talent Architecture Award, enriched in 2020 with a parallel award in Asia, will be presented as a Collateral Event of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2021. The exhibition will show all the projects participating in the award with models and publications of the winning projects as well as photos, drawings, videos and images of all the shortlisted, finalist and…

Exhibition “Modernist Adelaide: 1940s–1970s

Docomomo International would like to invite you to discover the mid-century jet age of Mad Men-era Adelaide, when a new wave of modernist architecture redefined the city’s streetscapes and skyline. This exhibition of photographs by Modernist Adelaide historian and author Stuart Symons, paired with photographs from the City of Adelaide Archives Collection, celebrates some of Adelaide’s iconic modernist buildings. Stuart will also present a seminar on the rise of modernism in Adelaide, and host one of his popular Modernist Adelaide walking tours as part of the Open Doors program, where you can learn more about some of the buildings featured…

Exhibition “O desenho da vida na obra de Manuel Marques de Aguiar” [“The design of life in the work of Manuel Marques de Aguiar”]

Docomomo International is pleased to announce that Fundação Marques da Silva, with the support of Manuel Marques de Aguiar family, opened last Saturday, April 24, the exhibition “O desenho da vida na obra de Manuel Marques de Aguiar” [“The design of life in the work of Manuel Marques de Aguiar”]. Curated by the architect David Leite Viana, it will be open to the public until September 30, 2021, at Casa-Atelier José Marques da Silva. This is the first exhibition held after the donation of Manuel Marques de Aguiar collection to Fundação Marques da Silva. Projects, drawings and memories of an…

Exhibition “Archigraphies. Guido Guidi and Álvaro Siza” in Casa da Arquitectura, Matosinhos

Docomomo International is pleased to inform that the Exhibition that marks the reopening of Casa da Arquitectura to the public, after the confinement “Archigraphies. Guido Guidi and Álvaro Siza” is open until 10th October 2021. The exhibition by italian photographer Guido Guidi on works by the architect Álvaro Siza is curated by Paula Pinto and Joaquim Moreno and opened its doors at Galeria da Casa on April 17th. The curators selected eight projects located in Lisbon, Porto and Matosinhos, which will be represented through 97 images by Guido Guidi. Arquigrafias thus offers a “dialogue between the photographic work of Guido…

Exhibition Open Call: What is the White City?

The Projects Room hosts changing exhibitions and projects dedicated to the question “What is the White City?” Liebling Haus invites creatives from different disciplines to take an active part in the investigation, interpretation, and critique of  the concept. The room serves as a platform for alternative, dynamic research and discussion  on ways to expand and develop the idea of urban conservation, looking at the White City as a unique case study of both a World Heritage Site and a vibrant  evolving city. The Projects Room is a space for contemporary discussions about conservation, urbanism, identity, and culture in Tel Aviv….

Mini Modern Film Festival: “Minnesota Modern Masters”

Docomomo US/Minnesota and the Minnesota Society of Architectural Historians (MNSAH) will host “Minnesota Modern Masters,” a mini film festival and panel discussion, Wednesday 10th March 2021 at 6:30pm. “​This year we are thrilled to be presenting a special joint program hosted with our friends at the Minnesota Society of Architectural Historians (MNSAH). We will be screening a selection of interviews from MNSAH’s extensive “Minnesota Modern Masters” oral history project. Interview subjects include Close Associates, Hodne & Stageberg, Ed Sovik, Rafferty & Rafferty, and Val Michelson. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with MNSAH and Docomomo US/MN members.”…

Exhibition: Pier Luigi Nervi – Architettura come Sfida

Docomomo Italy is inviting you to visit the exhibition Pier Luigi Nervi – Architettura come Sfida [Pier Luigi Nervi – Architecture as a Challenge]. “Manifattura Tabacchi will host the exhibition Pier Luigi Nervi Architettura come Sfida (Architecture as a Challenge), an international retrospective dedicated to one of the most significant Italian engineers of the 20th century. The culmination of a vast research project, this detailed journey through Nervi’s work is marked out by twelve iconic projects, selected by an international scientific committee chaired by Professor Carlo Olmo, and with materials illustrating the project for Manifattura Tabacchi. Scale models, designs and…