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]

Discussion session “¿Qué define un jardín del movimiento moderno ibérico (1925-1975)?” by Docomomo Iberia

On June 3, 2021, the debate session organized by the Docomomo Ibérico Foundation will take place together with the Bienal Internacional de Paisaje de Barcelona, Jardins i Jardiners and Arquinfad, with the collaboration of the College of Architects of Catalonia (COAC). The title of the event is “¿Qué define un jardín del movimiento moderno ibérico (1925-1975)?” [“What defines a garden of the modern Iberian movement (1925-1975)?”]. The presentation will be given by José Tito Rojo at 5.30 pm (GMT+2). This will be followed by a round table with the participation of seven architects from different Spanish schools. The debate session…

Online Session – RISE Africa 2021 Action Festival

Docomomo International would like to share with you the online session “Develop your playground as Ng’ambo citizen: Roleplay as a participatory design approach in Zanzibar” of the RISE Africa 2021 Action Festival that will take place on 27th May 1.30 pm – 2.30 pm (GMT +2), that will count with the participation of Professor Ana Tostões, chair of Docomomo International. “The Rise Africa Action Festival is a week of online sessions organized by ICLEI Africa around various intersecting themes. It is a collaborative platform for African actors and enthusiasts engaged in the urban space to exchange ideas and promising practices,…

XIII Docomomo Mexico National Seminar

Docomomo International is pleased to share the XII Docomomo Mexico National Seminar  “Arquitectura y nuevos crecimientos urbanos del Movimiento Moderno en México”, which will take place on 10th and 11th June 2021 in an online format. The seminar is organized by Docomomo Mexico and by the Facultad de Arquitectura of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Program 10th June: _Table 1 with the theme “Arquitectura y nuevos crecimientos urbanos en la Ciudad de México”, moderated by Arturo Roman Kalisch; _Table 2 with the theme “Arquitectura y nuevos crecimientos urbanos: región Occidente de México” moderated by Fabricio Lázaro Villaverde. 11th June:…

Online debate event series “Context, Contrast, Continuity – Heritage Conservation and Urban Development”

Docomomo International is pleased to share the upcoming online discussion “From Roof War to Roof Top Facilities – How to Deal with & Benefit from the 5th Facade” that is part of an international discussion series called “Context, Contrast, Continuity”. The series were launched by the Deutsches Architekturmuseum (German architecture museum) together with the Max Liebling Haus – White City Centre in Tel Aviv, the ernst may gesellschaft, ICOMOS Germany and Docomomo Israel. This online discussion event on monument protection and urban development will happen on 10th June 2021 at 7 pm CET/8 pm IDT, which counts with the participation…

European Conference on Architectural Policies, “From Bauhaus to New House – Post-Covid Landscapes”

Docomomo International is pleased to share the European Conference on Architectural Policies (ECAP), From Bauhaus to New House – Post-Covid Landscapes, an initiative of the Order of Architects, integrated in the official program of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will be held on 8 and 9 June 2021, at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Portugal. The Conference counts with the participation of  Professor Ana Tostões, Chair of Docomomo International, on the 9th of June at the Closing Session of the Conference. Within the scope of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the…

Chartres International Meeting “When the Cathedrals burn”

Docomomo International would like to share the Chartres International Meeting “Quand les cathédrales brûlent” [“When the Cathedrals burn”], organized by the Centre international du Vitrail de Chartres and the Laboratoire TrAme (UR 4284) de l’université de Picardie Jules-Verne, which will be held on October 15-16, 2021. From the abbey church of Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire in 1026 to Vézelay in 1165, from the cathedral of Canterbury in 1174 to Noyon in 1293, from the cathedral of Chartres in 1836 to Reims in 1914, from Nantes in 1972 to Paris in 2019… churches and cathedrals are on fire! Their restoration gives rise to recurring…

In Conflict

“‘How will we live together?’ is the question proposed by the Lebanese architect Hashim Sarkis, curator of the 17th edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale, aiming to bring to the discussion the future and the challenges we will face, as well as the neglected role of the architects as civilized promoters and protectors of the contract of these spaces. In 2021, the studio depA will be in charge of the Portuguese Official Representation, with the project In Conflict selected through a competition of the Directorate-General for the Arts. As a direct response to this challenge, the goal is to learn from processes…

Docomomo Belgium Online Lecture V: “L’îlot et la barre: Formes de logement collectif à Vienne et Francfort”

Docomomo International would like to invite you to register in the 5th online conference that Alessandro Porotto will give on Tuesday June 8 at 8.00 pm with the title “L’îlot et la barre: Formes de logement collectif à Vienne et Francfort” [“The island and the bar: Forms of collective housing in Vienna and Frankfurt”], organized by Docomomo Belgium. The ZOOM conference is given in French. Alessandro Porotto is a postdoc researcher at the LOCI Faculty of UCLouvain. Within the Uses & Spaces research unit, he leads the European Cities: Referential Housing Type research project, dealing with the evolution of forms…

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…