Makers and Shakers of the Docomomo US National Symposium 2021

Docomomo International would like to share the Chicago MAKERS & SHAKERS Mart of the Docomomo US National Symposium 2021. This unofficial Symposium kickoff withe Markers & Shakers, will be held via zoom, on 24th May 2021, at 7.00 pm ET / 6.00 pm CT. “The MAKERS & SHAKERS Mart offers a few ‘Windy City’ curated delights via an online marketplace. Symposium attendees and presenters have a chance to connect with and support local businesses, artists and craftspeople, and in return, local businesses, artists and craftspeople have an opportunity to support Docomomo. The Makers & Shakers will have virtual booths during…

Seminar “What Woman? Reflexões e Práticas”

Docomomo International is pleased to share the invitation for the seminar “What Woman? Reflexões e Práticas” organized by Jorge Figueira and Patrícia Santos Pedrosa. This activity takes place within the scope of the research projects “(Eu)ropa – rise of portuguese architecture” and “W@arch.pt – arquitectas em Portugal: construção da visibilidade 1942-1986”, which will be held online,  via zoom on 13th May 2021 at 3.00 pm (GTM+1). Professor Ana Tostões, chair of Docomomo International, will be one of the speakers, together with Adriana Bebiano and Irene Pimentel. To join the meeting, please use the link: zoom.us/j/85776681112 ID: 85776681112 Password: 195951

XI Iberian Docomomo Congress – Architecture and Environment: the Mediterranean

Docomomo Ibérico Foundation announced the new dates for the XI Iberian Docomomo Congress. The congress will take place in Murcia between 15-17 September, 2021. This congress, organized jointly by the Docomomo Iberian Foundation and the Official College of Architects of the Region of Murcia, with the collaboration of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, the Ministry of Development and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Education and Culture, Asemas , Arquia and the Ordem dos Arquitectos de Portugal, is convened under the motto “Architecture and Environment: the Mediterranean”. Themes: Projects and architectural works linked by context and form with the…

European Architecture Programme 2021: Landscapes of Care

Docomomo International is pleased to announce the new “European Architecture Programme: Landscapes of Care”, organized by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe. Fundació Mies van der Rohe is a member of the pan-European platform of museums, festivals and architectural promoters Future Architecture Platform, and invites you to participate in a series of over twenty of the most significant and interconnected architectural happenings and events in Europe. Future Architecture Platform is a pan-European architecture platform to create and provide opportunities to develop the ideas of dialogue and critical thought for talented conceptual thinkers and practitioners in architecture. This year’s events under the…

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…

Call for Submissions: “Xenakis 22”. Centenary International Symposium

Docomomo International is pleased to share the call for submissions “Xenakis 22” for the Centenary International Symposium, which will be held between 24th and 29th May, 2022, in Athens and Nafplio, Greece. “In recent decades the study of Iannis Xenakis’s work has seen a continuous rise in performances and recordings by a new generation of musicians and multimedia artists, as well as by symposia and publications. Moreover, access to the Xenakis Archives has helped to advance new research even further. We can thus refer to a broad field of Xenakis Studies that is increasingly in dialogue with fields such as…

Call for Papers: “Learning Places”. TechNetEMPIRE International Conference

Docomomo International would like to share the call for papers “Learning Places”, for the TechNetEMPIRE International Conference, which will be held on 3rd and 4th February 2022, in a hybrid format, in Lisbon and Zoom. This event aims at tackling the possibility of a comparative view on how, when and where learning institutions of technical and scientific knowledge were organized across empires. By comparing different case studies in fields of knowledge and transformation of the built environment – military engineering, cartography, among others – the goal is to establish a comparative frame of the political-scientific enterprise of empires, across geographies…

Call for Papers: “Transitions of Memory. Narratives of Violence in the 20th and 21th Centuries”. Fossoli Foundation International Conference

Docomomo International would like to share the call for papers “Transitions of Memory. Narratives of Violence in the 20th and 21th Centuries”, for the International Conference organized by the Fossoli Foundation Study Centre, which will be held in 4-15 October, 2021, Italy. “Transitions of memory continues the activities of the Fossoli Foundation Study Centre along the lines of the previous Sites of Transit in Europe from WWII to the present. History, Spaces, Memories (2018) from which was taken the volume Camps of Transit, Sites of Memory. Past, Present, Perspectives about to be published by Peter Lang as part of the…

Call for Papers: 7th International Seminar “Museografia e Arquitetura de Museus: Tecnologia e Descolonização” [“Museography and Architecture of Museums: Technology and Decolonization”]

Docomomo International would like to share the call for papers for the 7th International Seminar “Museografia e Arquitetura de Museus: Tecnologia e Descolonização” [“Museography and Architecture of Museums: Technology and Decolonization”], organized by the Museum of Architecture Study Group of the Graduate Program in Architecture – Proarq, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Teachers, graduate students, researchers and professionals in Architecture, Museology and Heritage are invited to participate in the 7th International Seminar “Museografia e Arquitetura de Museus: Tecnologia e Descolonização” [“Museography and Architecture of Museums: Technology and Decolonization”] to be held between 18th October and 12th December November…

Postmodernism Complexity & Conservation virtual series

Docomomo International would like to share virtual series entitled “Postmodernism Complexity & Conservation” organized by Docomomo US. The series discuss the social, political, architectural, and material challenges surrounding preservation and Postmodernism. The third installment in the series will be a panel discussion covering the challenges of conserving Postmodern materials and will be hosted by Beyer Blinder Belle. Panel Moderator: Gretchen Pfaehler, Partner, Beyer Blinder Belle Panelists: Avigail Charnov, Historic Preservation Specialist, General Services Administration (GSA) Deborah Slaton, Principal, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. Taryn Williams, Senior Project Manager, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Date and time: Tuesday May 4, 2021 12:00…