Register at 16th International Docomomo Conference Tokyo Japan 2020+1!

Docomomo International and  Japan conference board informs that the registration for the 16th International Docomomo Conference Tokyo Japan 2020+1, 29th August – 2nd September 2021, is open at http://docomomo2020.com/registration/! IMPORTANT NOTICE:  The 2020+1 conference will be held with hybrid format, through a mixed system between online and PRESENTIAL lectures.Authors can present their papers with pre-recorded video presentations. At the real-time conference, the video recording will be broadcasted at the scheduled place and time. The authors for presenting physically in Tokyo are welcome. The digital proceedings will be published in 2021 before the conference including both online and alive presentations. Registration is…

Docomomo Switzerland / TSAM: Online Conference Series 2021

Docomomo Switzerland and the TSAM Laboratory of EPFL are inviting for the Docomomo Switzerland / TSAM Online Conference Series 2021, under the theme “Projet, Histoire, Construction: regards croisés sur le patrimoine récent” [Project, History, Construction: Views on recent heritage], happening online via Zoom from March to June 2021 at 6 pm (GMT+1). “For their fifth lecture series, Docomomo Switzerland and the TSAM Laboratory of the EPFL intend to present the multiple facets of modern and contemporary production, by combining different perspectives on the history of 20th-century architecture and its restoration. In this way, Serge Binotto, who formerly worked with Jean Prouvé,…

10th mASEANa International Conference

Docomomo International is pleased to announce that next weekend, 27-28 February 2021, will happen the 10th mASEANa International Conference, online via Zoom Webinar. Started in 2015, the mASEANa (modern ASEAN architecture) Project is designed to operate for six years until 2020. Within the defined period local and foreign architects, researches, politicians and citizens are called to think together and take action on modern architecture in Southeast Asia. “For 2021, as the duration of the project has coincided with the pandemic, the situation has served as a catalyst for rethinking our spatial relationships. Beyond the aesthetics and politics of modernity, the medicalization of…

The Paul Revere Williams Archive: Building a Legacy

Wednesday, 24th February 2021 is going to happen online a panel discussion with USC School of Architecture and the Getty Research Institute on the legacy of USC alumnus Paul Revere Williams (PRW): “The Paul Revere Williams Archive: Building a Legacy”. The PRW Archive is a joint acquisition of the USC School of Architecture and the Getty Research Institute. Welcome by James Cuno, President and CEO J. Paul Getty Trust PANELISTS: Milton S. F. Curry, Dean, USC Architecture Trudi Sandmeier, Master of Heritage Conservation Program Director, USC Architecture Kenneth Breisch, Associate Professor, USC Architecture James Cuno, President and CEO, J. Paul Getty Trust Mary…

Serralves On Line Experience

On the occasion of the event “Serralves On Line Experience”, the Serralves Foundation is inviting you to the conferences happening this week 22nd-26th February: Monday, 22nd February – “Celebrating the World Wetlands Day: 50 years of the Ramsar Convention”, within the cycle “Talks on Sciences”, with José Teixeira, Sandra Sarmento and moderation of Sandra Ramos. Tuesday, 23rd February – “The cinema during Estado Novo”, with  Maria do Carmo Piçarra and António Preto. Wednesday, 24th February – “Lockdowns – ways of use”, with João Teixeira Lopes and Luís Fernandes. Thursday, 25th February – “Soil and Biodiversity”, with José Paulo Sousa and…

HERSUS Webinar

Docomomo International’s chair, Ana Tostões, participated this morning (19th February 2021) on the first HERSUS Webinar via ZOOM, with the presentation: “The education for a sustainable future: the role of Modern Heritage reuse” “Hosted by the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture, the project entitled Enhancing of Heritage Awareness and Sustainability of Built Environment in Architectural and Urban Design Higher Education (HERSUS) strives to enhance and test innovative teaching practices in the field of sustainability of the built heritage, hence, to enrich the competence and motivation of educators and researchers in the field of architecture and urban design to include curricula…

HERSUS Webinar

Within the Erasmus + Strategic Partnerships for higher education project HERSUS, will happen on 18th – 19th February the first HERSUS Webinar. This event will be hosted by the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture, supported by all participating Higher education institutions, and will be organized online via the Zoom platform open to all interested parties. The project entitled Enhancing of Heritage Awareness and Sustainability of Built Environment in Architectural and Urban Design Higher Education (HERSUS) strives to enhance and test innovative teaching practices in the field of sustainability of the built heritage, hence, to enrich the competence and motivation…

Debate and online forum: Debating Lisbon’s Future Housing strategy

Organized by the architects Gennaro Giacalone, João Romão and Margarida Leão, the debate and online forum “Debating Lisbon’s Future Housing strategy” happens on occasion of the 17th participation of Portugal at the Venice Biennale. Online debate: 14th March 2021, 6:30 pm (GMT+0) The transmission will be led by the curating team that represents Portugal at the 17th Venice Biennale – depA arquitectos. The debate focuses on Lisbon’s Housing Strategy, namely on the topics of propriety distribution – private, public or cooperative –, of participation methodologies for city construction – active and passive; bottom-up and top-down –, and of typologies selection…

Online debates: Intervenções projetuais contemporâneas

Within the UFBA 2021 Virtual Congress organized by the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, happening between the 22nd an 26th February 2021 is going to take place the debate on “Intervenções projetuais contemporâneas” [Contemporary design interventions] on 24th February. There will be two sessions (morning and afternoon): Morning: 9:30 am “Intervenções projetuais na arquitetura moderna: desafios contemporâneos” [Design interventions on modern architecture: contemporary challenges] – Nivaldo Andrade – Betânia Brendle – Silvio Oksman Afternoon: 3:30 pm “Intervenções projetuais contemporâneas sobre o patrimônio edificado” [Contemporary design interventions on built heritage] – Claudio Varangoli – Eduardo Ferroni – Griselda Klüppel – Nivaldo…

UIA2021 RIO – 27th World Congress of Architects

Docomomo International is pleased to announce that the 27th World Congress of Architects – UIA2021 RIO is open for registrations. Due to the ongoing worldwide COVID-19 Pandemic situation, this time it will be physically hosted in Rio de Janeiro,  18 – 22 July 2021, and there will be also a digital version going from March until July. The live event in July will also be broadcast digitally to the entire world. “Organised by the International Union of Architects (UIA) since 1948, the World Congress of Architects will be held for the first time in Brazil. This is a unique meeting…