Online lectures: Nineteenth Century Revisited

A cycle of lectures on 19th century architecture of the Department of Architecture and Urbanism, ISCTE Lisbon / Portugal, entitled “Nineteenth Century Revisited” will happen  every Thursday between the 3rd March and the 21st April 2021, online via ZOOM at 3.30 pm (GMT+0). 3rd March – Barry Bergdoll 10th March – Anthony Vidler 17th March – Umberto Napolitano 24th March – Juan Calatrava 14th April – Jùlia Varela 21st April – Nuno Grande Zoom link: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/83624515187 ID: 83624515187 The first lecture will be held on 3rd March by Barry Bergdoll – “Revisiting the European Nineteenth century after Brexit: Thoughts on…

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

Docomomo Israel is inviting you to participate in the international online debate event series “Context, Contrast, Continuity – Heritage Conservation and Urban Development”. The 4th debate will be on 11th February 2021, with the topic “Outstanding 20th Century Heritage – World heritage Sites and World Heritages Initiatives in Germany and Israel”. Context, Contrast, Continuity – Heritage Conservation and Urban Development The international online debate event series “Context, Contrast, Continuity – Heritage Conservation and Urban Development” focuses on how the needs of conservation as well as development requirements can be managed in the urban context. How can historically developed urban fabrics/structures…

An overview of the Architecture of House of Cinema Manoel de Oliveira

On the occasion of the event “Serralves On Line Experience”, the Serralves Foundation is inviting you to the conference “Um Olhar sobre a Arquitetura da Casa do Cinema Manoel de Oliveira” [An overview of the Architecture of House of Cinema Manoel de Oliveira], on 8th February, with the architect Álvaro Siza, author of the project for the Casa do Cinema Manoel de Oliveira, Serralves Foundation, and António Preto, its director. Admission is free upon registration. For more information and registration, please visit the website. [Portuguese]

Sustainable Architecture: The Treetop Walk of Serralves

On the occasion of the event “Serralves On Line Experience”, the Serralves Foundation is inviting you to the conference “Sustainable Architecture: The Treetop Walk of Serralves”. The event will be moderated by Professor Ana Tostões, Chair of Docomomo International, with the architect Carlos Castanheira. Admission is free upon registration. For more information and registration, please visit the website. [Portuguese]

La Nuit des Idées – Coimbra

Started in 2016, in an exceptional meeting in Paris that brought together great French and international voices to dialogue around the challenges of our time, La Nuit des Idées [the Night of Ideas] quickly made its mark on the French and international agenda: since then every year at the end of January, this event aims to celebrate together, on the five continents, in all places of culture and knowledge, the free circulation of ideas and knowledge, proposing conferences, meetings, forums and round tables, around a common theme, which each place will lead in its own way. In Coimbra, and within…

Webinar: Largest Architectural Firms in the Global Scenario. Authorship Histories, Design Cultures and Managerial Organization

The conference aims to investigate the impact of the managerial organization and design expertise as key elements of architectural creativity. Since the last decades the most important architecture firms started to count hundreds of employees, having to necessarily structure themselves as real creative companies, managing the interaction between different skills – architects, structural engineers, plant engineers, furniture and product designers, graphic designers, IT experts, model-makers, accountants, legal experts etc. in order to foster their performance and remain competitive in the market. The managerial skills and the fruitful intersection of their internal different competences, can result in innovative design methodologies that…

Online Docomomo School Tokyo Japan 2020+1

In the context of the 16th International Docomomo Conference Tokyo Japan 2020+1, Docomomo International invites bachelor and master students to participate on the Online Docomomo School 2020+1 Tokyo, happening from 26th July to 4th August 2021. Summary  In 2021, the DOCOMOMO Online School will be focusing on in-depth research on urban modern heritage and its relation to Japanese culture. People have lived and will continue to live in modern neighbourhoods and sites that represent 20th century urban heritage. Daikan-yama Hillside Terrace in Tokyo, is such an example of a modern architecture and urban masterpiece, designed between 1969 and 1992 by Pritzker Prize…

Docomomo US National Symposium 2021 – Chicago: Crossroads of Modern America

“The Docomomo US National Symposium 2021 Chicago: Crossroads of Modern America will take place online Tuesday, May 25th – Friday, May 28th. After seeing so many of our peers host successful and engaging online events and hosting our own virtual Modernism in America Awards celebration, we are excited to bring Midwest Modernism and the National Symposium to you. While we will not physically be together, the online format will provide excellent opportunities for participating in educational sessions, experiencing tours, and connecting with speakers, sponsors and each other. We also find it exciting that virtual events break down many of the…

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…