ROUNDTRIP: From the Seine to the Rio de La Plata and viceversa

Eight weekly sessions, presented by international academics reflecting on some of the protagonists of the European and Latin American Modern Movement who trained or carried out part of their professional careers between the two continents. This project stems from some reflections on the Swiss master’s 1929 journey and on his relationship with Latin America, with which he established a bond through meetings, conferences and collaborations that lasted about three decades. The journey had a twofold outcome: on the one hand, it introduced new demands in the concept of architecture proposed by the first generation of the European Modern Movement, such…

85th Anniversary – Institute of Aesthetic Research

Docomomo International would like to congratulate the Institute of Aesthetic Research [Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas] for the 85th anniversary. The Institute of Aesthetic Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, since its foundation, research has been carried out in its installations into the different forms of artistic expression in Mexico; the diversity of studies undertaken by the body of researchers in the fields of criticism, theory and history of art across a horizon that reaches other latitudes. It has thus become a space in which the plastic arts converge with dance, literature, photography, cinema and music. Every year, through…

“be:cause modern: the auction for modernism”- first online auction by Docomomo US

“Docomomo US is excited to be launching its first online auction this November. The auction entitled be:cause modern: the auction for modernism will feature one-of-a-kind pieces of art and collectibles, drawings and books, as well as exclusive modern experiences and modern home stays. The be:cause modern auction will benefit the ongoing work of Docomomo US and support its mission during the challenging times we find ourselves in. The online auction will open for bids on November 2, 2020 and is expected to bring together more than 100 uniquely modern items across all price points.” To know all the details, go to Docomomo US website.

Buffalo’s Willert Park Court receives Modernism in America Advocacy Award of Excellence

“Willert Park Courts, the first housing complex for African Americans in Buffalo and an early example of International Style design, will receive the Docomomo US 2020 Modernism in America Advocacy Award of Excellence. The organization’s top advocacy prize honors the work of Preservation Buffalo Niagara and the Michigan Street Preservation Corporation, who for over 15 years have maintained their stance that the complex is “one of the single most historic places in the City of Buffalo.” The organizations have dedicated countless hours and resources to the preservation battle for this culturally, socially and architecturally significant resource. The award for Willert…

Exhibition “Modernism and Refuge – Georg Kolbe’s ‘Sensburg’ as an Architectural Monument of the Nineteen Twenties”

“The Georg Kolbe Museum is devoting its main exhibition of this fall season to the extraordinary architectural structure in which the exhibition venue has resided since its founding exactly 70 years ago: the former residence and studio of the sculptor Georg Kolbe. For the erstwhile builder-owner, who maintained close ties to the modern architecture of the nineteen twenties and its protagonists, the house was closely related to his own sculptural production. Based on never-before-seen archive material, the exhibition traces the interplay between space and sculpture that was of great importance for Kolbe throughout his career. It offers insights into the…

Open House Worldwide Festival

“Open House Worldwide is a network of 46 cities hosting festivals and dialogue about the built environment across the globe. In 2017, 750,000 people participated in Open House events with nearly 2 million visits to buildings enabled by 17,400 volunteers, spanning from San Diego to Osaka, via Dublin, Lagos, Melbourne and many more. Taken together, Open House Worldwide is the largest celebration of the urban landscape in the world. This November, the Open House Worldwide network is staging its first collaborative public event, a 48-hour virtual festival tackling the most important issues facing our built environments across the world, from…

Kosovo Architecture Festival 2020

“In its 8th edition, the Kosovo Architecture Festival will be addressing the issue of Publicness in our cities with a focus on Prishtina. The invited Future Architecture emerging creatives will be presenting to the local & global audience tools, methodologies and strategies of analyzing and reinterpreting publicness. KAF announced the Kosovo Architecture Festival 2020 program with more than 35 public lectures featuring 8 Future Architecture creatives and keynotes from Carlo Ratti the head of the Senseable City Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nadar Tehrani the Dean of the Architecture School at Cooper Union, Malkit Shoshan of Harvard GSD &…

2021 ICOMOS Germany Student Competition

Save the date In 2021, the biennial students’ competition, organised by ICOMOS Germany with partner organisations, will again be dedicated to the young heritage after 1960. This time the focus will be on “Beton Brut” Architecture, i.e. literally on “raw” exposed concrete buildings and other examples of so-called brutalism. The competition will be launched at the beginning of 2021 and will have a closing date in September of that year. It is again aimed at students of architecture and urban planning, history of art, restoration, archaeology, or other heritage-related disciplines. The prizewinning entries are to be awarded on the occasion…

Convegno di Studi sulle Architetture del ‘900 in Basilicata e Puglia [Conference and exhibition: Architecture from the 20th century in Basilicata and Puglia]

“9 x 100 = 900, 9 itinerari per 100 architetture del ‘900 in Basilicata e Puglia” is the title of the conference and exhibition dedicated to the modern movement architecture, organized by Docomomo Italy, 11th September 2020, in Carovigno. On September 11th, the conference, taking place at the Castello Dentice di Frasso,  will deal with the relationships between architecture, history, landscape and modernity in the South of Italy. Followed the international conference on the architecture of the 20th century in Basilicata and Puglia, the traveling exhibition “9 itinerari per 100 architetture del ‘900 in Basilicata e Puglia”, organized by the…

Online lecture at the Liebling Haus “Modern Architecture in Africa: the case of Angola and Mozambique”

Docomomo International is please to invite you to assist the online lecture “Modern Architecture in Africa: the case of Angola and Mozambique” organized by the the Liebling Haus team. The lecture will take place on the zoom platform at 14 September 2020, at 6 p.m. (GMT+3). In the effort to achieve a better knowledge and comprehensive understanding of Modern Movement diaspora, it is essential to revisit, analyze and document the important heritage built on sub-Saharan Africa, where, the debate took place and architectonical models were reproduced, in many cases subjected to metamorphoses raised by overseas geography. This lecture is given…