2nd Ibero-American Congress of Urban History

The II Congresso Iberoamericano de História Urbana [Ibero-American Congress of Urban History], organized by the Associação Ibero-americana de Historia Urbana [Ibero-American Association of Urban History], will be held at the Universidad Nacional de Mexico, in Mexico City, from November 25th to 29th, 2019. Description provided by the organization. General theme: “Cities: the Latin America urban processes in its history” “Faced with the multiple meanings with which it is possible to define it, the city is inserted into history as one of the greatest creations of human civilization, because in its population, space and territory converge and flow at the same time…

Texas celebrates Modern Month

The Houston Mod, a non-profit membership organisation dedicated to promoting knowledge and appreciation of modern architecture and design in Houston and Texas, is promoting the 10th annual MODern Month in April 2019 to celebrate modernism in Texas throughout the month of April. Each event, hosted by Houston Mod or one of their favourite organizations, can be an opportunity to celebrate modern architecture, art and/or design. For more information, please visit the website. The list of events is available here.

Award: Prémio Nuno Teotónio Pereira 2019

The applications for the 2019´s year edition of the Nuno Teotónio Pereira Prize, awarded by the Instituto da Habitação e da Reabilitação Urbana [Institute of Housing and Urban Rehabilitation], are open. The Prize is considered the oldest prestigious distinction in the housing sector and is divided into two segments: Urban Rehabilitation and Scientific Production Work. The ​​Urban Rehabilitation segment is structured in four categories: Residential building rehabilitation; Equipment building rehabilitation; Urban rehabilitation; Public space rehabilitation or requalification. The Scientific Production Work segment is structured in two categories: PhD thesis; Master Thesis. Applications will be open until May 31st and must…

Study Day: Towards a Modern Sustainable Heritage

How to Intervene in a Culturally Responsible Way? in collaboration with the UQAM School of Design and the UQAM Heritage Institute Docomomo Québec and Provencher_Roy, a Montreal major architectural firm, an institutional member, organize a day of study on modern heritage and sustainable development at the Université du Québec à Montréal, on May 2 and 3, 2019. At the meeting architects, managers and professors concerned with the challenges of sustainable development to heritage assessment and intervention on the innovative architecture of the 20th century. It will be an opportunity to learn more about the historic renovation of the United Nations…

Valmor Award 2017 Results

On the last 11th April 2019, the winners of the Prémio Valmor [Valmor Award] 2017 were awarded by the Municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. The headquarters of EDP and the Lisbon Cruise Terminal, designed by the ateliers of the architects Aires Mateus and Carrilho da Graça, respectively, are the winners of the  Prémio Valmor  and Municipal Architecture Award for the year 2017. Docomomo International congratulates both architects, Manuel Aires Mateus and Carrilho da Graça, for Prémio Valmor  2017. Prémio Valmor 2017 Headquarters of EDP by Manuel Aires Mateus Lisbon Cruise Terminal by João Luís Carrilho da Graça Honourable Mentions 2017 Palacete de Santa Catarina by…

Federico Maggia Prize 2019

Visions and Change. Young designers building ideas With the launch of the competition, the 2019 edition of the Federico Maggia Prize is launched, which aims to promote the confrontation between young designers by stimulating new visions on the existing spaces of the area of Biella, Italy. The path, started in 2013 with “Industrie Dismesse. Young designers building ideas“, which focused on the wool factory of Maurizio Sella, and later, in 2015, expanded to the landscape, urban and cultural context with “Industrial landscapes. Young designers building ideas”, in order to spread across provincial areas. To give consistency to the process and encourage a virtuous…

Heritage Conservation Assessment

Docomomo Macau is organising a lecture on Heritage Conservation Assessment: Conservation Management Plan in Hong Kong, on the 3rd of April, 2019. The invited speaker is architect Tony Lam and the moderation of the lecture will be done by Tiago Rebocho. Admission is free and the conference will be held in English. Time: 19h00, 3rd of April, 2019 Venue: Auditorium, C & C Club, Macau The poster can be found here.

The Bata Company and its built legacy: The Story of an Extraordinary Enterprise

Docomomo Québec has organised the lecture “The Bata Company and its built legacy: The Story of an Extraordinary Enterprise”, to be held at École de design de l´UQAM, on the 27th February. The Bata Company, which evolved from a small workshop in the city of Zlín in Moravia, today the Czech Republic, at end of the 19th century, became one of the largest shoe producers in entire world in the second half of the last century. The Company founded tens of factories and company towns in Czechoslovakia, Europe, North America, South Asia and more, with original functionalist architecture. Presented by Dr….

Architecture in dialogue, Portugal and Brasil

Starting from the themes proposed in the Exhibition “Infinito Vão – 90 years of Brazilian Architecture” [Infinito Vão – 90 Anos de Arquitetura Brasileira], the seminar “Architecture in Dialogue: Portugal and Brazil” [Arquitetura em Diálogo: Portugal e Brasil] invited 14 architects from the two countries to talk about the distinctive traits of both the new architectonical productions. The seminar will focus on program, technology, infrastructures and cultural heritage, will make a budget of the actual architectonical sphere in these countries. For more details, please visit: website [Portuguese]

Humanity Heritage in the Ibero-American area

The third International Conference of Tourism and History, with the title “Humanity Heritage in the Ibero-American area, future desires in its organisation and tourists management” [Património da Humanidade no Espaço Ibero-Americano: Desafios Futuros no seu Planeamento & Gestão] will be held at the same time in the Campus Penha da Franca, at the University of Algarve (Faro), and in the University of Caxias do Sul, in Brazil. The conference will be focused on four themes: 1st theme: Humanity Heritage in the Ibero-American area: organisation and tourists management 2nd theme: Resources, Products and culturally turistic Experiences in the context of Ibero-American identity…