A building, many museums. Alcino Soutinho and the Nero-Realism Museum

A building, many museums, Alcino Soutinho and the Neo-Realism museum [Um edifício, muitos museus. Alcino Soutinho e o Museu do Neo-Realismo]. With the curator Helena Barranha, the exhibition propose a way of watching the Neo-Realism museum as a convergence space of several trips, questions and museological projects inside Alcinho Soutinho’s life and work. Starting from the list of visited museums from several countries, and the expositive spaces designed by himself, the exhibition highlights the way the Neo-Realism Museum reflects all the references, creating a strong relationship with the urban fabric of Vila Franca de Xira. For more details, please visit: website

Exhibition: Siza – Unseen & Unknown

Tchoban Foundation Museum für Architekturzeichnung would like to invite to their new exhibition “Siza – Unseen & Unknown”. Álvaro Siza was awarded the Pritzker Prize for his life’s work in 1992 and is one of the most renowned contemporary architects. Amongst many accolades, he received the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2002 and 2012. The current exhibition at the Museum for Architectural Drawing provides an intimate view into Siza’s work, illustrated by sensitive and playful sketches that contrast with the monumentality of his buildings. Drawings by his late wife, Maria Antónia Siza, are also on display…

Exhibition: Beauty is a rare thing | Robbrecht en Daem: short films | MATTER. the White conferences

MATTER. the White conferences [Matéria: conferências brancas] present, following Paul Robbrecht e Johannes Robbrecht´s conference, last November, at FAUP, entitled An Architectural Anthology, a particular vision of Robbrecht en Daem´s projects portrayed by Maarten Vanden Abeele, through 11 short films, under the heading, evoking Ornette Coleman´s composition, “Beauty is a rare thing”. Maarten Vanden Abeele (1970) is a Belgian photographer, cinematographer and visual artist. He develops his visual art by creating installations in combination with his photo-works and performances, directed and, sometimes, performed by himself. His work led to (long-term) collaborations with, among others, Pina Bausch, Opéra National de Paris,…

Event: Public Space – Passage and Stay

The Center for Urban Information of Lisbon (CIUL), together with partner universities such as FA-UL, ISCTE-IUL, FCSH-UNL, FBA-UL, IST-UL, has organized a 2-day event “Encontro UniverCidades”, to be held on 29th and 30th January. This event aims to reflect on the city of Lisbon in order to foster synergies between different educational institutions and the Municipality itself, around a common theme. This year the theme chosen was: Public Space – Passage and Stay [Espaço Público – Passagem e Permanência]. To know more and to check the full program, please visit: website

EU Mies Award 2019: 40 Shortlisted works announced

The Jury for the 2019 Mies Award has just announced the list of 40 works that are contenders for this year’s Prize. The shortlisted works are spread out in 17 different European countries. 7 of them are in France, 6 in Spain, 4 in Belgium, 3 in Austria and 3 in Denmark. Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and  Romania have 2 shortlisted works and Albania, Estonia, Finland, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Slovakia 1 work each. It is the first time that Albania, Serbia and Slovakia have a shortlisted work. In the selection of 40, Culture is the most represented program with 15 works (museums, cultural centres, music theatres and an auditorium/congress centre). There are 6 Education buildings (schools, university buildings and libraries); 5 Collective housing works; 3 Mixed use constructions, 2 Industrial centres and 2 Single…

Call for Abstracts: APT Miami 2019 Conference

The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) announced that submission of abstract for their upcoming conference is now open. The “APT Miami 2019 Conference” is focused on four subjects: Effects of Climate Change in Warm Weather Coastal Regions Sustainability and Conservation of Built Heritage in the Americas Conservation of Modern Heritage Across the Americas Diversity, Population Change, and Gentrification in the Preservation Dialogue The conference takes place 19th – 23rd November 2019, at InterContinental Hotel, Miami, Florida. The organizers are: Janet Bascom e: administration@apti.org p: (217) 529-9039 Vanessa Olmo e: vanessa@apti.org p: (217) 529-9039 For more information, and to submit your abstract, visit this website.

Call for Entries: 2019 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation

The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation recognises exemplary efforts by individuals and organisations to restore or conserve structures, places and properties of heritage value in the region. It aims to encourage other property owners to undertake conservation projects within their communities, either independently or by seeking public-private partnerships. Since 2000, the Awards have recognised 233 winners from 21 countries for their thorough understanding of the places, sound technical achievements, and significant social and policy impacts at the local, national and regional levels. By recognising these practices, the Awards have contributed to meaningful achievements in changing the conversation about what constitutes…

Docomomo Iran

Docomomo Iran in association with the Research Institution of Art and Culture of the University of Tehran would like to invite to the “International Conference on Conservation of 20th Century Heritage from Architecture to Landscape”. The conference takes place 23-24 April 2019, at Negaresten Garden, University of Tehran. Call for Abstracts: Research Institution of Art and Culture at University of Tehran and Docomomo_Iran would like to invite you to the “International Conference on Conservation of 20th Century Heritage from Architecture to Landscape”. The conference will be hold in a contemporary garden in Tehran, on 23rd and 24th of April. Similar to many countries influenced by Modern Movement,…

Event: Mies on Scene

Fundació Mies van der Rohe would like to inviete to a new event “Mies on Scene”. It includes the screening of the documentary Mies on Scene: Barcelona in two acts, as well as the announcement of Luftwerk and Iker Gil’s upcoming project ‘Geometry of Light’. The event will take place at 18:00 in the historic Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior at IIT, Chicago. The admission is paid and the entire ticket revenue will be used to finance the ‘Geometry of Light’ project. You can find more information here.

Keeping it Modern – Presentation of Antoine Wilmering

Docomomo Chile, together with Centro UC Patrimonio Cultural and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, are hosting a presentation about the Keeping it Modern project, by the Getty Foundation. The presentation will be given by Antoine Wilmering, at Salón Sergio Larraín, in the Campus Lo Contador, El Comendador 1916, Providencia. This event starts at 18:30, on the 10th December 2018.