15th International Docomomo Conference 2018

Ljubljana, Slovenia, 28-31 August 2018 http://docomomo2018.si THEME Metamorphosis. The Continuity of Change VENUE: Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia ORGANIZED by: docomomo International and docomomo Slovenia LANGUAGE: English SCHEDULE Call for Papers . 2 June – 1 September 2017 – Call for Papers . 8 November 2017 – Notification of Acceptance . 30 January 2018 – Full paper submission deadline (1st version). . 28 February 2018 – Deadline for session chairs to return papers with comments to authors, with suggested revisions. . 30 March 2018 – Full paper submission deadline (final version). . 20-28 August 2018 – Workshop . 28-31 August 2018 – Conference . 26-27 August; 1-3 September 2018 – Docotours ABOUT Every two years docomomo (the international committee…

International Docomomo Workshop 2018: Education to Everybody / Structures in Ljubljana

Within the 15th International Docomomo Conference, the International Docomomo Workshop – “Education to Everybody / Structures in Ljubljana” will take place in took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 24 to 28 August 2018. Students can apply to participate until 24 April! Instructions and information about the workshop are available at: website

European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018

EFAITH is working hard to turn the industrial heritage campaign of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 into a success: the theme months, the cross-border initiatives and the twinning program. From September onwards the focus will be on promoting cross-border cooperation and twinning between associations. There is still one theme month announced: October, will be devoted to adaptive re-use of industrial buildings, to promote and present good practices of giving a new life to old industrial buildings – respecting their heritage and image. EFAITH itself will organise a series of initiatives, starting on October 4-5th EFAITH with lectures and debates…

‘Spanish Architectures. Chronicle from Europe’

We invite you on September 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the opening of the exhibition “Spanish Architectures. Chronicle from Europe” in the Exhibition Hall La Arquería Nuevos Ministerios in Madrid. The exhibition will present all the works built by Spanish architecture studios and also from the rest of Europe in Spanish territory and which have been nominated for the  European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. All these works have been highlighted by independent experts and have been analyzed and debated by international juries who have contributed to the recognition and dissemination of contemporary Spanish architecture. The exhibition will…

Entries open for the AR Library awards

The Architectural Review is looking for the most exciting and innovative buildings for books. The library has been a repository of knowledge for hundreds of years, from the libraries of the Roman empire piled high with scrolls, the weighty tomes chained to the desks in Medieval monasteries through to the lofty heights of Rococo palatial libraries and more recently to Modernist greats designed by architects such as Louis Kahn, Alvar Aalto and Colin St John Wilson. In this year’s edition of the AR awards, we are seeking out the best buildings for books from around the world. Regardless of budget, site or…

Conference: 14th International Conference of the Brazilian Studies Association

“The 14th International Conference of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) took place between July 25 and July 28, 2018 at PUC-Rio (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference program included academic panels, invited speakers, plenary sessions, and cultural activities.” The Chair of Docomomo International, Prof. Ana Tostões, participated with the lecture “A reverberação da arquitetura moderna brasileira na África, a modernidade como processo transcontinental e a presença Brasil na modernidade africana: transferências ibero-americanas”. More details: website

13th International Docomomo Conference 2014

Seoul, South Korea, 19-29 September 2014 THEME Expansion and Conflict VENUE: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul ORGANIZED by: Docomomo International + Docomomo Korea LANGUAGE: English and Korean (Simultaneous interpretation will be provided) SCHEDULE . 19-24 September – WORKSHOP – program . 25-27 September – CONFERENCE –  final program . 28-29 September – POST-CONFERENCE TOUR – program LOGISTICS . Online Registration available here. . Accommodation/Airline details available here. . Registration Fees Early registration by 30th June 2014: . 200 EUR (docomomo members) . 300 EUR (non members) . 100 EUR (students) Pre-registration by 1st July~10th September 2014: . 400 EUR (docomomo members) . 500 EUR (non members) . 200 EUR (students) On Site Registration . 500 EUR (docomomo members) . 600 EUR (non members) ….

International Seminar: re-Habitar el Carmen | A Project on Contemporary Heritage

Docomomo international participated in International Seminar “_re-HABITAR EL CARMEN. A project on contemporary heritage.”, at The Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage (IAPH), on the 28th and 29th May, having Docomomo International Chair, Professor Ana Tostões, as member of the seminar round table. This seminar was part of the Knowledge Application Research Project “_re-HABITAR. Contemporary heritage and technology. [Technological update project of contemporary heritage: social housing of the Modern Movement]” encouraged by the Ministry of Economy and Knowledge of the Junta de Andalucía, in collaboration with DOCOMOMO Ibérico, several teams of the University of Seville, and a group of researchers specialists in the field. The object of study…

MOMOWO Symposium 2018 International Conference | Women’s Creativity since the Modern Movement (1918-2018): Towards a New Perception and Reception

From 13 to 16 of June, the MoMoWo Symposium 2018 International Conference – Women’s Creativity since the Modern Movement (1918-2018): Towards a New Perception and Reception – took place in Turin. Being Docomomo International is an institutional partner of MoMoWo, the Chair, Prof. Ana Tostões participated, presenting the lecture “Women in Power beyond Europe”. What is MoMoWo? “MoMoWo – Women’s Creativity Since the Modern Movement is a large-scale cooperation project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programmewithin the Culture sub-programme. MoMoWo is an interdisciplinary non-profit project that contributes to create European added value, as expected by Creative Europe. From a pan-european and interdisciplinary perspective,…

6th International Scientific Conference: Modernism in Europe — Modernism in Gdynia

Docomomo international participated in the 6th scientific conference in the ‘Modernism in Europe – Modernism in Gdynia, between 24 and 26 of May, having Prof. João Belo Rodeia, member of the Advisory Board of Docomomo International, opening the conference. “The 6th scientific conference in the ‘Modernism in Europe – Modernism in Gdynia’ series is a continuation of conferences held in 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014 and 2016. The series is currently the most important periodic event of this kind in Poland. Main themes of the forthcoming conference are research and popularization of modernist architecture. The contents of the conference will be supervised by…