“Liberi Libri” – Libri e autori@PoliTo

Pier Luigi Nervi in Africa. Evoluzione e dissoluzione dello Studio Nervi 1964-1980 by Micaela Antonucci and Gabriele Neri, and preface by Ana Tostões (Macerata, Quodlibet, 2021) Docomomo International is trilled to announce that next Friday, 19th November 2021, between 17H00 and 19H00 (CET) will take place online via Zoom the event “Liberi Libri” – Libri e autori@PoliTo, to celebrate the launching of the book Pier Luigi Nervi in Africa. Evoluzione e dissoluzione dello Studio Nervi 1964-1980. Organized by Politecnico di Torino, the event will be moderated by the authors Micaela Antonucci and Gabriele Neri, and invited guests Sergio Pace (Referente del Rettore per i Servizi…

International Colloquium: Coimbra 30-2030

Docomomo International is pleased to announce that the University of Coimbra – Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra (CES-UC), Centre of 20th Century Interdisciplinary Studies of the University of Coimbra  (CEIS20-UC), and Departament of Architecture of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (DARQ-FCTUC) – is organizing on 16th and 17th November the International Colloquium “Coimbra 30-2030″, taking place in the Auditorium of the Rectory of the University of Coimbra, from 9H00 to 19H30. Organised by José António Bandeirinha, Luís Miguel Correia and Carolina Coelho,” the aim of this colloquium is to sketch…

Guided Visit – Avanchet-Parc: “Cité de Conception Nouvelle et Originale”

Docomomo International is happy to announce that Docomomo Switzerland together with the Heritage and Sites Office of the State of Geneva (GE-Patrimoine) are organizing a walk through Cité Avanchet-Parc Saturday, 13th November 2021, at 15H00, on the occasion of the launching of the book Avanchet-Parc: “Cité de Conception Nouvelle et Originale”, published in March of this year, by Franz Graf and Giulia Marino. Led by Franz Graf and Giulia Marino, authors of the book, the walk will an opportunity to discover the history and architecture of Avanchet-Parc. It counts as well with introductions by: – Mr. Pierre Alain Girard, Director of…

Técnico Architecture Conference Series: IST ARCH Week Fall 2021

Organized in two days – 29th November and 3rd December 2021, from 16H00 to 17H30 – the IST ARCH Week Fall 2021, in the framework of the IST Master and PhD Programs in Architecture and with the support of Docomomo International, will take place at Instituto Superior Técnico – University of Lisbon, at auditorio Abreu Faro (Complexo Interdisciplinar) with the presentations: 29th November 16h00 – 17h30 Wilfried Wang (University of Texas at Austin) “Berlin-Brandenburg 2070: A Model Region” 3rd December 16h00 – 17h30 Mar Loren (Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Sevilla) “Bernard Rudofsky: a manifesto for the vernacular…

Exhibition: Bartolomeu Costa Cabral: um arquivo em construção / Bartolomeu Costa Cabral: An archive in construction

Docomomo International is pleased to share that next Saturday, 13th November 2021 will happen the opening ceremony of the exhibition Bartolomeu Costa Cabral: um arquivo em construção / Bartolomeu Costa Cabral: An archive in construction. The event will take place at 16H00 on the first floor of the Lopes Martins Mansion, Porto. “Curated by Paulo Providência, Pedro Baía and Mariana Couto,  it aims to record a reading of the architect Bartolomeu Costa Cabral´s production – of more than 200 projects, from 1948 to the present day – through the interrelations of the collection recently deposited at the Marques da Silva…

“La Carpa” by David Bestué and Roser Corella – Loop Barcelona

Joining the Loop Festival, the platform for artist’s films and videos dedicated to the study and promotion of the moving image, Fundació Mies van der Rohe will feature the documentary film “La Carpa” by filmmaker Roser Corella and artist and writer David Bestué. It will be at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion from 9th to 21st November 2021. The opening vernissage will take place on 13th  November at 17:30H counting with the presence of the artists “The documentary ”La Carpa” aims to investigate the process of construction, use and disappearance of a removable theatre installed at the end of…

Sixth meeting of ROUNDTRIP II: From the Alps to the Andes and viceversa. Le Corbusier and the members of the Latin America Modern Movement

Docomomo International is trilled to announce the next meeting of the lecture series “ROUNDTRIP II: From the Alps to the Andes and vice-versa. Le Corbusier and the members of the Latin American Modern Movement”, organized by Ex-Momo. Entitled  “In the wake of WOMEN within EUROPE and LATIN AMERICA”, the lecture will be held online on 12th November 2021 at 11.00 am (Bogotá) / 2.00 pm (Buenos Aires) / 6.00 pm (Turin).  Speakers will be: – Miquel  Maribel Aliaga and Luiza Coelho (Universidade de Brasilia) “Philomena Miller: Brasilia-Francia, entre el exilio y la enseñanza” – Diego Romero Sánchez (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)…

Book Presentations: “An Accidental Masterpiece” and “The Barcelona Pavilion by Mies van der Rohe. One Hundred Texts since 1929”

Docomomo International is pleased to share that two new publications about the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion edited by Dietrich Neumann and David Caralt, will be presented at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion on 5th November 2021, 1 pm (GMT+1). The publications result from the authors’ rigorous collectio, selection and edition of the voices of researchers and artists in two volumes about the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion that will be from now on reference books for any person interested in the Pavilion and Modern Architecture. “An Accidental Masterpiece is an in depth study of the Pavilion that presents much…

Research Seminar: Anastylosis of the Modern. Practices and Perspectives for the Recognition and Re-Signification of Abandoned Architecture and Landscapes

Docomomo International is happy to share that in the framework of the research project on the case study of the Apulia region, Italy, led by Lorenzo Pietropaolo (Politecnico di Bari), an online seminar will be held via Zoom on November 9th, 2021, 10:00 am -13:00 pm (CET), entitled “Anastylosis of the Modern. Practices and Perspectives for the Recognition and Re-Signification of Abandoned Architecture and Landscapes.” It is organized by Politecnico di Bari, in collaboration with Instituto Superior Técnico – Universidade de Lisboa, Docomomo International, Urbane Künste Ruhr, urban@it, and the Italian Ministry of Culture, Regional Secretariat for Apulia. “The goal…

Fifth meeting of ROUNDTRIP II: From the Alps to the Andes and viceversa. Le Corbusier and the members of the Latin America Modern Movement

Docomomo International is happy to announce the fifth meeting of the lecture series “ROUNDTRIP II: From the Alps to the Andes and vice-versa. Le Corbusier and the members of the Latin American Modern Movement”, organized by Ex-Momo. Entitled  “México & Le Corbusier”, the lecture will be held online on 19th November 2021 at 6.00 pm (GMT+1).  The keynote speech will be held by: – Miquel Adrià (Arquine director) “La sombra del cuervo, arquitectos mexicanos tras la senda de Le Corbusier” Seven sessions on a monthly basis, presented by international researchers reflecting on some of the protagonists of the Latin American…