The Modscapes Kick-Off Event – Modernist Reinventions of the Rural Landscape –, that took place last 20 to 22 March, in Milan, Italy. The goal is to present the MODSCAPES project, funded by HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area) within the programme “Uses of the Past”. MODSCAPES deals with 20th-century large-scale agricultural development schemes, entailing reclamation works, inner colonisation, resettlement processes, landscape architecture. Conceived and implemented in the different geographical and political contexts, in Europe and beyond, such schemes for the modernization of the countryside were functional to nation-building policies. The resulting rural landscapes were largely overlooked as a transnational research…

Last 16th March, the Chair of Docomomo International, Prof. Ana Tostões, visited Marunouchi and Ginza, in Tokyo, through a guided tour by the Professor Yasushi Zenno, and accompanied by the Ginza Association, an association who works intensively to preserve and maintain the unique and exquisite Ginza character. Photographic report: Docomomo International Facebook page

The Third mASEANa International Conference — Modern Architectural Heritage in ASEAN and Japan — was held in the National Museum of Western Art and in The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, between 12th and 13th March 2017. “ASEAN countries today are taken an impressive leap forward. Yet in the whirlpool of the growth, many significant pieces of modern architecture are about to vanish before their value is truly recognised. Deeply concerned with this issue, in November 2015, Docomomo Japan and The Japan Foundation launched “mASEANa Project” as a platform for international discussion. In this March in Tokyo, mASEANa provides the opportunity to…

Last 9 March, the Chair of Docomomo International, Prof. Ana Tostões, had an audience with the Deputy Mayor of Okayama, Mr. Yasuomi Ebash, at the prefecture of Okayama (Kunio Maekawa, 1952-57), in Japan, to discuss the future of modern buildings in the city, and with Administrator of the Hayashibara Museum of Art (by Kunio Maekawa, 1964), Mr. Akihiro Kemmotsu, before visiting the building.

The Chair of Docomomo International, Prof. Ana Tostões, presented the lecture on “African Modernity: Modern Architecture in Angola and Mozambique”, last Tuesday, 28th February, at Tongji University, Shanghai, China. This lecture had as discussion guests Plácido González Martínez and Li Yingchun. This event was hosted by Wen Jing. More details: PDF below Photographic report: Docomomo International Facebook Page Download PDF

The project “Reuse of Modernist Buildings – Design Tools for Sustainable Transformations” submitted to the ERASMUS+ Programme 2016, funded by the European Commission, was approved last July. Docomomo International is one of the project partners, together with the following High Education institutions, with complementary experiences and competences in the field of design methodology, practical adaptive reuse, refurbishment and improvement and policy-making on housing and urban development: HS OWL, Detmold School for Architecture and Interior Architecture – Detmold, Germany (Coordinator); ITU, Department of Architecture – Istanbul, Turkey; ULisboa, Instituto Superior Técnico – Lisbon, Portugal; Universidade de Coimbra, Faculty of Science and Technology…

Docomomo International is pleased to inform you that Docomomo Virtual Exhibition has more than 2000 new entries of buildings and sites of the Modern Movement in the following countries: – Argentina – Australia – Belgium – Brazil – Bulgary – Chile – Colombia – Cuba – Cyprus – Dominican Republic – Estonia – Finland – France – Georgia – Germany – Greece – Iran – Italy – Japan – Mexico – Peru – Poland – Quebec – Scotland – Serbia – Slovenia – South Africa – Thailand – The Netherlands – Turkey – UK – USA – Venezuela Docomomo Virtual Exhibition website

The Rem Koolhaas video interview made by Hubert-Jan Henket exclusively for the 14th International Docomomo Conference – “Adaptive Reuse. The Modern Movement towards the Future” (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal, 6–9 September 2016) is now available at Docomomo International Youtube Chanel for educational purposes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdjFYUTDUjU&feature=youtu.be. Besides the already special thanks given to Rem Koolhaas and Hubert-Jan Henket, Docomomo International thanks Annelies Uittenbogaard and Studiozicht for the movie edition and Leonardo Calvi, Remi Wang and Jean-Paul Corten by the ceded pictures. WARNING: This video is for educational purposes only and cannot be downloaded. If anyone wishes to use it for other purposes,…

The chair of Docomomo International, Prof. Ana Tostões, overlooked the Modernity in Global Architecture through a series of 4 architectural dialogues that took place at the University of Tokyo, Japan, between 24th January and 8th March 2017. In the last one, Hiroyasu Fujioka presented “Japanese Modern: Learning from Tradition” with Ana Tostões comments. These 45-minute presentations were followed by discussion with the audience. All sessions were held at Kasaoka Lounge, C Block, second floor, IIS, The University of Tokyo. The coordinators are Shin Muramatsu and Yoshiyuki Yamana. 1. Brazilian modern: Modern Movement in Latin America: 1800-2100 pm, 24 January, 18-21pm Moderator: Yasuko Kamei,…