The 5th International Conference Modernism in Europe – Modernism in Gdynia, organized by the City of Gdynia, was held last 20th-22nd October. The conference was an opportunity to review the current state of research on modernist architecture developed in 20th century as well as to discuss issues connected with preservation and conservation of the modernist architecture, including that of the inter-war period.” The Chair of docomomo International, Professor Ana Tostões, took part of this Conference, with the communication “Modernity, between domesticity and monumentality”, included in the subject “Preservation and conservation of modernist architecture – the present situation and outlooks for the future”. More…

Docomomo International awarded Maija Kairamo with the Docomomo Award 2016, for decades of commitment, hard work and intelligence in the defence and affirmation of Docomomo. The Award was given by Ana Tostões, Chair of Docomomo International, and by Katriina Pirnes, Attaché of Culture and Communication of the Finnish Embassy in Portugal, at the closing ceremony of the 14th International Docomomo Conference, on the 9th September, at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Maija Kaarina Kairamo (1935), architect SAFA, Docomomo: 1998 – Secretary General of the Finnish Committee for the Restoration of Viipuri library; 1990-99 – Lecturer in Helsinki University of Technology,…

The closing ceremony of the 14th International Docomomo Conference – “Adaptive Reuse. The Modern Movement Towards the Future ” – was held on the 9th September at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in Lisbon. The ceremony was hosted by Ana Tostões, Chair of Docomomo International. It counted with the honorable intervention of the portuguese Minister of Culture, Luís Filipe de Castro Mendes, the portuguese Minister of Environment, João Pedro Matos Fernandes and the President of Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Fernando Medina, apart from the many Docomomo friends. Some results: Fernando Medina speech Photographic report Minister of Culture speech: pdf below Download…

Last September 8 took place at the Goethe-Institut in Lisbon, the presentation of the photo book “Angola Cinemas”. The presentation was attended by the book´s editors, Michael Hurst and Christiane Schulte, and the photographer Walter Fernandes. This was followed by a panel discussion moderated by Ana Vaz Milheiro, with the participation of Ana Tostões, Pedro Crisóstomo and Maria Pommrenke. The photo exhibition is available in the Goethe-Institut until 15 November 2016.

At the 14th Docomomo Council Meeting that took place last 8th September 2016, in Lisbon, Ghana, Iraq and Kosovo were approved as new Docomomo Working Parties. Congratulations!

The headquarters of Docomomo International will remain in Lisbon, based at Técnico – University of Lisbon, in the biennium 2017-2018, chaired by Ana Tostões and secretariat by Zara Ferreira. Docomomo International wishes to call attention on the future of Docomomo International. All the Working Parties are invited to send candidacies for hosting the future headquarters of Docomomo International.

docomomo International has the pleasure to announce that the 14the International docomomo Conference –“Adaptive Reuse. The Modern Movement Towards the Future” (Lisbon, 6-9 September 2016) will be opened, on 6th September 2016, by the keynote lecture by Alvaro Siza and Juhani Pallasmaa, through an informal dialogue between the two. Other confirmed keynote speakers are Anne Lacaton, Jean Philippe Vassal, Joan Busquets and Winfried Brenne. Alvaro Siza Born in Matosinhos, Porto, in 1933. He studied in the School of Fine Arts in Porto and worked with the Portuguese architect Fernando Tavora between 1955 and 1958. He taught at the School of Architecture (ESBAP) from 1966-69 and was appointed Assistant Professor of Construction in 1976….

docomomo International has the pleasure to announce that Anne Lacaton and Jean Philippe Vassal will present a keynote lecture on the 14th International docomomo Conference – “Adaptive Reuse. The Modern Movement Towards the Future” (Lisboa, 6-9 September 2016). Anne Lacaton Born in France in 1955. Graduated from the School of architecture of Bordeaux in 1980. Visiting professor at the University of Madrid, Master Housing 2007-2013, at the EPFL Lausanne, 2004, 2006 and 2010-11, Harvard GSD 2011 & 2015 Jean Philippe Vassal Born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1954. Graduated from the school of architecture of Bordeaux in 1980. Worked as urban planner in Niger (West Africa) from 1980 to 1985….

docomomo International has the pleasure to announce that the 14the International docomomo Conference –“Adaptive Reuse. The Modern Movement Towards the Future” (Lisbon, 6-9 September 2016) will be opened, on 6th September 2016, by the keynote lecture by Alvaro Siza and Juhani Pallasmaa, through an informal dialogue between the two. Other confirmed keynote speakers are Anne Lacaton, Jean Philippe Vassal, Joan Busquets, Winfried Brenne, Caruso St John Architects, Rem Koolhaas, João Luís Carrilho da Graça and João Gomes da Silva Álvaro Siza – Portugal, 1933 Álvaro Siza studied in the School of Fine Arts in Oporto and worked with the Portuguese architect Fernando Tavora between 1955 and 1958. He taught at the School of Architecture (ESBAP) from 1966-1969…