O n Septem ber 14 2013, it was signed a protocol on cooperation between UIA and Docom om o International, byits chairs, respectively, Albert Dubler and Ana Tostões. O n the headquarters of Portuguese Border Architects,Lisbon. Download PDF

Docomomo International was on the 25th UIA World Congress, represented by Arch. João Belo Rodeia, President of the International Council of Architects of Portuguese Language (CIALP). The 25th UIA World Congress took place at the Durban International Convention Center, in Durban, South Africa, from 3rd to 7th August 2014. Arch. João Belo Rodeia took part at the round table of the UIA’s partners took place on 6 August 2014 during the UIA Congress in Durban, South Africa. The UIA and Partners Roundtable united the institutions with which the UIA maintains relations and exchanges based on protocols and reciprocal agreements. UIA Past President…

The publication “Modern Architecture in Africa: Angola and Mozambique” edited by Ana Tostoes, in 2014, was awarded with the Prize “Prémio de História Calouste Gulbenkian –  História da Presença de Portugal no Mundo” (Prize Calouste Gulbenkian Prize for History – History of the Presence of Portugal in the World). This publication is one of the results of the research project intituled “EWV – Exchanging worlds visions: modern architecture in Africa “Lusófona” (1943-1974) looking through Brazilian experience established since the 1930s” (http://ewv.ist.utl.pt/), coordinated by prof. Ana Tostões at the Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon (2008-2013). Read here the book review by Antoni Folkers on…

The World Heritage Committee has inscribed the Van Nellefabriek on the World Heritage List. Docomomo International congratulates its member Wessel de Jonge, co-founder of DOCOMOMO and leader of this project, for this great achievement for the preservation of modern industrial architecture, and Marieke Kuipers, secretary of the ISC/Registers, who has been a driving force behind this successful WHL-nomination.  “Van Nellefabriek was designed and built in the 1920s on the banks of a canal in the Spaanse Polder industrial zone north-west of Rotterdam [Netherlands]. The site is one of the icons of 20th-century industrial architecture, comprising a complex of factories, with façades consisting essentially of steel and glass,…

Docomomo International would like to welcome Docomomo US/Michigan, a new group of Docomomo US. Docomomo US has another group to add to its fold, this time it’s Michigan! The architectural historians, preservationists, and modern enthusiasts of Michigan have been talking about starting a chapter for years. However, it appears that moving slow and steady has been the best method in getting to the end of the race to a brand new beginning for advocacy, education, and outreach of modern design across the state’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Mission Statement: Docomomo_US/Michigan hopes to raise awareness to the significance of Michigan’s modern resources…

The word ‘culture’ was completely absent from the ‘Millennium Development Goals’ adopted by the UN in 2000. No one doubts great progress has been achieved. However, time and again, we have seen development initiatives hindered or prove unsustainable due to a lack of recognition and respect for local cultures. We strongly believe in the need for a human-rights based approach to development and are calling on world leaders to recognize that development is in itself an act of culture that impacts on the culture of its intended beneficiaries. Putting people first is recognizing the unique transformative power of culture. Development…

This richly illustrated volume invites us to think afresh about urban life and the modern city by offering images and analyses of two very different but complementary contemporary cities: the planned Indian city of Chandigarh and the ancient metropolis of Casablanca—the ancient North African harbor town developed into a modern metropolis by Michel Ecochard and a team of young French and Moroccan architects after World War II. Countering the dominant view of modern urbanism that values avant-garde ideas originating in the West over developments in non-Western regions, the book offers a more nuanced approach to the history of the modern city,…

Colloquium Network PHI – Ibero-American Historic+Cultural Heritage Experiences in the Field of Heritage Projects Cultural Week of Coimbra UniversityCasa da Escrita, Coimbra 28 April, 1h30-19h15 Program: 14:30 Opening Session Vice-Rector Clara Almeida Santos Jorge Figueira Presentation of Network PHI – Ibero-American Historic+Cultural Heritage 15:00 Roundtable with Ana Vaz Milheiro (ISCTE-IUL), Fatima Fernandes (ESAP), José Miguel Rodrigues (FAUP) and Maria Manuel Oliveira (UM) 16h30-17h15 Ana Tostoes Rehabilitating modern architecture: case studies 17h30-18h15 Maryan Alvarez-Bullan Before and after the Maestro Study of the Cathedral of Cuenca 18h30-19h15 Alexandre Alves Costa The space of the gaze Download PDF

Dear Docomomo friends, Docomomo International is pleased to inform that the headquarters have been transferred from Barcelona (Mies van der Rohe Foundation) to Lisbon (Instituto Superior Técnico – Lisbon University). Docomomo International´s new contacts: Address Instituto Superior Técnico Av. Rovisco Pais 1 – 1049-001 Lisboa e:mail docomomo@tecnico.ulisboa.pt webmail www.docomomo.com The transference is now under progress and Docomomo International will start working from Lisbon from April 2014.