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…

Lecture by Prof. Ana Tostoes: Urban Planning Meeting – EXPO98 – 20 Years

“Between February and June, at the CIUL auditorium, will take place another edition of the Urban Planning Conference Cycle, this year with the title “EXPO98 – 20 Years”. The Chair of Docomomo International, Prof. Ana Tostões, participated in the session about Public Space, 6 p.m., 17 May 2018, at CIUL, Lisbon, Portugal. More details: website [Portuguese] + Programme [Portuguese]

Yoshiyuki Yamana: Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Docomomo International congratulates Mr. Yoshiyuki Yamana for having been distinguished by the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres! Mr. Yoshiyuki Yamana has been distinguished as Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. The insignia was handed by Laurent Pic, Ambassador of France to Japan, on 10th May. “The university professor and architect Yoshiyuki Yamana has, through his work and his teaching activity, greatly contributed to the influence of modern French architecture in Japan and Asia. He is also a great specialist in the work of the Japanese architect Junzo Sakakura, who designed in the 1950s and 1960s the building that today houses…

The Report of mASEANa project 2017: 4th & 5th International Conference

Docomomo International is happy to announce The Report of mASEANa project 2017: 4th & 5th International Conference “modern living in Southeast Asia”. This publication is a documentation report of the project Appreciating Asian modern: mASEANa project 2015-2020 and it was published and edited by mASEANa Project and the Japan Foundation, collaborately. The mASEANa project is promoted by Docomomo Japan and came from the coalition of docomomo International, mAAN and ICOMOS ISC20c, with the support of the Japan Foundation, and the collaboration of the Toyota Foundation, for the protection, conservation and promotion of modern heritage monuments and sites in south-east Asia. The 4th mASEANa International Conference — “modern Living in Southeast…

Kenneth Frampton Wins the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Docomomo International congratulates the architect Kenneth Frampton for being announced the Golden Lion winner. “Kenneth Frampton Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement The acknowledgment will be awarded to Kenneth Frampton on May 26th, 2018 at Ca’ Giustinian, the headquarters of La Biennale di Venezia. The English architect, historian, critic and educator Kenneth Frampton is the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. The decision was made by the Board of La Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta, upon recommendation of the Curators of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition,…

Call for Students: RMB Workshop – Coimbra Modern City Today: from functional buildings to community spaces

“After the RMB Workshop 2017 in the region of Marl (Germany), now is the time to work in Coimbra, a university city in the centre of Portugal. In April 2018, the Re-use of Modernist Buildings (RMB) project, financed by ERASMUS PLUS, is going to organize the 2nd RMB Workshop to rethink the urban areas developed according to the De Groer Urban Plan of 1940 (figure 1). De Groer and then Almeida Garrett, in 1955, proposed the expansion of Coimbra urban centre through the creation or consolidation of settlements in the first or second ring of the existing city. In this sense,…

2nd RMB Conference: TEACHING THROUGH DESIGN

The RMB Conference 2018 was held in Coimbra, within the framework of the Colloquium ´Teaching through Design´, organized by the Department of Architecture and the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra, since 2012. The RMB Conference is an activity of the European Erasmus Project “Reuse of Modernist Buildings – Design tools for sustainable transformations”, under Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe (Detmold, Germany) coordination, along with the University of Coimbra, the University of Antwerp, the Instituto Superior Técnico Lisboa, the Technical University of Istanbul and Docomomo. The conference was composed by four sessions – tools, methods, interdisciplinary, research– focusing on the fundaments…

Documentary: O Arquitecto de Lisboa [The Architect of Lisbon]

Original title: O Arquitecto de Lisboa [The Architect of Lisbon] Film director and Authorship: Joaquim Vieira Scientific consulting: Ana Tostões Production: Nanook Year: 2018 O Arquitecto de Lisboa [The Architect of Lisbon], a documentary by Joaquim Vieira with the participation of the Chair of Docomomo International, Prof. Ana Tostoes, as scientific consultant, is now available online. This documentary narrates the life and work of one of the pioneers of the Modern Movement in Portugal, Pardal Monteiro (1897-1957), who largely contributed to Lisbon architecture during the central decades of the 20th century. “The architect Porfírio Pardal Monteiro transformed the face of Lisbon in the central decades of the twentieth century with…

Meeting with Tange Associates

Last 21st March 2017, the Chair of Docomomo International, Prof. Ana Tostões, visited the Yamanashi Cultural Center (1966), Kofu City, Japan, designed by Kenzo Tange. This building is an outstanding example of rehabilitation after being undergoing earthquake retrofitting which expects to extend the building’s lifespan for another 50 years. Before the visit, Prof. Ana Tostões had a meeting in Tange Associates office with Paul Noritaka Tange (in the picture) to know more about the rehabilitation project. The visit was accompanied by:  the Executive Vice President of Tange Associates, Architect Tomohino Kimura  the President of Yamanashi Cultural Center, Eiichi Noguchi the Facility Manager of Yamanashi Cultural Center, Ken Hosaka Rehabilitation details: website…

Conference: The Fifth mASEANa International Conference

“The mASEANa project, launched in November 2015 and ending in 2020, addresses diverse issues related to the modern architecture in Southeast Asia from both the Japanese and the local perspectives with the support of DOCOMOMO Japan and the Japan Foundation. This international conference has previously been held in Tokyo (March 2013 and 2017), Hanoi (January 2017), Jakarta (January 2017), now is returning to Tokyo and will be organized in Jiyugakuen, a building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. As the sequel of the 4th conference held in Jakarta, specialists from Japan, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines will be focusing around the…