Yam Sokly (1984-2020)

Docomomo International wishes to convey the most sincere condolences at the passing of the Cambodian architect and researcher Yam Sokly, to his family and friends. “We have just lost a young architect and modern Cambodian architectural heritage advocate, Yam Sokly (速利任), on 28 June 2020. He received a bachelor’s degree from the Royal University of Fine Arts in Cambodia (2003-2009) and a master’s degree from Kyungmin University in Korea (2016). He was a staff of Heritage Mission at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts in Cambodia (2009-2012) and at the Royal University of Fine Arts (2012-2020), and worked as…

Antonio Bonet Correa (1925-2020)

Docomomo International wishes to convey the most sincere condolences at the passing of the professor and historian of Spanish art, Antonio Bonet Correa, to his family and friends. Antonio Bonet Correa (La Coruña 1925-Madrid 2020), was one of the most distinguished figures in the conformation of art history in Spain if not its inventor. He was a handsome man, distinguished-looking, a little French in taste and form; he had a shrewd sense of humor and a capacity for storytelling that captivated those willing to go beyond what was expected in the second race. Professor Bonet, Don Antonio – as the…

Carlos Martí Aris (1948-2020)

Docomomo International wishes to convey the most sincere condolences at the passing of the Spanish architect, Carlos Martí Aris, to his family and friends. “On the first of May, the architect, historian, critic, and editor Carlos Martí Aris passed away in Barcelona, the city where he was born in 1948. He was a leading intellectual compass within the profession in Spain, and a prominent member of the brilliant generation of Catalan theorists that also included Ignasi de Solà-Morales, Josep Quetglas, and Félix de Azúa. He earned his architecture degree in 1972, and his doctorate in 1988, from the Universidad Politécnica…

Nic Tummers (1928-2020)

Docomomo International wishes to convey the most sincere condolences at the passing of our friend, Nic Tummers, to his family and friends. “Nic Tummers (Heerlen, the Netherlands) sculptor, architectural critic and politician, has been of great importance for the establishment of Docomomo in the early days of our existence. Both as a Senator for the Labor Party in the Dutch Parliament (1974-1995) and as the chairman of the Culture and Education Committee in the Council of Europe (1979-1994) he was very active in promoting our young organization. He was a devoted Modernist, an innovative idealist and successful organizer of groundbreaking…