Docomomo International is pleased to share that the call for abstracts for the 18th issue of ArchiDOCT , focused on the topic Temporalities, is now open until 1st March 2022. “The 18th issue of ArchiDOCT welcomes papers that explore the theme of ‘temporality’ in architecture and the built environment from a theoretical or an applied standpoint. We are interested in the variety of approaches, insights, and opportunities for research that arise from considering time in its heterogeneous dimensions and manifestations (time as speed, rhythm, sequence, horizon, …). In recent decades, the conceptualization and analysis of time has moved beyond Newtonian, linear,…

Organised by Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea of the Italian Ministry of Culture and Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attività culturali, the study days under the theme “Art and public space / Arte e Spazio Pubblico” will take place on 24th, 25th, and 31st January and 1st and 11th February 2022. Therefore a call for abstracts was now launched. “Speaking about art and public space means focusing the discussion on critical and interrogative reflections to reformulate concepts, terminologies and settings while at the same time opening towards new scenarios as regards the processes of defining, designing, and developing artistic practices…

Docomomo International hereby shares the Call for Papers launched by the Dissonância: Critical Theory Journal on the occasion of the centenary of the “Semana de Arte Moderna de 22”  [Brazilian Week of Modern Art of 1922], under the theme: “Brazilian Modernisms and Critical Theory”. The special issue aims to contribute to the intertwining of relationships between artistic forms and the Brazilian historical and social processes under the conceptual scope of Critical Theory. “Since the beginning of the 20th century, different types of modernisms have been dwelt on by artists, critics, and scholars in Brazil as a task to be fulfilled…

The call for abstracts for the 8th Forum Architekturwissenschaft happening 9-11th March 2022 in Berlin under the theme “The Power of Sources in Architecture Research and Practice” is open until 15th October 2021. It is organized by Netzwerk Architekturwissenschaft e.V. in cooperation with Technische Universität Berlin and Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin. “Access to sources, knowledge, and information is going through fundamental changes as globalisation and digitalisation evolve. The same changes apply to the process of gaining new academic insights. As the amount of sources increases (as well as their diversity and general distribution), there are still fundamental differences in accessibility,…

Australia ICOMOS opened a call for papers for its half-day symposium entitled “Heritage Pathways 2021”, taking place online on Saturday 20th November 2021. Papers should explore issues that are important to early-career professionals and academics, as well as innovations in cultural heritage practice. We are seeking short papers, or ‘snapshots’, that critically respond to one or more of the following provocations: Where is the cultural heritage profession currently and where are we going? What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on the profession, including successive lockdowns in some states and territories? What new approaches and issues are important to emerging…