International Ideas Competition: The Design of the Surrounding Area of the Ancient Theatre A’ in Larissa, Greece

On 20 September, the Municipality of Larissa in Greece launched an International Open Ideas Competition for The Design of the Surrounding Area of the Ancient Theatre A’ in Larissa, Greece Architects, or multidisciplinary teams consisting of at least one architect, are invited to submit proposals for the conversion of an inactive ancient open-air theatre dating from the 3rd century BC and transformation  into an active point of reference and identity for the modern city of Larissa, the fourth-most populous urban center in Greece. The Ancient Theatre A’, the largest in Thessaly-Central Greece, was built on the slope of Larissa’s Fortress hill, or “Frourio’’, the…

Lisboa Moderna

Docomomo International is pleased to announce that the publication Lisboa Moderna [Modern Lisbon] by Ana Tostões is now out. In this book, resulting from the latest researches about the city of Lisbon, Ana Tostões proposes a reflection on the modern city of Lisbon based on a reading of its transformation and a historical and critical analysis of a group of modern projects that marked the territory throughout the 20th and 21st century. Based on archival research and a photographic survey, Lisboa Moderna focuses on the neighborhoods of Alvalade, Infante Santo, Olivais Norte, Olivais Sul, Restelo and Telheiras, revealing the unique application of…

DEADLINE EXTENDED: 17th International Docomomo Conference 2022 – Call for Abstracts

Docomomo International hereby notices that the deadline for call for abstract for the 17th International Docomomo Conference, hosted at the School of Architecture of Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Spain, between 6th and 9th September, 2022, under the theme “Modern Design: Social Commitment & Quality of Life” has been extended and is open now until 11th October 2021. This theme will encourage us to reflect upon how re-thinking interior space in the widest sense was tackled, the different contexts where it was developed and who the main artifices were. If the proposed theme is, in itself, pertinent, today it is of…

LAST DAYS: 17th International Docomomo Conference 2022 – Call for Abstracts

The call for abstract for the 17th International Docomomo Conference, hosted at the School of Architecture of Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Spain, between 6th and 9th September, 2022, under the theme “Modern Design: Social Commitment & Quality of Life” is open until 30th September 2021. This theme will encourage us to reflect upon how re-thinking interior space in the widest sense was tackled, the different contexts where it was developed and who the main artifices were. If the proposed theme is, in itself, pertinent, today it is of even greater interest as, curiously, the improvement in the health conditions of…

José-Augusto França (1922-2021)

It is with great sadness that Docomomo International has learned that Professor José-Augusto França, the most important Portuguese modern art researcher on the contemporary era, passed away today, 18 September 2021, at the age of 98 years near Angers (France). Docomomo International wishes to convey the most sincere condolences at his passing to his family and friends. Born in Tomar (1922), José-Augusto França was a historian, sociologist and critic of art. He held a graduation in Historical and Philosophical Sciences (1944, Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon), a PhD in History (1962, Paris-Sorbonne University, Une Ville des Lumères: la Lisbonne…

Call for Papers: Responsive Cities Symposium

Docomomo International is pleased to share the Call for Papers for IAAC‘s (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia) bi-annual symposium Responsive Cities 2021, a global platform to experiment and rethink urban environments in response to today’s global challenges. This is in collaboration with the BUILDs Project which is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. This Call aims to boost the reflection on how the integration of technologically enhanced NBS in cities can generate innovative visions, methodologies, and solutions. – Can the use of  technologies support NBS integration in cities with the final goal to enhance the provision of ecosystem…

17th International Docomomo Conference 2022 – New Themes!

Docomomo International is glad to announce that the 17th International Docomomo Conference 2022 has been updated with 3 new thematic areas (#06, #07, #08), covering now all the ISC’s subjects of Docomomo: #01 The Avant-Gardes #02 Post-war. International expansion #03 The Latin American contribution #04 Modern pioneering women #05 Iberia. Cultural identity #06 New materials and innovative technologies Modernity was a continuous factory of innovative and experimental solutions that made their aging, sometimes unfortunately, unpredictable. This section will allow us to reflect upon those systems and their development over a long period of time. It will also provoke discussion on…

Call for Artists: CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2021 – ITSLIQUID International Art Fair

Docomomo International would like to share the call for artists for CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2021 – ITSLIQUID International Art Fair, international exhibition of photography, painting, video art, installation/sculpture and performance art, that will be held in Venice, at THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, from September 30 to October 21, 2021, and in other prestigious venues and historical buildings. This is the eighth edition of  CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2021 – ITSLIQUID International Art Fair, the previous ones have been organized in prestigious venues and historical buildings in Venice, like Palazzo Dolfin Bollani, Palazzo Flangini, Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi and at THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, presenting more than 600…

Call for Papers: Paranoá Journal. Archives and Collections in Architecture and Urbanism

Docomomo International would like to share the call for papers for the Paranoá Journal, Archives and Collections in Architecture and Urbanism, which will be guest edited by Maria Cristina da Silva Leme, Daniela Ortiz dos Santos and Liz Sandoval. This Thematic Edition welcomes papers that reflect on the expansion of the perception and recognition of the importance of collections and archives for studies in the field of architecture and urbanism. In this call, it is listed relevant and pressing themes to instigate new approaches and changes in the classic representations of collections and the idea of archives, which is a…

Call for Proposals: JSAH Roundtable: Rethinking the Urban Landscape

Docomomo International shares the call for proposals for the JSAH Roundtable with the theme “Rethinking the Urban Landscape”. “An enduring intellectual and a perceptual rift divides the city from the natural world both in scholarship as well as in the public imagination. In the past three decades, humanities scholars working with social and natural scientists have challenged these assumptions by investigating the complex interaction and intersection of cultural and natural systems, and by exploring how cities and nature are inextricably woven together into what is being called the urban landscape. Just as the seminal work of urban historians such as…