BORDERS ART FAIR VENICE 2021

Docomomo International is pleased to share the BORDERS ART FAIR, curated by Arch. Luca Curci, which will be presented in Venice at THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello and in other prestigious venues between June 14 and September 19, 2021, during the 17th Venice Biennale. It is a contemporary art fair that presents collective and solo projects by leading and emerging international artists. The 2021 edition will represent a forum for direct exchange of ideas and contacts between collectors, artists, photographers, designers and art professionals. The art fair features paintings, sculptures, photography art, installations, video art and live…

10th Edition RTF Awards – Global Architecture & Design Awards 2021

Docomomo International would like to share the invitation to participate in the 10th Edition of  Rethinking the Future Awards – Global Architecture & Design Awards 2021. The Awards intend to invite the architects and interior designers who are trendsetters, the pioneers, and the leaders – who inspire by their continuous innovation and excellence and bring their best projects into the light to inspire the next generation to rethink the future. The previous winners in RTF Awards include prestigious firms from around the globe – Zaha Hadid Architects, Bjarke Ingels Group & Dialog, Perkins Eastman, Page, RTKL, AHR, Aecom, Henning Larsen, CAZA, DLR…

Exhibition “Radar Veneza: Portuguese Architects at the Biennale 1975-2021”

Docomomo International is pleased to share that the exhibition “Radar Veneza: Portuguese Architects at the Biennale 1975-2021″, curated by Joaquim Moreno and Alexandra Areia, opened its doors at Casa da Arquitectura – Portuguese Center for Architecture on 8th May and it can be visited until 10th October. The exhibition proposes a reflective journey on portuguese participation over the 46 years of national representation in Venice, from 1975 to the present day. For further information about the exhibition, please go to Casa da Arquitetura website. [Portuguese]

Call for Papers: 14th Seminar Docomomo Brazil

Docomomo Brazil is holding its 14th Seminar, from 27th to 29th October at the Federal University of Pará, Belém, with the theme O MODERNO EM MOVIMENTO: USOS, REUSOS, NOVAS CARTOGRAFIAS. Presente e futuro do legado da arquitetura moderna no Brasil [THE MODERN IN MOVEMENT: USES, REUSE, NEW CARTOGRAPHIES. Present and future of the legacy of modern architecture in Brazil]. The Seminar proposes 4 topics: 1. Modern architecture, culture and nature. 2. Document. To preserve. Conserve. Modern heritage and its uses and reuses. 3. New cartographies and chronologies of modern architecture and urbanism in Brazil. 4. Modern spaces and the new technical,…

Discussion session “¿Qué define un jardín del movimiento moderno ibérico (1925-1975)?” by Docomomo Iberia

On June 3, 2021, the debate session organized by the Docomomo Ibérico Foundation will take place together with the Bienal Internacional de Paisaje de Barcelona, Jardins i Jardiners and Arquinfad, with the collaboration of the College of Architects of Catalonia (COAC). The title of the event is “¿Qué define un jardín del movimiento moderno ibérico (1925-1975)?” [“What defines a garden of the modern Iberian movement (1925-1975)?”]. The presentation will be given by José Tito Rojo at 5.30 pm (GMT+2). This will be followed by a round table with the participation of seven architects from different Spanish schools. The debate session…

Online Session – RISE Africa 2021 Action Festival

Docomomo International would like to share with you the online session “Develop your playground as Ng’ambo citizen: Roleplay as a participatory design approach in Zanzibar” of the RISE Africa 2021 Action Festival that will take place on 27th May 1.30 pm – 2.30 pm (GMT +2), that will count with the participation of Professor Ana Tostões, chair of Docomomo International. “The Rise Africa Action Festival is a week of online sessions organized by ICLEI Africa around various intersecting themes. It is a collaborative platform for African actors and enthusiasts engaged in the urban space to exchange ideas and promising practices,…

Call for Papers – XIII Congreso Internacional Historia de la Arquitectura Moderna Española

Docomomo International would like to inform that the call for papers for the XIII Congreso Internacional Historia de la Arquitectura Moderna Española [XIII International Congress History of Modern Spanish Architecture], with the theme Arquitectura para la salud y el descanso (1914-1975) / Architecture for health, resting and well-being (1914-1975), happening 27-29 April 2022, extended its submissions deadline to 19th June 2021. Three topics are to be considered in this Conference: 1. Urban health architecture: hospitals, clinics, health centers. 2. Health landscape architecture: the sanatoriums. 3. Architecture for rest and care: spas, hot springs, rest colonies, recovery facilities, asylums… Docomomo Intenational’s chair Ana Tostões will be…

XIII Docomomo Mexico National Seminar

Docomomo International is pleased to share the XII Docomomo Mexico National Seminar  “Arquitectura y nuevos crecimientos urbanos del Movimiento Moderno en México”, which will take place on 10th and 11th June 2021 in an online format. The seminar is organized by Docomomo Mexico and by the Facultad de Arquitectura of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Program 10th June: _Table 1 with the theme “Arquitectura y nuevos crecimientos urbanos en la Ciudad de México”, moderated by Arturo Roman Kalisch; _Table 2 with the theme “Arquitectura y nuevos crecimientos urbanos: región Occidente de México” moderated by Fabricio Lázaro Villaverde. 11th June:…

Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928-2021)

Docomomo International wishes to convey the most sincere condolences at the passing  of the Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, last Sunday, May 23, 2021, to his family and friends.  The second Brazilian to win the Pritzker, the most important architectural award (the first was Oscar Niemeyer, in 1988), Paulo Mendes da Rocha was considered the last architectural giant in Brazil. He was also its most awarded representative. In Portugal, he was known for being responsible for the project of the Museu Nacional dos Coches together with the portuguese atelier of Ricardo Bak Gordon, in Belém, which was distinguished with…

Online debate event series “Context, Contrast, Continuity – Heritage Conservation and Urban Development”

Docomomo International is pleased to share the upcoming online discussion “From Roof War to Roof Top Facilities – How to Deal with & Benefit from the 5th Facade” that is part of an international discussion series called “Context, Contrast, Continuity”. The series were launched by the Deutsches Architekturmuseum (German architecture museum) together with the Max Liebling Haus – White City Centre in Tel Aviv, the ernst may gesellschaft, ICOMOS Germany and Docomomo Israel. This online discussion event on monument protection and urban development will happen on 10th June 2021 at 7 pm CET/8 pm IDT, which counts with the participation…