Alfred Preis – Architect, Planner and Advocate. A Bi-cultural Legacy of Austria and Hawaiʻi

To celebrate the prolific and varied work and life of the Austrian-Hawaiian modern Architect Alfred Preis on the occasion of his 110th birth year we invite to visit a specially curated online exhibition and participate in the accompanying panel discussion online via zoom, happening next Friday, 23rd April at 12pm (HST) entitled “Alfred Preis – Architect, Planner and Advocate. A Bi-cultural Legacy of Austria and Hawaiʻi” The event is curated by Axel Schmitzberger & Laura McGuire with the support of the Austrian Consulate General in Los Angeles and hosted by the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture, Register here…

CoA Inaugural Chicago Lecture – A Conversation with the Artistic Director of the Chicago Architecture Biennial

On Wednesday, April 21, the College of Architecture will present its inaugural Chicago Lecture, which features prominent members of the Chicago community, being the is the finale of the outstanding Crown Hall Spring Lecture Series. Joining them this semester will be David Brown, the artistic director for the fourth edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Brown is a designer, researcher, and educator from the University of Illinois at Chicago, whose work investigates non-hierarchical, flexible, and variable approaches to urban design. His work has been exhibited in the Venice Architecture Biennale (2012), the Chicago Cultural Center’s Expo 72 (2013), and the…

16th International Docomomo Conference Tokyo Japan 2020+1

On March 20, 2021, the official Japanese Olympic/Paralympic Committee made a decision to bar spectators from abroad. This means some kind of barring of overseas travelers will be expected to extend this Summer and Fall. Therefore, the 16th International Docomomo Conference 2020+1 Tokyo organizing committee decided to hold the conference completely virtually, instead of a hybrid of real and online announced earlier. So, Docomomo Japan together with Docomomo International are excited to invite you all to the 16th, but the very first, Docomomo International VIRTUAL Conference from August 29, to September 2, 2021. Now further details are available at the conference website…

Online Docomomo School Tokyo Japan 2020+1

In the context of the 16th International Docomomo Conference Tokyo Japan 2020+1, Docomomo International invites bachelor and master students to participate on the Online Docomomo School 2020+1 Tokyo, happening from 26th July to 4th August 2021.Summary In 2021, the DOCOMOMO Online School will be focusing on in-depth research on urban modern heritage and its relation to Japanese culture. People have lived and will continue to live in modern neighbourhoods and sites that represent 20th century urban heritage. Daikan-yama Hillside Terrace in Tokyo, is such an example of a modern architecture and urban masterpiece, designed between 1969 and 1992 by Pritzker…

LAST DAYS: Call for Papers – International Conference on Architectural Criticism: on the Duty and Power of Architectural Criticism

The Call for contributions for the International Conference on Architectural Criticism: on the Duty and Power of Architectural Criticism, by CICA is open until 30th April 2021. “Should architectural criticism be enlightening? Should it help in the creation of a better built environment? Is there a factual basis to it? Does it have a duty to present evidence in the evaluation of a building? Or should it take on what architects say about their designs? In the context of a flat internet, should architectural criticism be able to define best practices? Does it wield the power over who is in and…

Conference “Dos Museos Romanos” [“Two Roman Museums”]

Docomomo International is pleased to share the Conference Dos Museos Romanos [Two Roman Museums] by Rafael Moneo, in the context of the Conferences Cycle História nas Práticas do Presente [History in the Practices of the Present]. These series of sessions have been organized by Marta Sequeira and Eliana Sousa Santos from the ISCTE Department of Architecture and Urbanism, and are open to the entire academic community, but also to the general public. In these sessions, it is aimed to reveal to a young audience the importance of historical research for an informed debate about contemporary times. These sessions were attended by…

Flávio Villaça (1929-2021)

Docomomo International was informed by Docomomo São Paulo Nucleus that the architect, urban planner and professor Flávio Villaça died at the age of 91, on the 29th March, 2021. Docomomo International wishes to convey the most sincere condolences at the passing of this great architect to his family and friends. Flávio Villaça was a fundamental reference to the analysis of the production of urban spaces, he leaves an immeasurable legacy, in his performance as a professor at FAU USP, at the Municipal Planning Secretariat of São Paulo and as a consultant in urban planning in several public agencies. Flávio Villaça…

Modernism Is Frozen – Urbanism and Architecture under/after Covid-19

LEARNING FROM MODERN MOVEMENT INTERIORS IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC Specialist Committee on Interior Design of Docomomo International On 27th March 2021 happened the fourth public panel discussion “LEARNING FROM MODERN MOVEMENT INTERIORS IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC” of the series Urbanism and Architecture Under/After COVID-19, subtitled “Is Modernism Frozen?”. Previously occurred the discussions “HOW DO YOU MAP MODERNISM UNDER/AFTER COVID-19”, “TRAFFIC SEEKS ANOTHER WAY” and “HOUSING FOR ISOLATING”. Panelists: Deniz Hasirci (Izmir University of Economics, Docomomo-interior-Turkey) – “Interior Hygiene: Body and Space in the Modernist Turkish Context” Milena Kordic (University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture, Serbia) – “Body and distance: learning…

International Conference: Dialogue on Large Housing Estates – Experiences and Perspectives

Docomomo International is pleased to share the invitation for the International Conference “Dialogue on Large Housing Estates – Experiences and Perspectives”, taking place online via Zoom on 23rd and 24th April 2021. The Conference “Dialogue on Large Housing Estates: Experiences and Perspectives” is part of a Russian-Ukrainian-German research project. It will discuss the topic of living in large housing estates from an interdisciplinary perspective. A total of nine experts will speak during the event. Additional three young scientists will present their research, and during a poster-session project participants will give insights into their current research. The keynote by Dr. Sasha…

Tv Show Visita Guiada [Guided Tour] – participation of Ana Tostões, Chair of Docomomo International

Docomomo International is pleased to share the Tv Show Visita Guiada [Guided Tour], with the consultancy and participation of Ana Tostões, Chair of Docomomo International, and with the professor and researcher Walter Rossa. The episode airs today around at 10.45 pm (GMT) on RTP2 channel, portuguese television broadcast. Visita Guiada is a television and radio show about pieces of the history of Portuguese art and culture. In each episode, the program chooses a protagonist work (object, artwork, building) thanks to its exceptionality. Today’s episode is dedicated to the plan of reconstruction for the Baixa Pompalina, Lisbon. In 1755 Lisbon was…