Call for Papers – Esempi di Architecttura, EdA, Vol. 9, 2022

Docomomo International is pleased to announce that the International Call for papers of Esempi di Architecttura, EdA,  for the upcoming Vol. 9, n. 1/2, 2022 is open until 30th April 2021. The theme is “Historic Cities and Cultural-Religious Heritage: Preservation & Regeneration”. “Within the system of complex interactions among cultures, developments and environments and their resultant attributes, together we seek to search ways, paths and means that are implied for framing sustainability in all human activities aiming towards march to growth, development and expansion and ultimately making the happy worlds through the ongoing channel of ‘Succession– Sustenance–Sustainability’. Historical cities imbuing cultural-religious heritages…

Docomomo Belgium Online Lecture IV

Docomomo Belgium invites to the Online Lecture IV, via ZOOM, on Wednesday 10th March 2021 at 8 pm. The conference will be held by Guido Stegen with the title “Conservatieve chirurgie en circulariteit, guidelines voor de restauratie van La Nouvelle Maison” [Conservative surgery and circularity, guidelines for the restoration of La Nouvelle Maison]. Guido Stegen is an architect and founder of the architectural firm ARSIS and Space Syntax Brussels, active in the fields of architecture, urban planning, restoration and research. Since 2018, he no longer holds official functions (teacher, CRMS), but remains active as a guest professor in post-graduate courses…

Register at 16th International Docomomo Conference Tokyo Japan 2020+1!

Docomomo International and  Japan conference board informs that the registration for the 16th International Docomomo Conference Tokyo Japan 2020+1, 29th August – 2nd September 2021, is open at http://docomomo2020.com/registration/! IMPORTANT NOTICE:  The 2020+1 conference will be held with hybrid format, through a mixed system between online and PRESENTIAL lectures.Authors can present their papers with pre-recorded video presentations. At the real-time conference, the video recording will be broadcasted at the scheduled place and time. The authors for presenting physically in Tokyo are welcome. The digital proceedings will be published in 2021 before the conference including both online and alive presentations. Registration is…

Docomomo Switzerland / TSAM: Online Conference Series 2021

Docomomo Switzerland and the TSAM Laboratory of EPFL are inviting for the Docomomo Switzerland / TSAM Online Conference Series 2021, under the theme “Projet, Histoire, Construction: regards croisés sur le patrimoine récent” [Project, History, Construction: Views on recent heritage], happening online via Zoom from March to June 2021 at 6 pm (GMT+1). “For their fifth lecture series, Docomomo Switzerland and the TSAM Laboratory of the EPFL intend to present the multiple facets of modern and contemporary production, by combining different perspectives on the history of 20th-century architecture and its restoration. In this way, Serge Binotto, who formerly worked with Jean Prouvé,…

10th mASEANa International Conference

Docomomo International is pleased to announce that next weekend, 27-28 February 2021, will happen the 10th mASEANa International Conference, online via Zoom Webinar. Started in 2015, the mASEANa (modern ASEAN architecture) Project is designed to operate for six years until 2020. Within the defined period local and foreign architects, researches, politicians and citizens are called to think together and take action on modern architecture in Southeast Asia. “For 2021, as the duration of the project has coincided with the pandemic, the situation has served as a catalyst for rethinking our spatial relationships. Beyond the aesthetics and politics of modernity, the medicalization of…

The Paul Revere Williams Archive: Building a Legacy

Wednesday, 24th February 2021 is going to happen online a panel discussion with USC School of Architecture and the Getty Research Institute on the legacy of USC alumnus Paul Revere Williams (PRW): “The Paul Revere Williams Archive: Building a Legacy”. The PRW Archive is a joint acquisition of the USC School of Architecture and the Getty Research Institute. Welcome by James Cuno, President and CEO J. Paul Getty Trust PANELISTS: Milton S. F. Curry, Dean, USC Architecture Trudi Sandmeier, Master of Heritage Conservation Program Director, USC Architecture Kenneth Breisch, Associate Professor, USC Architecture James Cuno, President and CEO, J. Paul Getty Trust Mary…

Serralves On Line Experience

On the occasion of the event “Serralves On Line Experience”, the Serralves Foundation is inviting you to the conferences happening this week 22nd-26th February: Monday, 22nd February – “Celebrating the World Wetlands Day: 50 years of the Ramsar Convention”, within the cycle “Talks on Sciences”, with José Teixeira, Sandra Sarmento and moderation of Sandra Ramos. Tuesday, 23rd February – “The cinema during Estado Novo”, with  Maria do Carmo Piçarra and António Preto. Wednesday, 24th February – “Lockdowns – ways of use”, with João Teixeira Lopes and Luís Fernandes. Thursday, 25th February – “Soil and Biodiversity”, with José Paulo Sousa and…

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

Docomomo International is pleased to announce 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, is open. “There is no doubt that the first steps in the technical and spatial definition of the modern movement were taken in the field of industry; and that the great development of modern aesthetics took place when the achievements made by industry were applied to the…

HERSUS Webinar

Docomomo International’s chair, Ana Tostões, participated this morning (19th February 2021) on the first HERSUS Webinar via ZOOM, with the presentation: “The education for a sustainable future: the role of Modern Heritage reuse” “Hosted by the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture, the project entitled Enhancing of Heritage Awareness and Sustainability of Built Environment in Architectural and Urban Design Higher Education (HERSUS) strives to enhance and test innovative teaching practices in the field of sustainability of the built heritage, hence, to enrich the competence and motivation of educators and researchers in the field of architecture and urban design to include curricula…

HERSUS Webinar

Within the Erasmus + Strategic Partnerships for higher education project HERSUS, will happen on 18th – 19th February the first HERSUS Webinar. This event will be hosted by the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture, supported by all participating Higher education institutions, and will be organized online via the Zoom platform open to all interested parties. The project entitled Enhancing of Heritage Awareness and Sustainability of Built Environment in Architectural and Urban Design Higher Education (HERSUS) strives to enhance and test innovative teaching practices in the field of sustainability of the built heritage, hence, to enrich the competence and motivation…