Architects Foundation Launches Black Women in Architecture Scholarship

African American women are hugely underrepresented in architecture–just 0.3 percent, fewer than 500 black women, are licensed architects in the US. Architects Foundation are fundraising to create a scholarship specifically for black women in architecture in honor of Desiree V. Cooper, AIA, a DC-area architect who tragically passed in 2015. Mobilizing the architecture industry to provide opportunities for women, specifically for Black and minority women, has been an ongoing effort in recent years. Not only that, but the discussions over the state of racial and social injustice in field, the continued mistreatment of Black communities taking place in the larger…

16th International Docomomo Conference 2020+1

Second Round Call for Papers Docomomo International invites researchers and practitioners involved in the process of preservation, conservation, renovation or transformation of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the Modern Movement, to investigate on the theme:Inheritable Resilience: Sharing Values of Global Modernities. REAPPLY (Second Round Call for Papers)Due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19, some authors pulled out their papers for the DOCOMOMO 2020+1 conference. The conference secretariat is now accepting reapplication of a few papers for the session 1-12. In addition, we are accepting new application for the new theme called “13. Architecture and Urbanism Under / After COVID-19”Note If your paper…

RA. Revista de Arquitectura (Journal)

Ra. Revista de Arquitectura, is an annual journal published by the University of Navarra School of Architecture. It is regarded as a forum for the expression of research results and academic debate concerning the key areas of interest in architecture and cities by regarding them as cultural realities of undeniable importance and impact and as objects for careful consideration, study and research. It is intended to serve as a channel, especially for the intellectual output of the departments of Theory and History, Urban Design and Architectural Projects, although it has been open to articles and contributions from other professional and…

MATIÈRES 16

“The sixteenth issue of the journal subjects is devoted, in a broad way, to the current condition of the theory of architecture and its role in the architectural debate. To do this, we suggest that we discuss together based on three questions: What is the current state of architecture? Is architectural theory in crisis? What is the role of architectural journals in the current architectural debate?” “Lina Bo Bardi, faire de la ville la citadelle de la liberté” is an article written by the Docomomo International’s chair, Professor Ana Tostões, for the Matières 16. Publisher: PPUR Author(s): Bruno Marchand Collection:…

Histoire et Sauvegarde de L’Architecture Industrialisée et Préfabriquée au XXe Siècle

Architecture in the twentieth century, more than any other period in history, embodies the very idea of innovation in building. Its innovation embraces both the continued refinement of proven techniques as well as the introduction of new technologies – as often as not dependent on the logic of industrialised production which in itself would come to revolutionise the entire construction sector. How do we recapture the diversity and complexity of the century’s construction systems? How do we retain the evidence of its architectural and technical history? This study, while not claiming to be exhaustive in its treatment, explores the specifics…

ROUNDTRIP: From the Seine to the Rio de La Plata and viceversa

Eight weekly sessions, presented by international academics reflecting on some of the protagonists of the European and Latin American Modern Movement who trained or carried out part of their professional careers between the two continents. This project stems from some reflections on the Swiss master’s 1929 journey and on his relationship with Latin America, with which he established a bond through meetings, conferences and collaborations that lasted about three decades. The journey had a twofold outcome: on the one hand, it introduced new demands in the concept of architecture proposed by the first generation of the European Modern Movement, such…

mASEANa Project 2019: “Progressive Once More”, Rejuvenating Mid-Century Modern Architecture in Southeast Asia

Docomomo International is pleased to announce the publication of the Report of mASEANa Project 2019: 8th & 9th International Conferences, mASEANa Project 2019: “Progressive Once More”, Rejuvenating Mid-Century Modern Architecture in Southeast Asia, edited by: mASEANa Project, by Docomomo Japan, 2020. “This is the most recent report from the mASEANa Project. The publication summarizes the mASEANa Project 2019: 8th & 9th International Conferences which were held between 31st October and 2nd November 2019 in Singapore and on 15th February 2020 in Tokyo, Japan, respectively. The eighth conference, in Singapore, took place in the Urban Redevelopment Authority Centre with three panels…

85th Anniversary – Institute of Aesthetic Research

Docomomo International would like to congratulate the Institute of Aesthetic Research [Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas] for the 85th anniversary. The Institute of Aesthetic Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, since its foundation, research has been carried out in its installations into the different forms of artistic expression in Mexico; the diversity of studies undertaken by the body of researchers in the fields of criticism, theory and history of art across a horizon that reaches other latitudes. It has thus become a space in which the plastic arts converge with dance, literature, photography, cinema and music. Every year, through…

Sáenz de Oíza – Artes y Oficios

This catalogue documents the dialogues established in the rooms of the ICO Museum with one of the largest published compilations of plans and drawings by Sáenz de Oíza, with interesting introductory texts by the curators of the exhibition, the architects Javier, Vicente and Marisa Sáenz Guerra. Editor: Fundación ICO Language: Spanish Pages: 256 Price: 30 euro Date: 2020 ISBN: 978-84-948744-1-3 To order this book, please visit Museo ICO website.

Call for Abstracts: Curriculum for Climate Agency design (In)Action

Not all 1.5°C global heating scenarios are created equal. From the current ecogenocide of the global south to the 2020 Gini Index of global inequality, the climate crisis is an urgent one of development, equity and justice. The construction industry is responsible for 40% of global carbon emissions and architecture and other design professions have willingly, or unwillingly, sided with an uneven development that has consequences expanding from food insecurity and nutrient deficiency to imposed displacement due to collapsing ecosystems. Countries and communities that are least responsible are feeling the impact of the decisions made on the opposite side of…