International symposium 1989 “Hors-champ de l’architecture officielle. Des petits mondes au Grand.”

The symposium entitled “1989, hors-champ de l’architecture officielle. Des petits mondes au Grand” is organized by the ACS, Architecture, Culture Société/UMR AUSser 3329 Laboratory and will be held on 27 and 28 November at ENSA, Paris Malaquais. The team is asking for contributions from researchers, teachers and practitioners in architecture and in social sciences. Proposed communications should be submitted by 29 June 2020. Bellow is the call for communications and its practical arrangements. For the symposium to take place in the best possible conditions, it may be postponed in the view of the current health situation. Deadline for submitting propositions: 1st…

Online conference “Gaston Eysselinck in the footsepts of Le Corbusier” with with Marc Dubois

Docomomo International is pleased to announce the online conference “Gaston Eysselinck in the footsepts of Le Corbusier” with Marc Dubois, chair of Docomomo Belgium. The conference is part of the cycle organized jointly by Docomomo Switzerland and the TSAM laboratory at EPFL, and will be held on Thursday May 14 at 6:00 p.m. It will be streamed at the link below: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/92849483535 The limited ceuvre of the Ghent architect Gaston Eysselinck belongs to the most compelling evidence of an innovative architecture in Belgium. During his studies he comes into contact with pu­blications of the European avant-garde, the Russian architecture and…

Carlos Martí Aris (1948-2020)

Docomomo International wishes to convey the most sincere condolences at the passing of the Spanish architect, Carlos Martí Aris, to his family and friends. “On the first of May, the architect, historian, critic, and editor Carlos Martí Aris passed away in Barcelona, the city where he was born in 1948. He was a leading intellectual compass within the profession in Spain, and a prominent member of the brilliant generation of Catalan theorists that also included Ignasi de Solà-Morales, Josep Quetglas, and Félix de Azúa. He earned his architecture degree in 1972, and his doctorate in 1988, from the Universidad Politécnica…

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

“Docomomo Tokyo Team is opening a discussion for the next Urbanism and Architecture under and after COVID-19 on Facebook, to build a series of online discussion by ZOOM and develop it into one of themes in the International docomomo Conference 2020+1 in Tokyo. This “+1 year” will give us a great opportunity to find hints for cities and architecture over the world of today in our study on Modernism. Modernism Is Frozen This title has double meanings. First, our cities designed by modernism are locked down which is based on industrialism, commercialism, mass traffic and mass housing. On the other…

Online Conference “L’art des structures” with Aurelio Muttoni

Docomomo International is pleased to announce the online conference “L’art des structures” [“The art of structures”] with Aurelio Muttoni, engineer and EPFL professor. The conference is part of the cycle organized jointly by Docomomo Switzerland and the TSAM laboratory at EPFL, and will be held on Thursday May 7 at 6:00 p.m. It will be streamed at the link below: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/99455392292    

Online Conference “Jardines del Pedregal de San Angel. El lugar ideal para vivir.”

Docomomo International is pleased to announce the online conference “Jardines del Pedregal de San Angel. El lugar ideal para vivir.” [“Gardens of the Pedregal de San Angel. The ideal place to live.”] given by the Professor Claudia Rueda of the Architecture Department of the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa. The conference will be happening next Thursday, May 7, 2020, at 3:00 pm with the assistance of the Zoom platform (Zoom ID: 940-8608-1397; https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/94086081397).

Online Conference “Towards a public space. Le Corbusier and the Greco-Latin Tradition in the Modern City”

Docomomo International is pleased to announce the online conference “Towards a public space. Le Corbusier and the Greco-Latin Tradition in the Modern City” given by the Professor Marta Sequeira on the PhD Program in Architecture of DARQ / FCTUC, University of Coimbra. The conference will be happening next Friday, May 8, 2020, at 11:00 am with the assistance of the Zoom platform (Zoom ID: 964-5787-6197; https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/96457876197).

International Ideas Competition for Adaptive Reuse and Regeneration of Rey Cement Factory

The “International Ideas Competition for Adaptive Reuse and Regeneration of Rey Cement Factory” is held to receive the best and most creative design and plan ideas for the adaptive reuse and regeneration of Rey Cement Factory along with its feasibility study (FS) and economic plan. Within the framework of this competition, participants recognized, observed and maintained the values ​​of Rey Cement Factory as one of the examples of Iran’s industrial heritage, design and planning ideas for regeneration of Rey Cement Factory as well as the required costs, Feasibility Study Report and how to attract investment for their idea. They have…

Keepers of Traditions and Laboratories of the Future: World Heritage Cities Inspire Momentum

“This publication not only presents current insights on urban heritage management, but it brings these views together in an integrated manner” observes Robert Quarles, Secretary General of OWHC. “This report is a very welcome and timely inventory which helps to identify the interconnectedness of current urban development challenges in World Heritage cities, such as over-tourism, non-compliance in construction, unsustainable use of resources, population pressure, infrastructure and traffic pressure, pollution and a shortage of (affordable) housing”. The study highlights the importance of the involvement of citizens and community groups in urban planning cooperation, intercity cooperation and the development and financing of…

Nic Tummers (1928-2020)

Docomomo International wishes to convey the most sincere condolences at the passing of our friend, Nic Tummers, to his family and friends. “Nic Tummers (Heerlen, the Netherlands) sculptor, architectural critic and politician, has been of great importance for the establishment of Docomomo in the early days of our existence. Both as a Senator for the Labor Party in the Dutch Parliament (1974-1995) and as the chairman of the Culture and Education Committee in the Council of Europe (1979-1994) he was very active in promoting our young organization. He was a devoted Modernist, an innovative idealist and successful organizer of groundbreaking…