Course: FIVE PROJECTS ON THE “MODERN”

The course aims to discuss about some significant experiences of twentieth century heritage restoration, in a framework that places modern architecture in urban regeneration scenarios. Each meeting, introduced by scholars and experts in the field and referring to general issues of a critical, regulatory and technological nature, will be illustrated by specific restoration projects, regarding to the intervention criteria, the various critical issues, problems faced and solutions adopted in the phase of planning and execution.   Organized by Docomomo Italia In collaboration with Ordine degli Architetti Pianificatori Paesaggisti Conservatori di Napoli e provincia   Venue: Headquarters of Ordine Architetti PCC…

Call for Abstracts: LDE-HERITAGE International Conference on Heritage and the Sustainable Development Goals

The LDE-HERITAGE International Conference on Heritage and the Sustainable Development Goals will happen between 26th and 28th November 2019 at TUDELFT, Delft, Netherlands. The Centre for Global Heritage and Development (LDEHeritage) is a collaboration of Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam. LDE-Heritage fosters an interdisciplinary approach, between sciences such as archaeology, architecture, the social sciences, the humanities, law, technology and design and urban and regional studies. LDE-Heritage goes beyond the traditional study of heritage, by focusing on how heritage relates to cultural, social, economic and environmental developments and decisions. This conference aims to discuss and debate about heritage…

Event: Exhibition “El carácter de la Tradición en la Arquitectura de Barney, Távora, Coderch”

The works of the architects Benjamín Barney (Colombia, 1941), Fernando Távora (Portugal, 1923-2005) and José Antonio Coderch (Spain, 1913-1984) are the basis of this xeposition curated by Andrés Erazo Barco (U. de San Buenaventura, Cali, Colombia), Antonio Armesto (UPC, Spain) and Manuel Augusto Mendes Soares (U. Porto, Portugal), which intends to reflect on the ethos, the proper nature of Architecture. In the context of the Exposition, Tavora’s work evokes the idea of ​​permanent modernity, which he expounded so well in the Lição das Constantes, as the essential condition, meaning and value of Architecture. There he explores his interest in Portuguese…

Call for abstracts: International Conference CHANCES – Practices, spaces and buildings in cities’ transformation.

CHANCES is an international conference that aims to explore, from a multidisciplinary perspective, the fragile but continuous urban transformation through the effective contribution of culture, nature and technology. The aim of this conference is to provide a deeper understanding of urban transformations’ research and practices, focusing on the use, re-use, design, renovation and innovative governance and management of public spaces, urban commons and buildings. Contributions can build on reflections and studies concerning current or historical approaches that are changing or drastically changed the cities we lived in. Track 1 / DESIGN AND PRACTICES Contributions about actions, projects and design practices…

Event: 6th FIPA – Fórum Internacional do Património Arquitetónico [International Forum of Architectural Heritage]

The 6th FIPA – Fórum Internacional do Património Arquitetónico [International Forum of Architectural Heritage] will have as its main theme “The Preservation of Multiculturalism in Cultural Heritage” and will be held in the Monastery of Batalha from May 22nd to 24th, 2019, with the joint organization of the University of Aveiro (Coordination), the  Direção Geral do Património Cultural (DGPC), the Municipality of Batalha, and the Monastery of Batalha, also counting on the support in the organization of the partners Rota do Românico and Instituto Politécnico de Leiria from Portugal and from Brazil: Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (IPHAN),…

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

With the consultancy and participation of Professor Ana Tostões, Chair of Docomomo International, Paula Moura Pinheio’s TV show, Visita Guiada, produced by RTP2, is dedicated to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The episode airs today around 23h. 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. Each one of the episodes counts on the explanations of a specialist, the one dedicated to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation was produced with the consultancy and the participation of Professor…

Conference: The diaspora of modern architecture. Between Africa and Brazil, Le Corbusier as a landmark – Ana Tostões.

Professor Ana Tostões, President of Docomomo International, will present the lecture “The diaspora of modern architecture. Between Africa and Brazil, Le Corbusier as a landmark” at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Strasbourg. This conference explores the extensions of modern architecture in Africa, focusing on the architectural production of Angola and Mozambique during the last decades of the Portuguese colonial regime (1945-1975). It analyzes the meaning of a modernity shared between continents that bears on the influence of Le Corbusier, architecture and modern art. Modern architectural production in Africa has been rediscovered and analyzed in recent decades. The research touched…

HEC Campus, Evolution of a Model

HEC Paris is a leading European school of advanced business studies with a global community of students from Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. In 2012, HEC Paris’s campus near Versailles was redesigned by renowned architects Martin Duplantier and David Chipperfield to reflect the school’s global character and its focus on open communication and exchange. This new book documents the HEC Campus’s transformation in close detail and richly illustrated, including a newly commissioned photo essay by award-winning French photographer Cyrille Weiner. It takes readers through the planning and construction of its modern buildings, designed by René Coulons, throughout the…

Concrete – Case Studies in Conservation Practice

This timely volume brings together fourteen case studies that address the challenges of conserving the twentieth century’s most ubiquitous building material—concrete. Following a meeting of international heritage conservation professionals in 2013, the need for recent, thorough, and well-vetted case studies on conserving twentieth century heritage became clear. This book answers that need and kicks off a new series, Conserving Modern Heritage, aimed at sharing best practices. The projects selected represent a range of building typologies, uses, and sizes, from the high-rise housing blocks of Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation and public buildings such as London’s National Theatre to small monuments like the…

International Conference: CuCa_Re Project

The international Conference CuCa_Re Project is part of the “Cure and Care_the rehabilitation” Research Project. This project is coordinated by IST-ID (Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento) and the Principal Investigator is Ana Tostões, President of Docomomo International. This project aims to study healthcare buildings built in Portugal in the 20th century and their role in the welfare society policy, approaching future challenges driven by the developments in technology and medicine, and the need to assure a sustainable built environment. These buildings are susceptible to be transformed, deactivated or even demolish in a near future. On…