International Commitee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement
Docomomo São Paulo and the Institute of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo in São Carlos, in continuity of the activities developed in 2017, is inviting you to participate in the 6th Seminar of Docomomo São Paulo, to be held at the Campus of the University of São Paulo in São Carlos. To know more visit the Website [in portuguese]
The e-book version of the proceedings of the 15th International Docomomo Conference were published. Title: Metamorphosis. The Continuity of Change Publishers: Docomomo International Docomomo Slovenia Editors: Ana Tostões Nataša Koselj Design: Nataša Koselj Printing: Mat-Format d.o.o. Indexed by Scopus. How to cite this book (CMS): Tostões, Ana, and Koselj, Nataša, eds. Metamorphosis. The Continuity of Change. Lisboa: Docomomo International; Ljubljana: Docomomo Slovenia, 2018. Index in the PDF below Download PDF
The candidacy from Docomomo Japan to organise the 16th International Docomomo Conference, in Tokyo, was approved in the 15th Docomomo Council Meeting, last August 30, 2018, at Cankarjev Dom. The 16th International Docomomo Conference will take place in Tokyo, organized by Docomomo Japan, between the 15th and the 18th September 2020, under the theme “Resilient Inheritability: Sharing Values of Global Modernity”. Theme: Resilient Inheritability – Sharing Values of Global Modernity Today, not only in Europe, but in Japan, South America, Africa and throughout the world, the architectural cultural heritage that we call the “Modern Movement” (MoMo) has been exposed to the major force…
The headquarters of Docomomo International will remain in Lisbon, based at Técnico – University of Lisbon, 2018-2022, under the presidency of Ana Tostões. Docomomo International wishes to call attention on the future of Docomomo International Headquarters. All the Working Parties are invited to send candidacies for hosting the future headquarters of Docomomo International (2022 – 2028), before December 2019, to be approved at the 16th council meeting (2020).
Gallery Midlandia offers a selected choice of original paintings and prints from 1930-1970. The gallery shows works from the USA, Scandinavia, Europe and Australia. They deal in mid-century jewellery, objects, and select furniture plus a range of books pertaining to mid century art, design and architecture. The director, Martin Mcintosh, has been collecting mid century art and design since the early 1990s, and is thrilled to share his knowledge and enthusiasm of the era with clients. More details: website
Blackburn Shopping Centre was built through the sixties in partnership between the Blackburn Corporation and the Laing Development Company, and was designed by the Preston based architectural firm Building Design Partnership (BDP). BDP, as evinced by their two recently listed projects Preston Bus Station and the Halifax Headquarters Building, were one of the few architectural practices of the period really able to exploit the aesthetic possibilities of a project of this scale. Whatever the aesthetic nuances or otherwise of the scheme, by any measure knocking down Blackburn’s Victorian city centre and replacing it with a shopping centre was a simply…
