16th International Docomomo Conference

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…

2018-2022: The Headquarters of Docomomo International in Lisbon

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).

Mid-Century Modern furniture, painting and prints in Melbourne

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

Lancashire Goes Pop. Modernism & Politics in Central Blackburn in the 1960s

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…

Lecture Series for Public on “Mapping Modern Movement Architecture of Hong Kong”

Docomomo Hong Kong is presenting a series of public lectures on modern architecture ‘s history in Hong Kong at the city’s Heritage Discovery Centre. The lectures will be held on Nov. 22, Dec. 6, and Dec. 20, 2014. Each lecture session is organized around a particular theme: “Mobility and Efficiency,” “Comfort in Living,” and “Rationality and Technology,” respectively. The first two sessions will be held in Cantonese, and the third session will be in English. The Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre is located in Kowloon Park on Haiphong Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. More Download PDF

Save the Date: 15th International Docomomo Conference

Hosted by Docomomo Slovenia, the 15th International Docomomo Conference will take place in Ljubljana, at the Cankarjev Dom, from 28th to 31st August 2018, under the theme: Metamorphosis. The Continuity of Change. Schedule 2 June – 1 September: 2017 Call for papers. 3 November 2017: Call for papers’ selection notification. 31 January 2018: Full paper submission deadline (1st version). 28 February 2018: Deadline for session chairs return papers with comments to authors, with their  revision. 30 March 2018: Full paper submission deadline (final version). 23–27 August 2018: Docomomo student workshop 28–31 August 2018: 15th International Docomomo Conference Theme For the 15th International Conference in Ljubljana, DOCOMOMO…