Articles: Growing up Modern

Modernism has been described in numerous technical, architectural, and scholarly ways. It has not commonly been expressed from the inside out, as in, how it was to actually live with the main characters of that era. To understand the architects, designers, and artists of the midcentury, the following essays may elucidate the deeper as well as more mundane parts and pieces of the players. In learning about how their children experienced them, we can glean more of what was behind the sleek designs and innovative ideas. We all believe, or at least believed at the time, that our childhood was…

Isabel León Candelario (1949 – 2018): A Remembrance

Cuban architect Isabel León passed away on August 4th, 2018, having left a deep trace among her many colleagues and friends. Architect León graduated in 1975 from the School of Architecture of the Havana Higher Polytechnic Institute. For several years she worked at the National Planning Institute’s central office. During that period she served for two years as advisor in Ethiopia’s physical planning organization. In Havana she developed many projects in collaboration with other colleagues. Afterwards, she became a staff member of the Non-Governmental Organization Habitat-Cuba, a position from which she promoted diverse housing developments all along the country. Between…

‘Spanish Architectures. Chronicle from Europe’

We invite you on September 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the opening of the exhibition “Spanish Architectures. Chronicle from Europe” in the Exhibition Hall La Arquería Nuevos Ministerios in Madrid. The exhibition will present all the works built by Spanish architecture studios and also from the rest of Europe in Spanish territory and which have been nominated for the  European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. All these works have been highlighted by independent experts and have been analyzed and debated by international juries who have contributed to the recognition and dissemination of contemporary Spanish architecture. The exhibition will…

Entries open for the AR Library awards

The Architectural Review is looking for the most exciting and innovative buildings for books. The library has been a repository of knowledge for hundreds of years, from the libraries of the Roman empire piled high with scrolls, the weighty tomes chained to the desks in Medieval monasteries through to the lofty heights of Rococo palatial libraries and more recently to Modernist greats designed by architects such as Louis Kahn, Alvar Aalto and Colin St John Wilson. In this year’s edition of the AR awards, we are seeking out the best buildings for books from around the world. Regardless of budget, site or…

RMB Project is now on Facebook

Good news! RMB Project is now on Facebook! RMB, Re-use of modernist buildings, is a ERASMUS + program project with the goal of define an educational framework of common definitions, approaches, and methodologies, on a European level, concerning the reuse of Modern Movement buildings. The project joins together the following partners: Docomomo International, Universiteit Antwerpen (Belgium), Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal), Universidade de Lisboa – Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal), Istanbul Teknik Universitesi (Turkey), Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe (Deutschland – coordinator) and The Energy and Resources Institute (India). Please, follow the RMB Project on Facebook! Thank you!

Docomomo Books: Moscow Heritage at Crisis Point / updated edition

“New International Report Outlines Threats to Moscow’s Heritage plus Information about Threats to St. Petersburg. Buildings under threat include internationally famous landmarks: The Bolshoi Theatre, Mayakovskaya Metro Station, Monuments of the Avant-Garde, plus buildings that are an inseparable part of Moscow’s identity like Children’s World Department Store and the Central House of Artists. Report possible due to the support of the late Scholar of Russian architecture and Co-Founder of Do.Co.Mo.Mo. Catherine Cooke. The report is a follow up to the 2007 report, which brought the crisis that Moscow’s heritage is undergoing into the centre of national and international attention. Despite…

Conference: 14th International Conference of the Brazilian Studies Association

“The 14th International Conference of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) took place between July 25 and July 28, 2018 at PUC-Rio (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference program included academic panels, invited speakers, plenary sessions, and cultural activities.” The Chair of Docomomo International, Prof. Ana Tostões, participated with the lecture “A reverberação da arquitetura moderna brasileira na África, a modernidade como processo transcontinental e a presença Brasil na modernidade africana: transferências ibero-americanas”. More details: website

14th International Conference of the Brazilian Studies Association

“The 14th International Conference of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) will take place between July 25 and July 28, 2018 at PUC-Rio (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference program will include academic panels, invited speakers, plenary sessions, and cultural activities.” The Chair of Docomomo International, Prof. Ana Tostões, will participate with the lecture “A reverberação da arquitetura moderna brasileira na África, a modernidade como processo transcontinental e a presença Brasil na modernidade africana: transferências ibero-americanas”. More details: website

13th International Docomomo Conference 2014

Seoul, South Korea, 19-29 September 2014 THEME Expansion and Conflict VENUE: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul ORGANIZED by: Docomomo International + Docomomo Korea LANGUAGE: English and Korean (Simultaneous interpretation will be provided) SCHEDULE . 19-24 September – WORKSHOP – program . 25-27 September – CONFERENCE –  final program . 28-29 September – POST-CONFERENCE TOUR – program LOGISTICS . Online Registration available here. . Accommodation/Airline details available here. . Registration Fees Early registration by 30th June 2014: . 200 EUR (docomomo members) . 300 EUR (non members) . 100 EUR (students) Pre-registration by 1st July~10th September 2014: . 400 EUR (docomomo members) . 500 EUR (non members) . 200 EUR (students) On Site Registration . 500 EUR (docomomo members) . 600 EUR (non members) ….