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) ….

Launch of the Collection: Lisboa, Cidade Triste e Alegre [Lisbon, Sad and Joyful City]

“Commissioned by Rita Palla Aragão, this exhibition brings an in-depth look at the most important photography book of the 20th century in Portugal. The work, by the duo of architects Victor Palla (1922-2006) and Costa Martins (1922-1996), was published in 1959 and resulted from a three-year work in which both walked the streets of Lisbon, portraying it and to its inhabitants, thus revealing a hidden city, simultaneously sad and joyful. Of the six thousand photographs taken, the authors chose about two hundred to integrate the book, to which they added a long and singular index (which explains much of the creative…

Technology

Preservation Technology Dossier 13: Perceived Technologies in the Modern Movement 1918-1975 The ISC/Technology published the Preservation Technology Dossier 13, titled “Perceived Technologies in the Modern Movement 1918-1975”. It corresponds to the Proceedings of the 13th International DOCOMOMO Technology Seminar that took place in Karlsruhe, 25-26 January 2013. Congratulations! You can acquire this publication here. Download PDF

Sustainability

Hubert-Jan Henket, honorary President of DOCOMOMO International, and Ana Tostões, Chair of DOCOMOMO International, believe that a DOCOMOMO International Specialist Committee on Sustainability must be created, in order to address the DOCOMOMO future challenges, formulating new ideas for the future of the built environment based on past experiences of the Modern Movement. DOCOMOMO International challenges everybody interested in participating on it, to send to docomomo@tecnico.ulisboa your ideas and suggestions! Please watch the motivating message by Hubert-Jan Henket.

International Seminar: re-Habitar el Carmen | A Project on Contemporary Heritage

Docomomo international participated in International Seminar “_re-HABITAR EL CARMEN. A project on contemporary heritage.”, at The Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage (IAPH), on the 28th and 29th May, having Docomomo International Chair, Professor Ana Tostões, as member of the seminar round table. This seminar was part of the Knowledge Application Research Project “_re-HABITAR. Contemporary heritage and technology. [Technological update project of contemporary heritage: social housing of the Modern Movement]” encouraged by the Ministry of Economy and Knowledge of the Junta de Andalucía, in collaboration with DOCOMOMO Ibérico, several teams of the University of Seville, and a group of researchers specialists in the field. The object of study…

Students Competion: Descovering Manuel Vicente

Challenge: This competition aims to focus on single built works designed by Manuel Vicente. The students are invited to get acquaintance with the present work and then to produce a critique, a new vision as a personal or team journey throughout one architectonic work. This competition is about building up a new interpretation and creating synergies between architecture and new spectators. Students are ought to respond by means of an audiovisual output. Who can participate: All students from all fields of study can and should participate. Participants can enter individually or collectively. Important dates: 01 April-30 June: Free registration 01 July: Submission…