Docomomo International remember you to renew your membership for the year 2018, before 15th December 2017, in order to assure that you receive the 2018 Docomomo Member Card in time to benefit from the membership advantages the whole year! Contact your national or regional chapter. If you want become a new member and a Chapter exists in your country (list below), you should proceed to formalize your membership by writing an e-mail to them. Otherwise, you can become an International Member, directly at http://www.docomomo.com/membership. Individual Benefits (60€/year) Docomomo International members will receive the 2 annual issues of Docomomo Journal, published in collaboration with experts in the…

On 11th December 2017, Prof. Ana Tostões and Prof. Rita Marnoto will present the number 12 of the Revista Estudos Italianos em Portugal [Italian Studies Magazine in Portugal] dedicated to arquitecture in the Instituto Italiano de Cultura, Lisboa, Portugal. More details: website [portuguese]

Docomomo International is proud to have collaborated on the following book: “The twentieth century was a remarkable period in architectural history. Rivaling the transformative achievements of ancient Greece, the Gothic period or the Renaissance, the twentieth century galvanized radical developments in building technology, architectural theory, and space that paralleled global revolutions in politics, economics, and social values. Knowledge of the twentieth century´s accomplishments is fundamentally critical for all students of architecture. More than 50 internationally renowned architects were asked to list the top 100 twentieth century buildings they would teach to architecture students. The contributors were encouraged to select built…

In the framework of the commemorations of the centenary of Finland, the Embassy of Finland in Lisbon and Docomomo International, with the support of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, held a special conference-dialogue between Álvaro Siza and Juhani Pallasmaa, with the moderation of Ana Tostões. The session was focused on the architectural exchanges established between North and South, in the second half of 20th century, with a focus on the finish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) legacy. The conference “Siza & Pallasmaa. Dialogues North-South” took place in the Auditório 2 of the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 29th November. Watch the full conference at Docomomo International…

In the framework of the conference “Siza & Pallasmaa. Dialogues North-South” that took place in Auditorio 2 of Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, last 29th November 2017, Juhani Pallasmaa was interviewed by the Portuguese newspaper Diário de Noticias. Interview: link

Since the beginning of the 21st Century climate change and globalization have influenced the world and all societies tremendously and have also affected the way we are building. ‘Resilience’ describes the function and ability of buildings and their facades to recover from or adjust easily to change; this can either be in a direct way to specific stresses forced by water, wind, fire, explosion, earthquake or thermal vulnerability but also in an indirect way seen as a general ability of adaptivity to different changes. ‘Resilience’ addresses the impacts of climate change and globalization and of safety and security requirements on…

“‘Museums, monuments, even large areas of cities have become protected from change because they have been aestheticised as belonging to a given cultural heritage.’ When philosopher Boris Groys expressed frustration at the slow pace of urban and social change because heritage is more valued than innovation and progress, he was one of many to take sides in the longstanding battles over the desire to preserve versus the need to modernise cities. So how best should cities cater for economic and population growth? And to what extent should we protect existing buildings, spaces and places, which many view as essential to ‘authentic’…