Review the presentations – 16th International Docomomo Conference, Tokyo Japan 2020+1

Docomomo International together with Docomomo Japan is happy to share that until 31 December 2021 the  international conference platform on Oxford Abstract for the 16th International Docomomo Conference Tokyo Japan 2020+1 will be accessible. Take the opportunity to: review the sessions and main events, watch the recorded videos of each paper presentation download individual papers, take a look at the Ebook version of the proceedings (not final version) go trough the poster presentations take advantage of the goodie bag contents LINK: https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/public/2170/program Review some moments of the conference on Docomomo International’s Facebook 16th International Conference 2020+1 Photo Album Final versions of…

Seminar: A Framework for Rejuvenating Large Modernist Structures/Sites

Docomomo International is trilled to share that the Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities (CSAC) of the School of Design and Environment, NUS, and the Docomomo Singapore are co-organizing a half-day research seminar on “A Framework for Rejuvenating Large Modernist Structures/Sites”, on 16th November 2021. “In the seminar, the research team will share the insights from the research project titled Developing a Decision-Support Tool for the conservation of significant post-independence buildings in Singapore (under Heritage Research Grant by National Heritage Board). Following, four overseas speakers will also share an exemplary case study from their context: REXKL in Kuala Lumpur (Mr Shin…

Open call for submissions: BARQ – Barcelona Architecture Film Festival

Docomomo International is happy to announce the launching of the second edition of the Barcelona International Architecture Film Festival, BARQ. “The BARQ Festival is a film festival aimed at vindicating films on architecture as a specific genre and at deepening the relationship between architecture and the seventh art. Cinema uses architecture to show and create worlds that explore social realities, and architecture uses cinema to encourage reflection on the most current issues regarding the spaces we inhabit. It is the only international competition film festival of architecture in Spain. With an audience success and critical acclaim since its beginnings, the festival will…

Call for submissions. UIA 2030 AWARD: UIA & UN-HABITAT

Docomomo International is pleased to share that “the UIA, in partnership with UN-Habitat, launched the UIA 2030 Award to promote the work of architects contributing to delivery of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, together with the New Urban Agenda. The biennial award, synchronized with the World Urban Forum, invites all architects around the world to submit entries for built projects which demonstrate design quality and have made significant contributions towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in six categories. The first cycle of the UIA Award (2021 – 2022) is now open for entries. Faced with the challenges of climate change, rapid urbanisation and deepening…

International Conference on Architectural Criticism: on the Duty and Power of Architectural Criticism

It is with great pleasure that Docomomo International informs that the records of the International Conference on Architectural Criticism: on the Duty and Power of Architectural Criticism, organized by the International Committee of Architectural Critics (CICA) and hosted by the School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin, are now on its Youtube channel. The conference took place online via Zoom on 9-10 and 16-17 October 2021. “Under the theme “On the Duty and Power of Architectural Criticism” this conferences addresses questions as:Should architectural criticism be enlightening? Should it help in the creation of a better built environment? Is there a…

Call for Abstracts: ArchiDOCT, n. 18 – Temporalities

Docomomo International is pleased to share that the call for abstracts for the 18th issue of ArchiDOCT , focused on the topic Temporalities, is now open until 1st March 2022. “The 18th issue of ArchiDOCT welcomes papers that explore the theme of ‘temporality’ in architecture and the built environment from a theoretical or an applied standpoint. We are interested in the variety of approaches, insights, and opportunities for research that arise from considering time in its heterogeneous dimensions and manifestations (time as speed, rhythm, sequence, horizon, …). In recent decades, the conceptualization and analysis of time has moved beyond Newtonian, linear,…

InnovaConcrete School

An online training course in the framework of the H2020 project InnovaConcrete (GA 760858) entitled “InnovaConcrete School”, will be held online on 8th – 10th November 2021, “The InnovaConcrete School has the aim of contributing to the professional development of high-degree students, young researchers and restorers, giving information about the novelties in the field of nanomaterials for cultural heritage conservation and preservation of 20th Century cultural heritage made of concrete. The school will offer keynote lectures and presentation from high level professionals and researchers; moreover, it will be possible to participate to an interactive exhibition space to deepen the InnovaConcrete…

InnovaConcrete Final Workshop – Conservation of the 20th Century Concrete-based Cultural Heritage: Innovative materials, procedures and awareness

Between 2nd and 4th December 2021 will happen InnovaConcrete project’s Final Workshop in Cádiz, (Spain), in an in-person and virtual option. The aims of this final workshops are: To disseminate the targets, challenges and final results of InnovaConcrete project. To disseminate the knowledge of concrete heritage conservation of the 20th century with special emphasis in the Modern Architecture. To promote citizen awareness around concrete heritage. The languages of the event are English and Spanish, with simultaneous translation available. “INNOVACONCRETE is an innovative and ambitious project that aims at preserving concrete-based monuments, the most significant tangible Cultural Heritage in the 20th…

Special Issue of the APT Bulletin on Disaster Mitigation

Docomomo International is pleased to share that “the latest issue of the APT Bulletin: The Journal of Preservation Technology is a special issue devoted to multiple aspects of disaster mitigation. It was guest-edited by Rosa Lowinger, president and chief conservator at RLA Conservation of Art + Architecture, and Kyle Normandin, associate principal at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. The article entitled “Post-Disaster Amnesia: Lack of Mitigation Planning and Heritage Rationality in a Port-au-Prince Megaproject ” by Olsen Jean Julien discusses how Haiti ignored seismic risk in planning for its bicentennial celebration in 1950. As a result, many of the buildings built for the bicentennial collapsed…

Ciclo de Conferências Encontro de Urbanismo/Urbanism Meeting Conference Cycle – O património cultural e a construção da identidade

Docomomo International is pleased to announce that CIUL (Center for Urban Information of Lisbon) is launched its 2021/2022 edition of the Ciclo de Conferências Encontro de Urbanismo [Urbanism Meeting Conference Cycle]. Promoted annually, since 2013, the cycle focuses on the reflection on Lisbon, from the urbanism perspective, addressing a different theme every year. Over six sessions, one per month, a panel of specialists is invited to present experiences and perspectives on the themes launched, opening space for debate and the exchange of ideas. This year’s edition invites us to discover the Heritage of Lisbon. How is heritage defined and why is…