Urbanism+Landscape

Docomomo ´Africa Workshop and Conference´ Following the first Docomomo meeting on Africa that was held as part of the ISC-UL Committee during the 14th International Docomomo Conference in Lisbon, in 2016, the first Docomomo Africa Workshop and Conference was held between 9th and 12th July 2017 at the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies, ESALA, University of Edinburgh. The conference and workshop were free, as funding had been received form the University of Edinburgh for its holding. The workshop had a few key aims: To be a venue for meeting and discussing with other Docomomo members from African chapters in the…

Docomomo International at UIA 2017 Seoul World Architects Congress

Between 3rd and 10th September 2017, Docomomo International will be represented at the UIA 2017 Seoul World Architects Congress by Louise Noelle (Member of the Advisory Board of Docomomo International and Chair of Docomomo Mexico). “The UIA world congresses are a forum for professional and cultural exchange among all the world´s architects, and bring together thousands of participants from around the globe. Each event focuses on a pertinent theme, developed by eminent personalities from the international architectural, planning, and construction fields. Debates, exhibitions, tours and festivals make them the perfect meeting place for colleagues and friends, and students of architecture are…

Simposium Emilio Duhart

On 30th August 2017, the San Sebastian University will have the Simposium Emilio Duhart at the Escuela de Arquitectura in Santiago, Chile. This event aims to honor the life of architect and urbanist Emilio Duarte (1917-2017) and features Fernando Perez, Horacio Torrent, Veronica Esparza, and Cristian Berros. More details: Download PDF [Spanish]

1st RMB Workshop: An experimental development of new residential and working Environments and typologies in Large-scale Housing project of the post-war era in Marl

In the framework of the RMB project – “Reuse of Modernist Buildings – Design Tools for Sustainable Transformations”, financed by ERASMUS+ Programme 2016, the workshop “An experimental development of new residential and working Environments and typologies in Large-scale Housing project of the post-war era in Marl” took place in Marl, Germany, between 28th August and 1st September 2017. Students and professors from the RMB project partners got together to develop proposals for the future of the Office Tower (Buturm) and Large Housing Project (Hüls), in Marl. The goal was to put under discussion how to transform existing large-scale housing buildings…

Documenting Modern Kosovo

“Docomomo Kosovo national working party will be organizing a documentation workshop in major Kosovo cities during the months of August, September and October 2017.  The “Documenting Modern Kosovo” workshop, which will be organized in the cities of Prishtina, Gjakova, Peja, Mitrovica, Ferizaj and Prizren, aims to document a set of buildings belonging to the Modern Movement in Kosovo. The documentation workshop, which will use the Docomomo documentation fiche´s will serve as a base for the inventory of Modernism in Kosovo as well for the Docomomo MoMove Virtual Exhibition. All interested should send a short email to media@prishtinaarchitectureweek.com by August the…

Conference: PROHITECH´17 the 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions

The Chair of Docomomo International, Prof. Ana Tostões presented the lecture “How to reuse Modern Architecture” in PROHITECH´17, the 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions, that took place in Lisbon (Lisboa), Portugal, between 12th and 15th July 2017. The themes of the conference were related to the protection of historical constructions and the topics range from structural and earthquake engineering, intervention strategies, materials and technologies, architecture and urban planning, represented by a showcase of diversified case studies covering different construction materials. A novel set of topics was also addressed, such as sustainability, energy efficiency, re-use and adaptation to climate…

Exhibition: Microexbition of Czech Postwar Architecture

From July to October 2017, a microexhibition promoting the Czech Docomomo Chapter will happen, located on 7th floor of Faculty of Architecture CTU Prague, Thakurova 9, Prague-Dejvice. “The exhibition is focused on Czech postwar architecture (now critically endangered) showing books and archive materials from sixties and other artifacts, collected from endangered or demolished buildings. This microexhibition is an advertisement for bigger exhibition of Czech Architecture 1945-1989, which will be organised by Faculty, Czech Docomomo and Czech Icomos. This exhibition is the result of students research, done during last two years.” More details: website

Docomomo Photo Prize – Summer 2017

Docomomo Photo Prize #docomomophotoprize  #summer2017 #modernlandscapes CALL  Docomomo Photo Prize is an international photograph competition promoted by Docomomo International that will take place every season according to a specific theme, through Instagram.  DoCoMoMo International is a non-profit organization dedicated to the Documentation and Conservation (DoCo) of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement (MoMo), which aims to: · Bring the significance of the architecture of the MoMo to the attention of the public, the authorities, the professionals and the educational community.  · Identify and promote the surveying of the works of the MoMo.  · Promote the conservation and (re)use of buildings and sites of…

Exhibition and Talk Sessions: Octávio Lixa Filgueiras: Habitat da Modernidade [Habitat of Modernity]

The exhibition Octávio Lixa Filgueiras: Habitat da modernidade [Habitat of Modernity], commissioned by the professors Gonçalo Canto Moniz and Nelson Mota, will take place between 18th April and 18th June 2017, at the Casa-Atelier José Marques da Silva (FIMS – Fundação Instituto Arquitecto José Marques da Silva). This initiative is part of the program developed to symbolize the donation of the Octávio Lixa Filgueiras archive to FIMS, and has the support of: FAUP (Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto); Department of Architecture of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra; EAUM (School of Architecture of the University of…