“The public space has become a political arena; its use and design is a matter of negotiation for the future. The public continues to make new demands on the basic principles of democracy and on the design of public spaces in which these are negotiated. DEMO:POLIS introduces the scope and significance of public space for contemporary society. Exemplary works, films, models, designs, concepts by artists and architects as well as participatory models, stress the potentials of public spaces for our civil society. Works by artists including Nuno Cera, Hans Haacke, Birgit Hein, Reinhild Hoffmann, Elfi Mikesch, Michael Najjar, Michael Ruetz, Stih…

Archiprix Portugal is pleased to announce the opening of the 2016 edition of Archiprix Portugal Prize, which will, once again, distinguish the best Masters Thesis projects presented in the fields of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urbanism. Entries for this 2016 edition are possible until 17th January. Being one of the institutional partners of the Archiprix Portugal 2016, docomomo International supported the development of this initiative. “The Archiprix Portugal Prize was instituted in 2012, by the Serra Henriques Foundation (Lisbon) and the Archiprix Foundation (Rotterdam), involving the Portuguese Association of Architects and the Portuguese architecture schools. Archiprix is internationally referenced as one of the most prestigious academic…

It is with great pleasure that docomomo International announces the first sponsor for the 14thInternationaldocomomo Conference, which will take place at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon,6-9 September 2016). On behalf of the docomomo International Executive Committee, we would like to express our great gratitude to Jos Tomlow, ISC-Technology docomomo member and Advisory Board Member of the 14thInternationaldocomomo Conference, for his great efforts and financial support within the next docomomoConference. Joseph Tomlow (Germany)  Jos Tomlow, Prof. Dr.-Ing. (Roermond NL, 1951). Member of docomomo Germany and docomomoInternational Specialist Committee on Technology. He trained architecture at Delft University (Netherlands) and he was co-founder of the Gaudi research group (Delft, 1976) directed by Jan Molema. Construction history…

The Secretary General of docomomo International, Zara Ferreira, participated in the regional conference on the theme of urban conservation and the role of the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape in safeguarding the heritage of urban and architectural modernities in the Arab World, organised by the UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL), that took place in Kuwait City, between 1 and 3 December 2015. “Nowadays, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas which play a major role in development, as engines of global growth and centres of creativity and innovation. However, rapid…

The Chair of docomomo International, Professor Ana Tostoes, participated in the Colloquium on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of ICOMOS Germany, “Monument – Building – Culture – Conservationists and Architects in Dialogue”, in Mainz, Germany, from 26 to 28 November 2015. It was organised by ICOMOS Germany, the Chamber of Architects of Rhineland Palatinate, and the Directorate General Cultural Heritageof Rhineland Palatine, in cooperation with the Federal Foundation of Baukultur. Professor Ana Tostoes presented the lecture “Heritage of Late Modernism and Post Modernism – DOCOMOMO’s Approach”. Download the program: Download PDF

DOCOMOMO International and the Scientific Committee of the 14th International Docomomo Conference were gathered in Lisbon between 22nd and 23rd February for the final Abstract Selection. From a total of 516 were selected 143 abstracts. Next week, all the selected authors will be informed.

DOCOMOMO LAUNCHED GLOBAL VIRTUAL EXHIBITION Tecnico – University of Lisbon, Pavilhao de Civil e Arquitectura, Sala 4.41 Lisbon, 23 November 2015docomomo International launched a new project: the docomomo virtual exhibition(MoMove). The website –exhibition.docomomo.com – offers a selection of 2000 buildings and sites of the Modern Movement, curated by architects, historians and other professionals. This is a unique database for its geographic reach and number of works. The exhibition launching took place at Tecnico – University of Lisbon, during the PhD International Week with the presence of Ana Tostoes, docomomo International Chair, Andrea Canziani, Antonio Bandeirinha, Horacio Torrent, Miles Glendinning and Timo Tuomi.The docomomo virtual exhibition is…

On the 10 November, in Paris, docomomo International chair, Prof. Ana Tostões, and the Director of Heritage Division & Director of the World Heritage Centre, Mechtild Rössler, have gathered to strengthen ties between these two organizations and to discuss the developments in world heritage classification.