Publication: Collaboration between docomomo International and the Journal Construção Magazine

docomomo International collaborated with the Journal Construção Magazine in its 66th issue – ´Conservação do Património: Edifícios Modernos´ [Heritage Conservation: Modern Buildings]. Index 1. Hubert-Jan Henket 2. Património moderno: a conservação e a reutilização como um recurso sustentável Ana Tostões 3. Habitação plurifamiliar moderna no Porto: experiências de reuso Luciana Rocha 4. As instalações académicas de Coimbra, um caso de estudo. José António Bandeirinha e Susana Constantino 5. Reabilitação do património moderno, o caso do Bloco das Águas Livres Catarina Teles 6. Museu do Oriente em Lisboa João Appleton, Júlio Appleton, Rui Pombo e Nuno Travassos 7. Conservação do Património: Edifícios Modernos Arnaldo Abrantes 8. Uma reflexão sobre a prescrição…

Francisco Castro Rodrigues (1920-2015)

DOCOMOMO International wishes to convey the most sincere condolences at the passing of the great architect Francisco Castro Rodrigues, to his family and friends. Francisco Castro Rodrigues was a Portuguese architect that went to work in Angola in 1953, where he was responsible for transforming Lobito into a modern city, from the urbanism scale to the urban equipment. DOCOMOMO will remember him with joy and proud. “Francisco Castro Rodrigues was born in Lisbon on 21th October 1920. Between 1940 and 1941 he attended Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico. In 1942 he went to Escola Superior de Belas Artes, in Lisbon (ESBAL) and graduated in Architecture…

Collaboration Protocol between DOCOMOMO International and Casa da Arquitectura

docomomo International and Casa da Arquitectura signed a Collaboration Protocol to join forces in promoting architecture and for the exchange of cultural, scientific and professional experiences. The Protocol was formalized on 30 April 2015, in Casa da Arquitectura, Porto, Portugal. This Protocol aims to promote the cooperation between the two institutions as a way of strengthening their professional relationship and the recognition of the importance of preserving modern heritage. The Protocol also intends to create programs, projects and collaborative actions in the fields of architecture and heritage. The Casa da Arquitectura is a non-profit institution of cultural interest, as a result of partnerships between various public and private entities, in order to promote…

Talks: Ten Buildings That Made Postwar Britain

John Grindrod, author of the highly acclaimed book Concretopia, published in 2013, will present his personal selection of Britain´s ten most important buildings of the postwar era. In Concretopia, Grindrod set out A Journey to the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain. Edinburgh, Wednesday, 15 April, 6:00 to 7:30pm 50 George Square, University of Edinburgh Glasgow, Thursday, 16 April, 6:00 to 7:30pm The Lighthouse, Mitchell Lane £4 Docomomo members Spaces are limited! Please book using Eventbrite: Edinburgh   https://grindrod-edi.eventbrite.co.uk Glasgow     https://grindrod-gla.eventbrite.co.uk More details: website Download PDF

DOCOMOMO International in the News

In the framework of the inaugural event of the new headquarters of docomomo International in Lisbon, not only the International docomomo Seminar “Rehabilitation and Reuse of the Modern Movement Architecture” and the “Modern Lisbon” Tour, but also the scope and action of docomomo, were spread and reported by several media channels. Check the news on: Diário de Notícias Público TSF Câmara Municipal de Lisboa Revista Sábado Jornal OJE (in Portuguese) Download PDF

Registers

Meeting, 28 March, Lisbon, Portugal An ISC/Registers Meeting will take place, in Lisbon, Portugal, on 28 March, to discuss the expectations of thedocomomo ISC/Registers and the actions to take in the future. Please fell free to send your suggestions and questions to docomomoInternational (docomomo@tecnico.ulisboa.pt) and to Louise Noelle Gras, ISC/Registers Interim Chair (louisenoelle@gmail.com).

Registers

Meeting, 28 March 2015, Lisbon, Portugal On 28 March 2015, it was held a docomomo International ISC/Registers Meeting, in MUDE (Museum of Design and Fashion), Lisbon, Portugal.