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
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).
On 21 March, the TSF Portuguese radio broadcasted an interview to announce the inauguration of the new headquarters of docomomo International in Lisbon and to talk about the International docomomo Seminar on the subject “Rehabilitation and Reuse of Modern Movement Architecture”, that would take place on the 27 March, in Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Ana Tostões (docomomo International Chair), Bárbara Coutinho (Director of MUDE), Zara Ferreira (docomomoInternational Secretary General) and Miguel Judas (Vice-Chair of docomomo Iberia), experts on the theme and committted to the docomomo values, were the guests of this program. Listen to docomomo International on TSF Portuguese Radio, “Encontros com o Património” (Meetings with Heritage), in Portuguese. Full Radio Broadcast
Architectural Conservation Masterclass organised jointly by docomomo ISC U+L and the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies: Brutalist Eyesore and Post Modern Monstrosities: Conserving the C20’s Least Popular Buildings by Catherine Croft. Catherine Croft will consider shifting public attitudes to post-war buildings in the UK and discuss strategies to ensuring the best survive. Catherine Croft is Director of C20 Society and runs the Conservation for Historic Concrete course at West Dean College. She is currently editing a book on concrete conservation for the Getty Conservation Institute, and regularly writes and speaks about C20 architecture and design. Admission for UoE students/staff is by free ticket booked via EventBrite: http://bit.ly/2015MasterclassUOE.
Dear DoCoMoMo Chairs, As it was decided in Seoul in September, the National Chapters that have not complied with the “homework” and sent the revised fiches with the motivation texts have until the end of January to do so. It is important for us all to participate since the result of these materials will be included in a publication edited by Panayotis Tournikiotis and Marieke Kuipers. Also, the revised fiches, in PDF Format, will be uploaded in the Docomomo Registers website, as well as the list with the 100 most important buildings, sites and neighbourhoods. Please write and let me…
On the 20th January docomomo International and the International Council of Architects of Portuguese Language (CIALP) signed a Collaboration Protocol, represented by each President, Prof. Ana Tostões and Arch. João Belo Rodeia, respectively. The main ambition of CIALP is to come close and to cooperate among its members, as well as the promotion of architecture among people who speak Portuguese, becoming a platform for the 150,000 Portuguese-speaking architects, which is about 10% of the entire number of architects in the world. CIALP is a non-governmental and non-profit organization, constituted by the professional associations of architects of Portuguese-speaking Countries and Territories. It is an institutional partner of…






