18th International Docomomo Conference
December 10 - December 14
The 18th International Docomomo Conference will take place in Santiago, Chile, hosted by Docomomo Chile, between the 10th and the 14th December 2024, under the theme “Modern Futures: Sustainable Development and Cultural Diversity“.
The hosting institution will be Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. The student workshop, taking place between the 4th and 10th December 2024 Conservation in Practice: Modern Heritage and Adaptive Reuse will revolve around a case study selected among the housing complexes built in Chile in the 20th century, and their possibilities of architectural intervention.
Theme:
Modern Futures: Sustainable Development and Cultural Diversity
This conferences aims to remark the exploration and development of new ideas for the future of a sustainable built environment based on the past experiences of the Modern Movement.
The architecture of the Modern Movement spread throughout the world, and its realization in different places were sources of innovation, new knowledge, and creativity. The Modern Movement has often been considered in its unitary condition; histories and theories have traditionally emphasized its universal meanings. But in fact, it assumed diversity as one of its topics. Therefore, there are so many different kinds of modern architecture in so many places. The conference will be the moment to debate the legacy of Modern movement facing the difference, the diversity, and the need for a new global approach.
On the other hand, the promotion of modern heritage conservation requires the dissemination of techniques and methods, which can be adapted properly to different circumstances, places, and climates. Adaptive reuse is essentially the recognition of diversity, but at the same time it is a way for conservation to be accomplished in a sustainable manner. Sustainability involves material and energetic, as well as social and significance aspects. The United Nations goals for sustainable development give us a framework to think about the conservation of modern heritage associated with the needed global transformations.
Our commitment and knowledge on the conservation of modern heritage can partake of the international agenda in search of sustainability, considered in a broad sense. The world is becoming increasingly urbanized, and the reuse of the spaces created by the modern movement becomes crucial in the metropolitan environment, mostly because nature was introduced into the urban fabric, and the communities that inhabit it claim their right to a more inclusive city, as well as an improved quality of life. And the ensembles of the modern movement provide a better environment than the city that is being built today.
Thematic Areas:
1. Landscapes and territories of the modern movement
2. Better Cities
3. Public spaces and urban complexes
4. Education and design
5. Buildings
6. Modern Interiors conservation and everyday life
7. Earthquakes and Sustainable technologies
8. Modernity and Diversity
9. Theories and Histories for conservation and sustainability
10. New generations for modern futures
Venue:
– Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Studies, Universidad Católica de Chile (FADEU-PUC)
More information: www.docomomoconference2024.com