
19th International Docomomo Conference
March 17, 2026 - March 21, 2026

The 19th International Docomomo Conference and Student Workshop will be held in Los Angeles, California, USA, organized by Docomomo US and the US/SoCal Chapter.
The Conference will take place in March 2026 (17-21 March) under the proposed theme “Multiple Moderns: Climate, Community, Creativity”.
Theme:
Multiple Moderns: Climate, Community, Creativity
Using Los Angeles as inspiration for its theme, the 19th International Docomomo Conference will explore the pluralistic nature of the global Modern Movement of the 20th century, examining how climate, community, and creativity shaped and continues to shape the built environment. In 2004, Docomomo US hosted the 8th International Docomomo Conference in New York with the theme “Import-Export: Postwar Modernism in an Expanding World, 1945-1975.” The 2026 Los Angeles conference theme will open new avenues for the exploration of different themes, modernisms, and urban forms. In addition to exploring topics related to early and postwar modernism, this conference will push beyond where the New York conference left off to explore modernism from 1976 to the end of the 20th century. It will highlight the enduring spirit of creativity that spawned late 20th century architectural movements such as deconstructivism, neo-Corbusianism, and
postmodernism. It will also investigate the everyday, ordinary modern architecture that is so common in communities around the world.
It will look at how diverse communities use and reshape modern architecture to serve their current and future needs. The conference themes may include:
– Late Twentieth-Century Modernism—exploring the changing modernisms of the late twentieth century, including late modernism, postmodernism, and deconstructivism in their many regional expressions;
– Mobility and Sprawl—examining the twentieth century, non-traditional, automobile-oriented city, its suburban development, and how to adapt it to 21st century demands;
– Modernism in the Sun—acknowledging modernism’s original regional responses to hot, sunny climates and investigating sustainable solutions that adapt these to our changing climate;
– Community Adaptation and Repurposing—exploring the role diverse, marginalized, and under-recognized communities have played in reshaping their own modern environments;
– Creativity and Collaboration—exploring how collaborations between architects, interior designers, furniture designers, artists, landscape architects, graphic designers, and others shaped modern traditions and how new collaborations have contributed to their continued preservation.
Venue:
– University of Southern California (USC)