March 2026
19th International Docomomo Conference
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…
Find out more »October 2025
1º Congresso Docomomo Portugal – Ensino, Reuso e Transformação da Arquitetura e da Cidade Modernas
The 1st Docomomo Portugal Congress will take place in Coimbra, on 20-21 October 2025, entitled "Ensino, Reuso e Transformação da Arquitetura e Cidade Modernas" , being jointly organized by Docomomo Portugal and the Department of Architecture of the University of Coimbra. The main objective of the congress is to promote a space for debate and sharing of ongoing research on Portuguese modern heritage, with a focus on its transformation and rehabilitation. It will be an opportunity to disseminate knowledge and promote interdisciplinary dialogues between architects, historians, designers, researchers and the general public. The key moments of the congress will include keynote…
Find out more »December 2024
18th International Docomomo Conference
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…
Find out more »May 2024
Open House Lisboa
Plano de Pormenor de Telheiras (1973-74), concebido por Pedro Vieira de Almeida e Augusto Pita e promovido pela EPUL, visou suprir a carência habitacional das classes médias urbanas. Com uma área de 63,5 ha, previu 3.300 fogos para 14.400 habitantes. O universo conceptual de Telheiras Sul, apesar de ser fundado numa matriz moderna, procede à sua releitura crítica: recupera a ideia da rua como espaço canal do tecido urbano, os edifícios de habitação organizam-se em células-quarteirões residenciais, e ancora o seu desenvolvimento na recuperação do núcleo de Telheiras-Velho como embrião de uma vida já existente. Inspirado no conceito de cidade-jardim,…
Find out more »March 2024
Docomomo ISC/ID + Docomomo Portugal Conference “Modernist women interior designers and artists”
The Docomomo International Specialist Committee on Interior Design (ISC/ID) and Docomomo Portugal organize the Conference "Modernist women interior designers and artists: to deepen the reading of the different expressions of female creativity." The conference will be held in Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in Lisbon, on March 7 and 8, 2024, in celebration of the International Women's Day. On March 9, the program will include a guided tour of the MUDE in Lisbon and the Museum of Casa das Histórias Paula Rego in Cascais. In the realm of modernist interior architecture, design and art, women have made significant but often overlooked contributions. This…
Find out more »September 2022
17th International Docomomo Conference
The proposal to organize the 17th International Docomomo Conference in Valencia, Spain, was accepted in the email voting that occurred between 4 and 12 December 2020, organized due to the impossibility to hold a presencial Council Meeting in 2020. This approval was ratified in the 16th Docomomo Council Meeting, last August 31, 2021. The 17th International Docomomo Conference will take place in Valencia, Spain, between the 6th and the 9th September, 2022, under the theme "Modern Design: Social Commitment & Quality of Life". Theme: Modern Design: Social Commitment & Quality of Life The proposed theme was defined the way that…
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