18th International Docomomo Conference
Santiago, Chile, 2024

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…

Docomomo Portugal

We are happy to announce that in accordance with the discussed on the last Docomomo International council meeting, on 8 September 2022, during the 17th International Docomomo Conference, Valencia, Docomomo Portugal has been established in 2023. Docomomo Portugal is the Portuguese working party of Docomomo International. It aims to foster the documentation, conservation and reuse of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the Modern Movement in Portugal according to Docomomo International’s mission. The territorial scope of its activities will be in Portugal, however, it will extend to work carried out within the Iberian countries, as well as in with Docomomo International. It…

Happy 2022

Dear friends, Thanks to your effort and support, 2021 was definitely a very challenging year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic that we face since 2020. Having kept working hard, even in distance Online or by Zoom, we were able: – to hold the 16th International Docomomo Conference, Tokyo, Japan 2020+1, the first virtual International Docomomo Conference, along with the first online Docomomo workshop – oDOMOs; – to launch the Docomomo Rehabilitation Award with an online ceremony, being a publication on work; – along keeping the presence at several events and meetings mainly online and launching the 2 annual Docomomo Journals…

RA. Revista de Arquitectura (Journal)
"Rescuing the "Machine à Habiter": The Palladian "Villa" in the second life of Lacaton & Vassal’s Transformed "Grands-Ensembles" by Ana Tostões and Jaime Silva

Ra. Revista de Arquitectura, is an annual journal published by the University of Navarra School of Architecture. It is regarded as a forum for the expression of research results and academic debate concerning the key areas of interest in architecture and cities by regarding them as cultural realities of undeniable importance and impact and as objects for careful consideration, study and research. It is intended to serve as a channel, especially for the intellectual output of the departments of Theory and History, Urban Design and Architectural Projects, although it has been open to articles and contributions from other professional and…

MATIÈRES 16
"Lina Bo Bardi, faire de la ville la citadelle de la liberté" by Ana Tostões

“The sixteenth issue of the journal subjects is devoted, in a broad way, to the current condition of the theory of architecture and its role in the architectural debate. To do this, we suggest that we discuss together based on three questions: What is the current state of architecture? Is architectural theory in crisis? What is the role of architectural journals in the current architectural debate?” “Lina Bo Bardi, faire de la ville la citadelle de la liberté” is an article written by the Docomomo International’s chair, Professor Ana Tostões, for the Matières 16. Publisher: PPUR Author(s): Bruno Marchand Collection:…

MIES.5Oyears.PORTO – Matter: white conferences
December 2019 | April 2020

Matter: white conferences evokes the 5Oth anniversary, of one of our main references’ death, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969), through MIES.5Oyears.PORTO, a set of actions that discuss his line of thought and body of work, beginning mid-December 2019, extending up to April 2020. Library Installation_ Exhibit display/Hub Mies van der Rohe: Architecture is not a Martini Cocktail FAUP – library, December 19th to March 7th, 2020 Exhibition Mies van der Rohe: Un´idea di città [Uma ideia de Cidade] Casa das Artes, March 7th to  April 19th, 2020 Opening event: March 7th, Saturday, 4pm. The exhibition is organized in partnership…

IST PhD Program in Architecture: PhD Week Winter 2020
February 20, 2020 @2.30 pm – 4pm and March 9, 2020 @2.30pm – 5pm, at Instituto Superior Técnico – University of Lisbon

On 28th February 2020, the first day of the IST PhD Week Winter 2020 will take place at Instituto Superior Técnico – University of Lisbon, with the presentation “All museums need to be set on fire!” by Professor Nuno Faria (artistic director in Museu da Cidade, Porto, and guest lecturer in ESAD-Caldas da Rainha). On 9th March 2020, the IST PhD Week Winter 2020 will continue with presentations from the lecture “Portuguese Architecture by hand of Lúcio Costa” by Professor José Pessôa (Escola de Arquitectura e Urbanismo da Universidade Federal Fluminense) and the lecture “Goa diaries” by Architect Victor Mestre…

Docomomo International Student Workshop 2020 Tokyo
Application Deadline: 15th April 2020

WHAT IS GROUP FORM ? Learning from Daikan-yama Hillside Terrace For Resilient Inheritance 6th – 10th September 2020, Tokyo, Japan The goal of the International Student workshop is to understand the significance of ideas in modern movement for our contemporary society and the environment. You will discover new ideas and methodologies through participation in our Workshop. With this unique experience, participants will take home valuable tools and approaches to help develop new ideas for your future career. Tokyo – Modern and Historic Tokyo is a large, modern and futuristic city. It is also very historic. After the middle of 20th…