Saving an Icon of Kharkiv Modernism Svitlana Smolenska, Olesia Chahovets Many outstanding buildings and complexes from the interwar modernist period in Kharkiv, Ukraine, are currently under threat due to ongoing military actions. Several have already sustained damage, and all are in urgent need of protection. Svobody Square — one of the largest urban squares in… Continue reading Saving an Icon of Kharkiv Modernism
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ISC/Technologies Seminar 2025 – Library Renovations
Docomomo ISC/Technologies seminar 2025 – Library Renovations: Exchanges between research and practice A Docomomo Technology Seminar on Library Renovations will be take place on September 25 and 26, 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden. Speakers from Sweden, Finland, and Switzerland will present different library renovation projects and recent research studies to exchange knowledge and experience between research… Continue reading ISC/Technologies Seminar 2025 – Library Renovations
In Search of Identity: Gdańsk and Szczecin
In Search of Identity: The post-war reconstruction of Gdańsk and Szczecin and its Contemporary Echoes On May 22, 2025 Docomomo Chair Prof. Uta Pottgiesser moderated a panel discussion at the Pilecki Institute in Berlin. Co-organized by the Pilecki Institute and DOM-Publishers, the authors of the architectural guides of Gdansk and Szczecin, Dr. Justyna Borucka and… Continue reading In Search of Identity: Gdańsk and Szczecin
Heritage in Danger – Generalštab Complex
Heritage in Danger – Generalštab Modernist Complex in Belgrade, Serbia Our colleagues from Docomomo Serbia have informed us of the following situation regarding the Generalštab Modernist Complex in Belgrade, Serbia: Heritage in Danger: Nikola Dobrović, Generalštab Modernist Complex, Belgrade 1956-65 For more than a year, the Serbian professional community of architects, civic engineers, urban planners,… Continue reading Heritage in Danger – Generalštab Complex
Modernism in Ukraine – traveling exhibition
The traveling exhibition Modernism in Ukraine – Modern roots and heritage in Kharkiv and Lviv The six-part exhibition series starting in 2022 Modernism in Ukraine – Modern Roots and Heritage of Kharkiv and Lviv funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and other partners, is being shown in Ukraine from May 13. The exhibition venue… Continue reading Modernism in Ukraine – traveling exhibition
Please Participate – Digital Archive Survey
Invitation to participate in a digital archive survey Docomomo International kindly invites you to participate in the following survey on digital archives and documentation: https://forms.office.com/e/zP1XpPsJA6 This survey is part of a doctoral research project carried out by Elena Geria, PhD student in Architecture at the University of Genoa, under the supervision of Prof. Giovanna Franco… Continue reading Please Participate – Digital Archive Survey
Call for Abstracts – Novecento in Transizione
NOVECENTO IN TRANSIZIONEPatrimonio e Progetto, Azioni e Tutela Docomomo Italia Congress 2025Ferrara, 17-19 October 2025 Call for abstracts Founded in 1990 as one of the first national chapters of Docomomo International, on 9 October 1995 Docomomo Italia was established as a cultural association, thus beginning its activities in a more structured way. This year marks… Continue reading Call for Abstracts – Novecento in Transizione
New book – Brigitte Peterhans (DOM publishers)
Not a Woman Architect – The Life and Work of Brigitte Peterhans This book by David L. Fleener presents the life story of an extraordinary woman in the world of corporate architecture during the Mad Men era of the 1950s to 1980s. Born in a small village in Germany, Brigitte Peterhans managed to come to… Continue reading New book – Brigitte Peterhans (DOM publishers)
Call for Abstracts – Restauro del Moderno
International conference Oltre il Novecento. Teoria e prassi per il “Restauro del Moderno” – call for abstracts A call for abstracts has been announced for the international conference Oltre il Novecento. Teoria e prassi per il “Restauro del Moderno”, which will be held in Florence on December 12-13, 2025. The conference is organized by the… Continue reading Call for Abstracts – Restauro del Moderno
Docomomo Iran Workshop – Shiraz
Docomomo Iran Transformative Redesign Workshop 2 – Shiraz Following the success of the first Transformative Redesign Workshop in Tehran, Docomomo Iran is organizing the second edition in Shiraz from April 13–17, 2025. This workshop focuses on adaptive reuse and redesign of modern heritage, providing participants with hands-on experience in reimagining a significant modern building. It… Continue reading Docomomo Iran Workshop – Shiraz
