Heritage at Risk: Hanoi Children’s palace and other modernist sites in Hanoi, Vietnam DOCOMOMO International joins Vietnamese architects and colleagues to express serious concern for the uncertain future of the Vietnamese modernist architecture under planning framework for the Hoan Kiem Lake and surrounding area. This includes the future plans for the Hanoi Children’s Palace and… Continue reading MoMo at Risk: Hanoi Children’s Palace
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MoMo at Risk: Ang Kaew Dormitory, Fai Hin Flat
Heritage at Risk: Ang Kaew Dormitory and the Fai Hin Flat, Chiang Mai University, Thailand Docomomo International supports our colleagues from Docomomo Thai in their efforts to protect and preserve the Ang Kaew Dormitory and the Fai Hin Flat, Chiang Mai University, Thailand. Read the full statement of support below:
Book presentation: La Villa Cavrois
Book presentation – La Villa Cavrois by Richard Klein Richard Klein (Docomomo France) will be presenting his monograph “La Villa Cavrois” on Friday, 18 September at the Librairie de Sully in Paris. Both a reference work and a book of discovery, this volume invites readers to rediscover an iconic monument where architecture, design, and landscape… Continue reading Book presentation: La Villa Cavrois
Docomomo ISC/ID Conference 2026
Docomomo ISC/ID Conference 2026 – Recording Change: Documenting Modern Movement InteriorsLisbon, 13-14 October 2026 The Docomomo International Specialist Committee on Interior Design (ISC/ID), in collaboration with Docomomo Portugal, is pleased to announce its second conference, “Recording Change: Documenting Modern Movement Interiors”, to be held in Lisbon on 13–14 October 2026. The conference focuses on the… Continue reading Docomomo ISC/ID Conference 2026
Architecture, Engineering and Design: Olivetti in Florence
Architecture, Engineering and Design: the First VolumeExploring the History behind the Former Olivetti Branch in Florence An upcoming monograph on the former Olivetti Branch in Florence by Giuseppe Galbiati, Franz Graf and Giulia Marino (Docomomo Switzerland) sheds light on one of the most remarkable examples of integration between architecture, engineering and design in postwar Italian… Continue reading Architecture, Engineering and Design: Olivetti in Florence
MoMo at Risk: SEZ in Berlin
Heritage at risk: Sport and Recreation Center (SEZ) in Berlin Docomomo Germany expresses serious concern about the future of the Sport and Recreation Center (SEZ) in Berlin and calls for an immediate moratorium on demolition and for the granting of heritage protection. Read their full statement below.Cover photo: @Nedelykov Moreira Architekten
MoMo at Risk: Zvartnots Airport, Armenia
Zvartnots International Airport – modern heritage in danger Docomomo Armenia has issued a statement regarding the Zvartnots International Airport being removed from the state registry of Protected Immovable Heritage. Docomomo International supports the statement of our colleagues, which you can read in full below.
CTU Prague architectural database
The CTU Prague Faculty of Architecture’s Research Database Network The database of the Department of Theory and History of Architecture and the Research Centre for Industrial Heritage was established in 2002 with the aim of bringing together diverse data from long-term research activities and projects on a methodologically consistent, structured platform. The database serves as… Continue reading CTU Prague architectural database
New Book: Stavoprojekt 1948-1953
Stavoprojekt 1948 – 1953 / Practice Stavoprojekt was established in September 1948, as a state design institute and a result of the dramatic political and social changes taking place at the time, but also against the backdrop of the long-standing concentrated efforts of a left-wing avant-garde. As a part of the Czechoslovak Construction Works (ČSSZ),… Continue reading New Book: Stavoprojekt 1948-1953
Modern housing added to UNESCO list
UNESCO Expands World Heritage List with Modern Housing, Design and Global Landmarks UNESCO has added a range of new cultural and natural sites to its World Heritage List in 2026, highlighting the diversity of humanity’s architectural, historical, and natural heritage. Among new inscriptions are modernist architecture examples in Uzbekistan, Germany, and a collection of Alvar… Continue reading Modern housing added to UNESCO list
