Extended deadline for International Docomomo Conference 2024 Call for Sessions Please note the extended deadline for the Call for Sessions for the International Docomomo Conference 2024 until 30 September 2023. More information can be found in here, as well as on the Conference website: https://docomomoconference2024.com/calls-sessions/
Author: Sophie Karchkhadze
Reviving Modernist Utopia Seminar
Seminar “Reviving Modernist Utopia” – Exploring Strategies for Regenerating post-war Modernist Housing Ensembles On Thursday 19 and Friday 20 October 2023, the Foyer Laekenois, in collaboration with Docomomo, is organising a symposium bringing together around twenty experts. This symposium will put the complex issues surrounding the regeneration of post-war modernist social housing projects into perspective… Continue reading Reviving Modernist Utopia Seminar
Getty Conservation Guest Scholars
Getty Conservation Guest Scholars Deadline – 2 October 2023 On behalf of Getty, Docomomom International would like to draw to your attention that the deadline for Conservation Guest Scholar Program is on 2 October 2023. The Conservation Guest Scholars Program at Getty provides opportunities for professionals to pursue research on topics that contribute to the advancement… Continue reading Getty Conservation Guest Scholars
Rekenkamer (Court of Audit building) in the Hague
Open Letter – Rekenkamer (Court of Audit building) in The Hague Following Docomomo Netherlands, Docomomo International would like to draw to your attention the matter of the the Rekenkamer (Court of Audit building) in the Hague by Aldo and Hannie van Eyck, one of the most important Dutch architects of the last century. Various specialists… Continue reading Rekenkamer (Court of Audit building) in the Hague
In Memoriam – Maija Kairamo, 1935-2023
In Memoriam – Maija Kairamo, 1935-2023 Docomomo International is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Maija Kairamo, Finnish architect and longtime collaborator of Docomomo. Please read the obituary by the Honorary President of Docomomo, Hubert-Jan Henket below: “On a summer day in June, our dear Docomomo friend, the elegant architect Maija Kairamo (born… Continue reading In Memoriam – Maija Kairamo, 1935-2023
In Memoriam – Jean-Louis Cohen, 1949-2023
In Memoriam – Jean-Louis Cohen, 1949-2023 Docomomo International is deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of Jean-Louis Cohen on August 7, 2023. A renowned architectural critic, professor, and advocate of 20th century architecture preservation, he also held a crucial role in the scientific council of Docomomo and was an invaluable collaborator. Docomomo… Continue reading In Memoriam – Jean-Louis Cohen, 1949-2023
New Publication – Ambitions/the architecture of the eighties
Ambitions / the architecture of the eighties The authors of this book set out to explain some of the key processes behind the Czech architecture of the 1980s – such as the growing efforts to engage in internal, critical self-reflection, the realistic assessments of what the Czech building industry was capable of and attempts to… Continue reading New Publication – Ambitions/the architecture of the eighties
CfA Docomomo Journal Interiors Deadline June 30
Docomomo Journal “Interiors in Times of Crisis” CfA deadline on June 30! DOCOMOMO International re-announced the Call for Abstracts for a special issue of the Docomomo Journal “Learning from Modern Movement Interiors in Times of Crisis”, dedicated to the functioning and experience of the modern interior in times of crisis, showcasing a variety of insightful… Continue reading CfA Docomomo Journal Interiors Deadline June 30
2023 Vitruvian Honors & Awards Submissions
Submissions for the 2023 Vitruvian Honors & Awards Program The Facade Tectonics Institute’s Vitruvian Honors & Awards program celebrates outstanding achievements in the field of facade design and delivery. The program recognizes outstanding projects, as well as project teams and individuals that have made extraordinary contributions to facade design, engineering, fabrication, installation and lifecycle performance.… Continue reading 2023 Vitruvian Honors & Awards Submissions
MoMo at Risk: Düsseldorf Opera
Heritage at Risk: Düsseldorf Opera House The monumental Düsseldorf Opera House is under threat of demolition under the city plan to replace it with a larger building – “a future architectural and cultural lighthouse project”. This project does not take into account the preservation of the existing Opera House. Originally built as a municipal theater… Continue reading MoMo at Risk: Düsseldorf Opera
