TOTALPROEKT. The Invisible Architecture of Modernity or the Bulgarian postwar utopia DOCOMOMO International is pleased to report that the exhibition ‘TOTALPROEKT. The Invisible Architecture of Modernity’ opened as a result of the combined effort of DOCOMOMO Bulgaria and the New Architectural Heritage Foundation, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria. The exhibition… Continue reading Exhibition: Bulgarian Postwar Utopia
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CfA: Modern Women Architects
Call for Abstracts: Between lines. Modern women architects and their contribution to the discipline Call for abstracts “Between lines. Modern women architects and their contribution to the discipline” is looking for contributors for their upcoming publication. DatesReception of abstracts (300 words) 08 July 2022Evaluation 01 August 2022Reception of full texts 07 October 2022Publication April 2023… Continue reading CfA: Modern Women Architects
Heritage International Protection in Wartime
Modernist Heritage International Protection in Wartime:the Case of Ukraine DOCOMOMO International is pleased share the invitation to a hybrid conference Heritage International Protection in Wartime:the Case of Ukraine to be held on June 23rd, 17:30 – 19:00 at Sciences Po Paris (Paris School of International Affairs), with the collaboration of UNESCO, and devoted to Heritage… Continue reading Heritage International Protection in Wartime
Architectural Heritage of XIX-XX Centuries
International Colloquium “Architectural Heritage of XIX-XX Centuries and its Rehabilitation DOCOMOMO France, together with the National School of Architecture of Tunis (ENAU), Research Laboratory of Heritage and Architecturology (LarPa), the research team on environment (ERA), with the National Institute of Heritage (INP), laboratory of Maghrebian Architecture (LAAM), organization “Édifices et Mémoires Tunisie”, with the support… Continue reading Architectural Heritage of XIX-XX Centuries
[Re]build : Beyond the Skyline Roundtable
[Re]build : Beyond the Skyline – Night of Ideas The roundtable discussions [Re]build : Beyond the Skyline will take place under the Night of Ideas 2022 on June 21, 2022 organized by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macao, marking the 10 years of the Asia Society Hong Kong and the 5… Continue reading [Re]build : Beyond the Skyline Roundtable
ICOMOS Online Summer School 2022
Call for Participants – Heritage in the Shadow of Conflict – ICOMOS Summer School 2022 “Heritage in the Shadow of Conflict” – ICOMOS Online Summer School 202224th June afternoon, 25th June morning (open-end working sessions), 1st July afternoon Deadline for Application: 19th June 2022 Armed conflicts pose a direct threat to cultural heritage. Even if… Continue reading ICOMOS Online Summer School 2022
In Memoriam: Jorge O. Gazaneo, architect
Jorge O. Gazaneo, 1928-2022 It is with sadness that DOCOMOMO International announces the passing away of architect Jorge O. Gazaneo. Below is an obituary by DOCOMOMO honorary president, Hubert-Jan Henket. Photos by Carolina Quiroga. It was a fabulous summer’s day, the 3rd of September 1990. Delegates from 12 countries, interested in the ideas and conservation… Continue reading In Memoriam: Jorge O. Gazaneo, architect
Conservation & Rehabilitation in the Mediterranean
International Conference “Contemporary Built Heritage Conservation & Rehabilitation in the Mediterranean” The French National Order of Architects (CNOA), the Mediterranean Union of Architects (UMAR) and Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Montpellier (ENSAM) are inviting researchers and practitioners specializing in the preservation, conservation, renovation or transformation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of contemporary architecture in the… Continue reading Conservation & Rehabilitation in the Mediterranean
CfA for edited book chapters “Canon(s) and Icon(s): re-wondering a North-South contamination”
CfA for Edited Book Chapters “Canon(s) and Icon(s): re-wondering a North-South contamination” DOCOMOMO International is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for Edited Book Chapters “Canon(s) and Icon(s): re-wondering a North-South contamination.” The edited chapters will be part of the book series “Analecta Romana Instituti Danici. Supplementa,” set to be published by Quasar in… Continue reading CfA for edited book chapters “Canon(s) and Icon(s): re-wondering a North-South contamination”
Capsule tower in Tokyo at risk
Capsule tower in Tokyo at risk DOCOMOMO International has to report that the demolition of Kisho Kurokawa’s iconic metabolist building has started in April 2022. Despite many initiatives of residents, owners and activists it was not possible to find an investor who could preserve and renovate the whole building. Read more background information about the… Continue reading Capsule tower in Tokyo at risk
