EeTAC International Conference: Late 20th-Century Architecture Between Conservation and Energy Efficiency EeTAC International ConferenceLate 20th-Century Architecture Between Conservation and Energy Efficiency 10 July 2026 Aula Benvenuto, Department of Architecture and DesignStradone S. Agostino 37, Genoa, Italy Organized by DAD | University of Genoa in collaboration with DOCOMOMO International PROGRAM 15:45 Registration16:00 Welcome Remarks 16:30 The EeTAC Research Project:… Continue reading EeTAC International Conference
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SAVE SOZA · STOP DEMOLITION · RENOVATION FIRST
SAVE SOZA · STOP DEMOLITION · RENOVATION FIRST The former Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment building complex in The Hague, SoZa, was designed by Herman Hertzberger in 1979, and was in use as a government building from 1990 to 2016. SoZa is internationally recognised as an icon of Structuralist architecture, with its visionary design… Continue reading SAVE SOZA · STOP DEMOLITION · RENOVATION FIRST
CfP: Reimagining Modern Heritage in Africa
Call for Papers: Reimagining “Modern” Heritage in Africa Nsibidi: A Journal of African Heritage invites submissions from scholars, museum professionals, archivists, and heritage managers to submit papers to the special issue of the Journal with the theme Reimagining “Modern” Heritage in Africa, focusing on a critically under-theorized and rapidly disappearing subset of the continent’s history:… Continue reading CfP: Reimagining Modern Heritage in Africa
In memoriam: Alexander Tzonis (1937 – 2026)
In memoriam: Alexander Tzonis (1937 – 2026) The international architectural community mourns the passing of Alexander Tzonis, who died on 1 March 2026 at the age of 88. A scholar of rare breadth and curiosity, Tzonis devoted his life to exploring the intellectual, cultural, and human dimensions of architecture. His work enriched generations of architects,… Continue reading In memoriam: Alexander Tzonis (1937 – 2026)
CORAL GABLES: THE MODERNS (1960-1980) book
Coral Gables: The Moderns (1960-1980) by Karelia Martinez Carbonell and Bruce Fitzgerald The new book Coral Gables: The Moderns (1960-1980) by co-authors Karelia Carbonell and Bruce Fitzgerald captures the diverse architectural styles to be found in Coral Gables, and documents, educates, and appreciate the City’s distinctive modern buildings, circa 1960 – 1980. This richly illustrated… Continue reading CORAL GABLES: THE MODERNS (1960-1980) book
Call for abstracts – Modernism Revisited
Call for Abstracts for ETOM Milestone Conference 2026 – Modernism Revisited Modernism Revisited 2026, held within the official programme of ECOC Trenčín 2026, invites scholars, architects, planners, educators, researchers, and policymakers to reflect on how modern architecture, landscape, and planning visions can be reinterpreted and reactivated in the twenty-first century. The conference seeks an interdisciplinary… Continue reading Call for abstracts – Modernism Revisited
MoMo at Risk: Joint Statement on Generalštab
Joint Statement: Calling for the withdrawal of the proposed “Lex Specialis” Law related to the Generalštab Modernist Complex in Belgrade, Serbia The leading European and international heritage organisations, EUROPA NOSTRA, International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), DOCOMOMO International, and The Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) express their deep concern and firm opposition to the proposed “Lex Specialis” Law related to the Generalštab Modernist Complex in… Continue reading MoMo at Risk: Joint Statement on Generalštab
Caribbean Modernism lecture at TU Delft
Caribbean Modernism: the Political, the Tropical, and the Symbolic This lecture explores the intersections between modernist architecture, political power, and the tropical condition of the Caribbean in the twentieth century. Moving across the Antilles, it traces how a distinctive form of Caribbean modernism emerged at the crossroads of nationhood, climate adaptation, and the cultural imaginaries… Continue reading Caribbean Modernism lecture at TU Delft
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
