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Student Workshop Santiago #2 – 18th IDC

Analysis phase started! The second day of the DOCOMOMO International Student Workshop started with a lecture by Claudio Vasquez on facades. After the lecture, all groups of students met with the tutors and started the work on the selected housing complexes:– UNIDAD VECINAL PORTALES– OLYMPIC VILLA– VILLA FREI– UNIDAD VECINAL PROVIDENCIA– VILLA LOS JARDINES In… Continue reading Student Workshop Santiago #2 – 18th IDC

Workshop Santiago #1

Student workshop in Santiago Kicked off! Tuesday December 4th, 2024, the DOCOMOMO International studentworkshop in connection with the 18th DOCOMOMO International Conference kicked off at The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago. Several days ahead to study Modern Housing Neighborhoods and discuss their future! The first day was filled with introduction lectures and a… Continue reading Workshop Santiago #1

Ana Tostões awarded by l’Académie d’Architecture

Ana Tostões was awarded with the Médaille de la critique et des publications, Prix Académie d’Architecture 1965 Docomomo International is pleased to share the news that Professor Ana Tostões, former Chair of Docomomo International and current Chair of Docomomo Portugal as well as ISC/Publications, was awarded the Médaille de la critique et des publications, Prix… Continue reading Ana Tostões awarded by l’Académie d’Architecture

Call Closed: Call for Abstracts: Docomomo Journal

Call for Abstracts for the special issue of Docomomo Journal 2025 DOCOMOMO International is pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for a special issue of the Docomomo Journal – “Imperfect Modernism”, dedicated to research that showcases the geographical and civilizational diversity of modernist architecture, examining how it has not only witnessed key turning points… Continue reading Call Closed: Call for Abstracts: Docomomo Journal

Damaged architectural archives at UFRGS

Floods have damaged the architectural archives at the Faculty of Architecture, UFRGS, Brazil Docomomo International would like to convey the following information from Docomomo Brazil: the project archive damaged by the flood belongs to the Research and Graduate Program in Architecture (PROPAR) at the Faculty of Architecture, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).… Continue reading Damaged architectural archives at UFRGS

In Memoriam: Mabel Scarone (1931-2024)

In Memoriam: Mabel Scarone (1931-2024) Very sad news hit the DOCOMOMO family in general and the DOCOMOMO Argentina working party in particular. Our beloved Mabel Scarone passed away in Buenos Aires at the age of 93. She was an architect, professor, researcher, specialist in preservation and a dedicated DOCOMOMO frontrunner right from the start. Mabel… Continue reading In Memoriam: Mabel Scarone (1931-2024)

Exhibition “At Eye Level – Africa and its Modernity”

Photography exhibition At Eye Level – Africa and its Modernity opens on May 16 The exhibition “At Eye Level – Africa and its Modernity” by photographer Jean Molitor opens on May 16, 2024 at 19.00h at Willy Brandt House in Berlin. The exhibition will showcase African Modern Architecture through visual storytelling and documentation and other… Continue reading Exhibition “At Eye Level – Africa and its Modernity”

Presentation: Special Issue Docomomo Journal 70

Docomomo Journal 70 – “From Constructivism to Modernism in Kharkiv” presentation and exhibition Docomomo International is inviting you to the presentation, workshop-talk and vernissage to celebrate the publishing of the special issue of Docomomo Journal 70 – From Constructivism to Modernism in Kharkiv. This is our second Journal issue dedicated to Ukrainian architecture, the first… Continue reading Presentation: Special Issue Docomomo Journal 70