Call for Papers for the symposium The P(r)o(bl)em at the University of Genoa The international symposium The P(r)o(bl)em will take place on March 6, 2026, at the University of Genoa. The initiative is promoted within the PhD Program in Architecture and Design. The P(r)o(bl)em aims to provide a space for scientific discussion dedicated to the study… Continue reading CfP and Symposium The P(r)o(bl)em
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Impact of DOCOMOMO Journal in 2025
Recap of the impact of DOCOMOMO Journal in 2025 Most viewed abstracts in 2025 (January-November): Lico Rising from of the Ashes: post-war Philippines Architecture Toye Examining the Recorded Histories of Nigeria’s First Post-Independence Universities Uduku et al. Buildings for Higher Education in Africa Sopandi The Nature of Tropical Architecture in Indonesian Modernism Oginni et al. Documenting the Reuse of Modern… Continue reading Impact of DOCOMOMO Journal in 2025
Call for abstracts DOCOMOMO Journal
Call for abstracts – DOCOMOMO Journal DOCOMOMO International is pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for a special issue of the Docomomo Journal under the working title “Beyond Modernism”, dedicated to research that showcases the transitions beyond Modernism that took place in the 1970s and 1980s. This period was characterized by a shift away… Continue reading Call for abstracts DOCOMOMO Journal
Conference Modernism and Progressive Heritage
ETOM Conference – Modernism #Progressive Heritage 28 + 29 Nov 2025 in BerlinInternational Conference „Modernism # Progressive Heritage“ On 28 and 29 November, lectures and contributions by international experts will address the question of how the urban, architectural, cultural and social heritage of modernism can be better protected, communicated, and transformed. The conference, organised by… Continue reading Conference Modernism and Progressive Heritage
Mass Housing and New Towns in Hong Kong and Scotland
Book launch – “Mass Housing and New Towns in Hong Kong and Scotland” Docomomo Hong Kong and the Society for Hong Kong Studies are inviting you to a book launch “Mass Housing and New Towns in Hong Kong and Scotland”, an event with event with Miles Glendinning and Alistair Fair. The launch will take place… Continue reading Mass Housing and New Towns in Hong Kong and Scotland
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
Online Seminar ‘Modern Churches’
Online Seminar ‘Modern Churches’, 29 October 2025 Organized by Docomomo International, Docomomo Italy, and Docomomo Belgium, the seminar explores the study, documentation, and preservation of modern church architecture across Europe. It presents strategies for documenting churches through archival methods, particularly photographic archives, and for conserving them by safeguarding cultural identity, employing adaptive reuse, and applying… Continue reading Online Seminar ‘Modern Churches’
Doconf 2025: Facing Post-Socialist Urban Heritage
DOCONF 2025: Facing Post-Socialist Urban Heritage The DOCONF2025 is the 6th international doctoral/post-doctoral conference in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and planning organized by the Department of Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME). The conference, focusing on the topic of Post-Socialist urban heritage, will take place on… Continue reading Doconf 2025: Facing Post-Socialist Urban Heritage
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 Memoriam – Berthold Burkhardt (1941-2025)
In Memoriam – Berthold Burkhardt (1941-2025) In June, Berthold Burkhardt (1941-2025), one of the supporters of the first hours of Docomomo, passed away. He was involved in the organization of the International DOCOMOMO Conference at the Bauhaus Dessau in 1992, and actively participating in the “restart” of Docomomo Germany as an association in 2006. He… Continue reading In Memoriam – Berthold Burkhardt (1941-2025)
