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
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Docomomo Book Series #2: CONCRETO Code Book
A study on Historic Concrete Conservation CONCRETO Consortium: PLN Pier Luigi Nervi Project Foundation Belgium, DOCOMOMO International The Netherlands, Middle East Technical University (METU) Türkiye, Politecnico di Milano (PoliMI) Italy, Laboratorio Nervi Italy, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) Spain, IIPLE – Istituto per l’Istruzione Professionale dei Lavoratori Edili della Provincia di Bologna Italy, Fundación Laboral de la Construcción (FLC) Madrid Spain, Mesleki Yeterlilik… Continue reading Docomomo Book Series #2: CONCRETO Code Book
Docomomo 3D – The future of heritage documentation?
The future of heritage documentation? In the DOCOMOMO International action plan (2026-2029), digitization is formulated as an important area for exploration and development. One of the ambitions is to look further into the possibilities of 3D – in many different ways – as a means to accomplish the goals of DOCOMOMO International regarding DOcumentation and… Continue reading Docomomo 3D – The future of heritage documentation?
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
Modernism in Ukraine – traveling exhibition
The traveling exhibition Modernism in Ukraine – Modern roots and heritage in Kharkiv and Lviv The six-part exhibition series starting in 2022 Modernism in Ukraine – Modern Roots and Heritage of Kharkiv and Lviv funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and other partners, is being shown in Ukraine from May 13. The exhibition venue… Continue reading Modernism in Ukraine – traveling exhibition
CONCRETO Code Book
Andrea Canziani, Wido Quist, 2025. CONCRETO Code Book – Study on Historic Concrete Conservation, Docomomo International, ISBN/EAN: 978-9-08338-671-3, 112 p.
Please Participate – Digital Archive Survey
Invitation to participate in a digital archive survey Docomomo International kindly invites you to participate in the following survey on digital archives and documentation: https://forms.office.com/e/zP1XpPsJA6 This survey is part of a doctoral research project carried out by Elena Geria, PhD student in Architecture at the University of Genoa, under the supervision of Prof. Giovanna Franco… Continue reading Please Participate – Digital Archive Survey
Call for Abstracts – Novecento in Transizione
NOVECENTO IN TRANSIZIONEPatrimonio e Progetto, Azioni e Tutela Docomomo Italia Congress 2025Ferrara, 17-19 October 2025 Call for abstracts Founded in 1990 as one of the first national chapters of Docomomo International, on 9 October 1995 Docomomo Italia was established as a cultural association, thus beginning its activities in a more structured way. This year marks… Continue reading Call for Abstracts – Novecento in Transizione
New book – Brigitte Peterhans (DOM publishers)
Not a Woman Architect – The Life and Work of Brigitte Peterhans This book by David L. Fleener presents the life story of an extraordinary woman in the world of corporate architecture during the Mad Men era of the 1950s to 1980s. Born in a small village in Germany, Brigitte Peterhans managed to come to… Continue reading New book – Brigitte Peterhans (DOM publishers)
Call for Abstracts – Restauro del Moderno
International conference Oltre il Novecento. Teoria e prassi per il “Restauro del Moderno” – call for abstracts A call for abstracts has been announced for the international conference Oltre il Novecento. Teoria e prassi per il “Restauro del Moderno”, which will be held in Florence on December 12-13, 2025. The conference is organized by the… Continue reading Call for Abstracts – Restauro del Moderno
