In Memoriam – Ruth Verde Zein (1955–2025) Docomomo International is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our dear friend and colleague Ruth Verde Zein. We express our heartfelt condolences to her loved ones, and to her friends in the architectural community. We would like to share the obituary by the coordinator of Docomomo Brazil,… Continue reading In Memoriam: Ruth Verde Zein (1955–2025)
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Registration open for 2026 IDC in LA
Early Bird registration is open for the 2026 International Docomomo Conference in Los Angeles We are delighted to announce that registration is open for the 19th International Docomomo Conference, hosted by Docomomo US in Los Angeles! The Conference will take place on March 17-22, 2026, with Student Workshop starting on March 12. Please visit the… Continue reading Registration open for 2026 IDC in LA
Getty Conservation Guest Scholars Program
Getty Conservation Guest Scholars Program 2026-2027 On behalf of Getty Conservation Institute, we would like to share that applications for the 2026-2027 Conservation Guest Scholar cycle are now open. The Conservation Guest Scholars Program provides opportunities for established scholars or professionals who have attained distinction in the cultural heritage conservation field. Recipients are in residence… Continue reading Getty Conservation Guest Scholars Program
Open call: Courtyards and Patios in the Mediterranean
Open Call for the international conference Courtyards and Patios in the Mediterranean Call for papers is open for the international conference Courtyards and Patios in the Mediterranean, which will take place on February 12, 13, 14, 2026, at Dar Lasram, ASM, La Médina, Tunis, Tunisia. The event is largely created by the founding, organizing and… Continue reading Open call: Courtyards and Patios in the Mediterranean
VII Seminar Docomomo Chile – Crossed histories
Crossed histories: Interpretations of modern architecture – VII Seminar Docomomo Chile Docomomo Chile is inviting you to the VII Docomomo Chile Seminar with the topic “Crossed histories: Interpretations of modern architecture” which will take place in Concepción, December 10-12, 2025. This seventh version of the national seminar of Docomomo Chile aims to continue the debate,… Continue reading VII Seminar Docomomo Chile – Crossed histories
Call for Papers – The “1925 Moment”: Le Corbusier
Call for papers for the colloquium THE “1925 MOMENT” : LE CORBUSIER.Urban planning, architecture, painting, “decorative arts”,publishing. A call for papers is now open for the colloquium The “1925 Moment: Le Corbusier”, scheduled to take place in Paris on the week of December 15, 2025. ScheduleCall for papers launched: July 2025Proposals submitted by: September 12,… Continue reading Call for Papers – The “1925 Moment”: Le Corbusier
CONCRETO Masterpiece 2025
Onsite learning at Ivrea (it) For the second year in a row, the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ivrea (it), the Industrial City of the 20th Century is hosting the CONCRETO Masterpiece. The CONRETO Masterpiece is a 2 weeks practical learning experience in the context of the Erasmus+ project on Empowering the Green Rehabilitation of… Continue reading CONCRETO Masterpiece 2025
Proceedings 7th International DOCOMOMO Conference
The VIIIth International Docomomo Conference took place at Columbia University in the City of New York in September 2004. Its theme was “Import/Export: Postwar Modernism in an Expanding World, 1945-1975,” and was the first Docomomo International meeting entirely devoted to the postwar period and the first to consider not just the impact of preservation on modernism but the impact of modernism on preservation, thus highlighting the opportunity modernism offers preservation to engage the central issues of our times.
Marianna Charitonidou- Reinventing Modern Architecture in Greece
New publication by Marianna Charitonidou – Reinventing Modern Architecture in Greece: From Sentimental Topography to Ekistics Marianna Charitonidou, Reinventing Modern Architecture in Greece: From Sentimental Topography to Ekistics (London, New York: Routledge, 2025), doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003494157 ISBN 9781032798493 This book examines the connection between the politics of the Marshall Plan and urban planning and identifies the… Continue reading Marianna Charitonidou- Reinventing Modern Architecture in Greece
Living in Modernity – European Conference
European Conference: Living in Modernity, Dunkirk, September 11-12, 2025 Docomomo France is inviting you to the European conference “Habiter la Modernité” (Living in Modernity) on 11-12 September 2025 at the Halle aux Sucres in Dunkirk. The event is organized by the heritage mission of the City of Dunkirk, in partnership with Docomomo France.
