Docomomo ISC/ID Conference 2026 – Recording Change: Documenting Modern Movement InteriorsLisbon, 13-14 October 2026 The Docomomo International Specialist Committee on Interior Design (ISC/ID), in collaboration with Docomomo Portugal, is pleased to announce its second conference, “Recording Change: Documenting Modern Movement Interiors”, to be held in Lisbon on 13–14 October 2026. The conference focuses on the… Continue reading Docomomo ISC/ID Conference 2026 – Recording Change
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Architecture, Engineering and Design: Olivetti in Florence
Architecture, Engineering and Design: the First VolumeExploring the History behind the Former Olivetti Branch in Florence An upcoming monograph on the former Olivetti Branch in Florence by Giuseppe Galbiati, Franz Graf and Giulia Marino (Docomomo Switzerland) sheds light on one of the most remarkable examples of integration between architecture, engineering and design in postwar Italian… Continue reading Architecture, Engineering and Design: Olivetti in Florence
Proceedings 19th IDC
Proceedings of the 19th International DOCOMOMO Conference Proceedings are now available for the 19th International Docomomo Conference, which took place in Los Angeles, California from March 17-22, 2026. Entitled “Multiple Moderns: Climate, Community, Creativity,” the conference brought together Docomomo members and colleagues from around the world for an in-depth exploration of global issues and new… Continue reading Proceedings 19th IDC
MoMo at Risk: SEZ in Berlin
Heritage at risk: Sport and Recreation Center (SEZ) in Berlin Docomomo Germany expresses serious concern about the future of the Sport and Recreation Center (SEZ) in Berlin and calls for an immediate moratorium on demolition and for the granting of heritage protection. Read their full statement below.Cover photo: @Nedelykov Moreira Architekten
MoMo at Risk: Zvartnots Airport, Armenia
Zvartnots International Airport – modern heritage in danger Docomomo Armenia has issued a statement regarding the Zvartnots International Airport being removed from the state registry of Protected Immovable Heritage. Docomomo International supports the statement of our colleagues, which you can read in full below.
CTU Prague architectural database
The CTU Prague Faculty of Architecture’s Research Database Network The database of the Department of Theory and History of Architecture and the Research Centre for Industrial Heritage was established in 2002 with the aim of bringing together diverse data from long-term research activities and projects on a methodologically consistent, structured platform. The database serves as… Continue reading CTU Prague architectural database
New Book: Stavoprojekt 1948-1953
Stavoprojekt 1948 – 1953 / Practice Stavoprojekt was established in September 1948, as a state design institute and a result of the dramatic political and social changes taking place at the time, but also against the backdrop of the long-standing concentrated efforts of a left-wing avant-garde. As a part of the Czechoslovak Construction Works (ČSSZ),… Continue reading New Book: Stavoprojekt 1948-1953
Conservation of 20th-Century Architectural Heritage
A Historical-Critical Encyclopedia The book is the result of research carried out at the Mendrisio Academy of Architecture (Università della Svizzera italiana) as part of the Swiss inter-faculty project ‘Critical Encyclopaedia for the Restoration and Reuse of 20th-Century Architecture’ (2008–2012), funded by the Swiss Conference of Higher Education Institutions. Through over 40 essays in four… Continue reading Conservation of 20th-Century Architectural Heritage
MoMo at Risk: Lagkadas School Complex
Heritage at Risk: Lagkadas School Complex, Thessaloniki, Greece We are sharing below the open letter from the chair of Docomomo Greece, Kostas Tsiambaos, regarding the future of the Lagkadas School Complex in Thessaloniki, Greece. Docomomo International supports the statement of preservation of this important example of Greek post-war modernism.
MoMo at Risk: Slobodište Memorial Complex
Heritage at Risk: On the proposed Military Equipment Exhibition Park within the “Slobodište” Memorial Complex, Kruševac DOCOMOMO Serbia expresses serious concern regarding the planned construction of a Military Equipment Exhibition Park within the protected Memorial Complex “Slobodište” in Kruševac, Serbia. The proposed intervention raises fundamental issues regarding the preservation of the integrity, authenticity, and cultural… Continue reading MoMo at Risk: Slobodište Memorial Complex
