DOCOMOMO Manifesto on Education

DOCOMOMO Manifesto on Education During the closing ceremony of the 17th International DOCOMOMO Conference in Valencia, the DOCOMOMO Manifesto on Education was presented. Through this Manifesto, DOCOMOMO promotes a discussion on better education for Modern Movement heritage, embracing its cultural, ethical, and social ideas and values that are still relevant in 21st century society. The… Continue reading DOCOMOMO Manifesto on Education

17th IDC Opening Ceremony – Day One

17th International DOCOMOMO Conference – Day One The 17th International DOCOMOMO Conference has had a successful opening day on September 6, 2022 hosted by the UPV – Universitat Politècnica de València. The official ceremony took place in the evening, with the Rector of UPV, Mr. Jose Capilla welcoming the audience and presenting the speakers of… Continue reading 17th IDC Opening Ceremony – Day One

17th IDC Workshop update – Cheste Complex

17th IDC: Workshop Update After two days of hard working and a lot of fun, the first results of the DOCOMOMO student Workshop start to take shape. In a very warm but stimulating environment, 30 students and several tutors are working closely together to understand the architectural essence of the Cheste Worker’s University near Valencia.… Continue reading 17th IDC Workshop update – Cheste Complex

17th IDC kicked off! Student workshops

17th International DOCOMOMO Conference kicked off! After long and intensive preparations, the 17th International DOCOMOMO Conference in Valencia kicked off with the student workshop. It is for the 9th time in a row that the young generation contributes to the IDC by means of such a workshop. After a warm welcome by the local organisers… Continue reading 17th IDC kicked off! Student workshops

MoMo at Risk: Goiás Jockey Club in Goiânia

Goiás Jockey Club. Endangered heritage in Brazil DOCOMOMO International was made aware once again of the endangered Goiás Jockey Club in Goiânia, Brazil. Read the full article by Eline Caixeta, Christine Mahler, Lucas Jordano, and Hugo Segawa below. Learn more on Goiás Jockey Club and its architect, Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928-2021) in this article… Continue reading MoMo at Risk: Goiás Jockey Club in Goiânia

CfC: International Conference on Architectural Quality

Call for Contributions: Online International Conference on Architectural Quality The International Online Conference on Architectural Quality will take place on 8–9 and 15–16 October 2022. The Conference seeks papers that offer definitions of architectural quality. Abstracts (max. 500 words) should outline a definition of architectural quality, and name two case studies of realized buildings that… Continue reading CfC: International Conference on Architectural Quality

Exhibition: Bulgarian Postwar Utopia

TOTALPROEKT. The Invisible Architecture of Modernity or the Bulgarian postwar utopia DOCOMOMO International is pleased to report that the exhibition ‘TOTALPROEKT. The Invisible Architecture of Modernity’ opened as a result of the combined effort of DOCOMOMO Bulgaria and the New Architectural Heritage Foundation, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria. The exhibition… Continue reading Exhibition: Bulgarian Postwar Utopia

CfA: Modern Women Architects

Call for Abstracts: Between lines. Modern women architects and their contribution to the discipline Call for abstracts “Between lines. Modern women architects and their contribution to the discipline” is looking for contributors for their upcoming publication. DatesReception of abstracts (300 words) 08 July 2022Evaluation 01 August 2022Reception of full texts 07 October 2022Publication April 2023… Continue reading CfA: Modern Women Architects

Heritage International Protection in Wartime

Modernist Heritage International Protection in Wartime:the Case of Ukraine DOCOMOMO International is pleased share the invitation to a hybrid conference Heritage International Protection in Wartime:the Case of Ukraine to be held on June 23rd, 17:30 – 19:00 at Sciences Po Paris (Paris School of International Affairs), with the collaboration of UNESCO, and devoted to Heritage… Continue reading Heritage International Protection in Wartime

Architectural Heritage of XIX-XX Centuries

International Colloquium “Architectural Heritage of XIX-XX Centuries and its Rehabilitation DOCOMOMO France, together with the National School of Architecture of Tunis (ENAU), Research Laboratory of Heritage and Architecturology (LarPa), the research team on environment (ERA), with the National Institute of Heritage (INP), laboratory of Maghrebian Architecture (LAAM), organization “Édifices et Mémoires Tunisie”, with the support… Continue reading Architectural Heritage of XIX-XX Centuries