A call to save the VPÚ skyscraper by Josef Havlíček and Karel Honzík Extract from an essay by Jakub Potůček, art historian. Translated into English “In the online version of the daily Metro, an article appeared at the end of November with the catchy headline House of Joy: Žižkov’s landmark awaits revival. Interesting reading? But… Continue reading A call to save the VPÚ skyscraper by Josef Havlíček and Karel Honzík
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SYMPOSIUM “Open Modernism – The Future of Villa Beer”
SYMPOSIUM “Open Modernism – The Future of Villa Beer” 25 and 26th February 2022 presented by ÖGFA and DOCOMOMO Austria, in cooperation with the Villa Beer GmbH. The Symposium will be streamed live and will be simultaneously translated into English. program and registration The news that Villa Beer, a key work of Viennese modernism designed… Continue reading SYMPOSIUM “Open Modernism – The Future of Villa Beer”
Frederico Maggia 2022 Award
Frederico Maggia 2022 Award – Italy The Sella Foundation, together with the Ordinances of Architects and Engineers of Biella, launches the eighth edition of the Frederico Maggia Award, in memory of the engineer-architect Federico Maggia from Biella. The Biennial Federico Maggia Architecture Award offers young designers under 30 the opportunity to design and build useful… Continue reading Frederico Maggia 2022 Award
Online Forum: Integrated Approaches to Europe´s Dissonant Heritage
Online Forum: Integrated Approaches to Europe´s Dissonant Heritage – Insights, Networks, and Future Perspectives February 16 – 17, 2022, 13:30 – 17:00, via Webex All over Europe, dissonant heritage of the 20th century is under discussion. The Online Forum offers the space to talk and have an exchange about integrated approaches to the dissonant heritage… Continue reading Online Forum: Integrated Approaches to Europe´s Dissonant Heritage
Open call: Cities as Archives
Open call: Cities as Archives Open call for paper The Panel at VI ASAI Biennial Conference is announcing an open call forHistorical Stratigraphies and Visual Cultures of the Built Environment across the Horn of Africa, East Africa and Regions Beyond.Deadline of the application is March 03, 2022. The panel seeks to shed new light on… Continue reading Open call: Cities as Archives
Demolition of Marcel Breuer-designed Geller House
Demolition of Marcel Breuer-designed Geller House Marcel Breuer’s first binuclear house, Geller I in Lawrence, New York has been demolished in the dead of night. Geller I is largely considered the project that propelled Breuer to private practice in New York and prompted the Museum of Modern Art to commission Breuer to design an exhibition house in… Continue reading Demolition of Marcel Breuer-designed Geller House
Open call for Digital Fellowships
Open call for Digital Fellowships Shared Heritage Africa (SHA): Rediscovering Masterpieces is announcing an open call for Digital Fellowships, which will be awarded to students and young professionals in architecture related fields or with demonstrable interest in architecture, and based in Ghana, Uganda or Nigeria. Deadline for applications is February 15, 2022. The 6 month… Continue reading Open call for Digital Fellowships
16/02 Docomomo Scotland Winter Lecture
Docomomo Scotland Winter Lecture – “Spence’s Canongate Housing: Retrofitting Modern Heritage” On Wednesday, 16 February, Docomomo Scotland is delighted to have Scott Abercrombie of John Gilbert Architects talk about their work conserving and retrofitting Basil Spence’s housing development on the Canongate in Edinburgh’s Old Town. He will explore the significance of the blocks, the issues identified… Continue reading 16/02 Docomomo Scotland Winter Lecture
Palazzo INA at risk
Palazzo INA at risk The recent administrative simplifications ask for urgent protection of a masterpiece by Piero Bottoni, an important asset for the history of the city of Milan, due to the building’s particularly important interest in 20th century Italian architectural culture. Support us (the school of Architechture at Politecnico Milano) in the procedure to… Continue reading Palazzo INA at risk
Docomomo Journal
DOCOMOMO Journal moving to new platform At the beginning of the Delft mandate, we have recognised the great value of the tremendous work done in Lisbon to bring the DOCOMOMO Journal available open access next to the printed versions. We are in the process of bringing this even a step further by implementing the Open… Continue reading Docomomo Journal
