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
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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
New mandate at TU Delft
New mandate at TU Delft As of January 1st, 2022 the secretariat of DOCOMOMO International has moved to the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment of Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. Hosting the DOCOMOMO international headquarters fits neatly in the mission of the section Heritage & Architecture. During the Tokio 2020+1 conference… Continue reading New mandate at TU Delft
Happy 2022
Happy 2022 Dear DOCOMOMO friends and community, A Happy New Year 2022 from Delft. We are sending our wishes to all of you: the national chapters and their teams, the partners, the institutional and individual members. We are looking forward to continue working with you and to support your local, regional, national and international activities. The next 17thInternational DOCOMOMO Conference will take place… Continue reading Happy 2022
17th IDC Valencia 2022
The 17th International Docomomo Conference will take place in Valencia, Spain, between the 6th and the 9th September, 2022, under the theme “Modern Design: Social Commitment & Quality of Life”
Call for abstracts: Erich-Mendelsohn Symposium
Call for abstracts: Erich-Mendelsohn Symposium Docomomo International is trilled to share that a call for papers was launched for the Erich-Mendelsohn-Symposium, taking place next March 2022 (21st and 22nd March) in Berlin. Organized by ICOMOS Germany, ICOMOS Israel and Architektenkammer Berlin, the two-day symposium will take place on 21st and 22nd March 2022 in the… Continue reading Call for abstracts: Erich-Mendelsohn Symposium
Seventh meeting of ROUNDTRIP II
Seventh meeting of ROUNDTRIP II Docomomo International is happy to announce that the last meeting of the lecture series “ROUNDTRIP II: From the Alps to the Andes and vice-versa. Le Corbusier and the members of the Latin American Modern Movement”, organized by Ex-Momo, will be held online on 3rd December 2021 at 11.00 am (Bogotá)… Continue reading Seventh meeting of ROUNDTRIP II
Student Workshop Tokyo 2020+1
Student Workshop Tokyo 2020+1 26 July- August 4 2021 In 2021, the DOCOMOMO Online School focused on in-depth research on urban modern heritage and its relation to Japanese culture. People have lived and will continue to live in modern neighbourhoods and sites that represent 20th century urban heritage. Daikan-yama Hillside Terrace in Tokyo, is such… Continue reading Student Workshop Tokyo 2020+1
16th IDC Tokyo 2020+1
The 16th International Docomomo Conference took place in Tokyo and online between the 10th and the 14th of September 2021, under the theme “Inheritable Resilience: Sharing Values of Global Modernities”.
