“Living in the Urban Modernity” is the central theme of this Conference, in which the participants will analyze the different components which transformed the city and its architecture in the first part of the 20th Century. During this period the growth of urban areas created a positive environment for the presence of modern architecture. The new materials alongside the new-found technologies brought about novel forms of expression. At the same time social changes acted as triggers for transformation; education, health, hygiene, housing, and the right to work and leisure were essential in shaping buildings and cities, with innovative architectural proposals within inventive
urban fabric.
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MoMo at Risk – Antalya Archaeology Museum
Heritage at Risk – Antalya Archaeology Museum Our colleagues from Docomomo Turkey have notified us of a Heritage at Risk – Antalya Archaeology Museum. You can read their assessment and petition text below: Antalya Archaeology Museum, Doğan Tekeli, Sami Sisa and Metin Hepgüler, 1964-1972 Antalya Archaeological Museum is under a current threat of demolition. In… Continue reading MoMo at Risk – Antalya Archaeology Museum
In Memoriam – Bernard Bauchet
In Memoriam – Bernard Bauchet (1955-2025) Docomomo International is saddened to hear the news of the passing of Bernard Bauchet. We are sharing the obituary from the honorary president of Docomomo International, Hubert-Jan Henket below: In February, Bernard Bauchet, a pioneer restoration architect of French Modern Movement buildings, passed away. In him we lose a… Continue reading In Memoriam – Bernard Bauchet
Advisory Board Meeting
Strategic catch-up on International Activities On Friday June 27, the Advisory Board of DOCOMOMO International had an online meeting with the following rough agenda:
Saving an Icon of Kharkiv Modernism
Saving an Icon of Kharkiv Modernism Svitlana Smolenska, Olesia Chahovets Many outstanding buildings and complexes from the interwar modernist period in Kharkiv, Ukraine, are currently under threat due to ongoing military actions. Several have already sustained damage, and all are in urgent need of protection. Svobody Square — one of the largest urban squares in… Continue reading Saving an Icon of Kharkiv Modernism
In Search of Identity: Gdańsk and Szczecin
In Search of Identity: The post-war reconstruction of Gdańsk and Szczecin and its Contemporary Echoes On May 22, 2025 Docomomo Chair Prof. Uta Pottgiesser moderated a panel discussion at the Pilecki Institute in Berlin. Co-organized by the Pilecki Institute and DOM-Publishers, the authors of the architectural guides of Gdansk and Szczecin, Dr. Justyna Borucka and… Continue reading In Search of Identity: Gdańsk and Szczecin
Docomomo Book Series #2: CONCRETO Code Book
A study on Historic Concrete Conservation CONCRETO Consortium: PLN Pier Luigi Nervi Project Foundation Belgium, DOCOMOMO International The Netherlands, Middle East Technical University (METU) Türkiye, Politecnico di Milano (PoliMI) Italy, Laboratorio Nervi Italy, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) Spain, IIPLE – Istituto per l’Istruzione Professionale dei Lavoratori Edili della Provincia di Bologna Italy, Fundación Laboral de la Construcción (FLC) Madrid Spain, Mesleki Yeterlilik… Continue reading Docomomo Book Series #2: CONCRETO Code Book
Docomomo 3D – The future of heritage documentation?
The future of heritage documentation? In the DOCOMOMO International action plan (2026-2029), digitization is formulated as an important area for exploration and development. One of the ambitions is to look further into the possibilities of 3D – in many different ways – as a means to accomplish the goals of DOCOMOMO International regarding DOcumentation and… Continue reading Docomomo 3D – The future of heritage documentation?
Heritage in Danger – Generalštab Complex
Heritage in Danger – Generalštab Modernist Complex in Belgrade, Serbia Our colleagues from Docomomo Serbia have informed us of the following situation regarding the Generalštab Modernist Complex in Belgrade, Serbia: Heritage in Danger: Nikola Dobrović, Generalštab Modernist Complex, Belgrade 1956-65 For more than a year, the Serbian professional community of architects, civic engineers, urban planners,… Continue reading Heritage in Danger – Generalštab Complex
Modernism in Ukraine – traveling exhibition
The traveling exhibition Modernism in Ukraine – Modern roots and heritage in Kharkiv and Lviv The six-part exhibition series starting in 2022 Modernism in Ukraine – Modern Roots and Heritage of Kharkiv and Lviv funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and other partners, is being shown in Ukraine from May 13. The exhibition venue… Continue reading Modernism in Ukraine – traveling exhibition
