The VIIIth International Docomomo Conference took place at Columbia University in the City of New York in September 2004. Its theme was “Import/Export: Postwar Modernism in an Expanding World, 1945-1975,” and was the first Docomomo International meeting entirely devoted to the postwar period and the first to consider not just the impact of preservation on modernism but the impact of modernism on preservation, thus highlighting the opportunity modernism offers preservation to engage the central issues of our times.
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Marianna Charitonidou- Reinventing Modern Architecture in Greece
New publication by Marianna Charitonidou – Reinventing Modern Architecture in Greece: From Sentimental Topography to Ekistics Marianna Charitonidou, Reinventing Modern Architecture in Greece: From Sentimental Topography to Ekistics (London, New York: Routledge, 2025), doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003494157 ISBN 9781032798493 This book examines the connection between the politics of the Marshall Plan and urban planning and identifies the… Continue reading Marianna Charitonidou- Reinventing Modern Architecture in Greece
Living in Modernity – European Conference
European Conference: Living in Modernity, Dunkirk, September 11-12, 2025 Docomomo France is inviting you to the European conference “Habiter la Modernité” (Living in Modernity) on 11-12 September 2025 at the Halle aux Sucres in Dunkirk. The event is organized by the heritage mission of the City of Dunkirk, in partnership with Docomomo France.
Proceedings 11th International DOCOMOMO Conference
“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.
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
ISC/Technologies Seminar 2025 – Library Renovations
Docomomo ISC/Technologies seminar 2025 – Library Renovations: Exchanges between research and practice A Docomomo Technology Seminar on Library Renovations will be take place on September 25 and 26, 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden. Speakers from Sweden, Finland, and Switzerland will present different library renovation projects and recent research studies to exchange knowledge and experience between research… Continue reading ISC/Technologies Seminar 2025 – Library Renovations
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
