Dear Docomomo friends and colleagues, Docomomo International would like to kindly remind all Chapters that they are invited to contribute with fiches to our 2024 Homework, which will result in the new book on Modernism. Fulfilling the Docomomo Homework, and having a minimum number of registered members gives the Chapters a voting right at the Docomomo Council Meeting,… Continue reading Announcement to Docomomo Chapters
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Open Issue of DOCOMOMO Journal
DOCOMOMO Journal no. 71 2024/02 Early July, 2024, the first open issue of DOCOMOMO Journal (no. 71, 2024/2) was pubished! When DOCOMOMO International moved to Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft in 2022 it was our ambition to start a yearly open issue next to the thematic issues of DOCOMOMO Journal. We… Continue reading Open Issue of DOCOMOMO Journal
Heritage in Danger – Ataköy Phases I-II
Petition to preserve Ataköy Phases I-II as modern architectural heritage Docomomo Turkey, together with Docomomo International, ICOMOS Turkey 20th Century Heritage National Scientific Committee, Iconic Houses, KORDER Conservation and Restoration Specialists’ Association, and Ataköy Phase I Conservation and Beautification Association, has started a petition with the aim to preserve Ataköy Phases I-II in Bakırköy, Istanbul,… Continue reading Heritage in Danger – Ataköy Phases I-II
Open Call – Exercising Modernity Academy
Open Call – Exercising Modernity Academy Docomomo International is happy to share the Open Call for the fifth edition of the Exercising Modernity Academy 2024 organized by the Pilecki-Institut Berlin. This year, the topic is Central and Eastern Europe and dealing with issues related to the processes of shaping societies under conditions of constantly changing… Continue reading Open Call – Exercising Modernity Academy
Online event – Africa’s Most Beautiful Campus
Obafemi Awolowo University, Arieh Sharon, 1962-76, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Development of a Conservation Management Plan We warmly invite you for an online presentation of the project Obafemi Awolowo University, Arieh Sharon, 1962-76, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Development of a Conservation Management Plan – Preservation of Africa’s most beautiful campus. The Zoom event will take place on Friday, June… Continue reading Online event – Africa’s Most Beautiful Campus
Damaged architectural archives at UFRGS
Floods have damaged the architectural archives at the Faculty of Architecture, UFRGS, Brazil Docomomo International would like to convey the following information from Docomomo Brazil: the project archive damaged by the flood belongs to the Research and Graduate Program in Architecture (PROPAR) at the Faculty of Architecture, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).… Continue reading Damaged architectural archives at UFRGS
In Memoriam: Mabel Scarone (1931-2024)
In Memoriam: Mabel Scarone (1931-2024) Very sad news hit the DOCOMOMO family in general and the DOCOMOMO Argentina working party in particular. Our beloved Mabel Scarone passed away in Buenos Aires at the age of 93. She was an architect, professor, researcher, specialist in preservation and a dedicated DOCOMOMO frontrunner right from the start. Mabel… Continue reading In Memoriam: Mabel Scarone (1931-2024)
Exhibition “At Eye Level – Africa and its Modernity”
Photography exhibition At Eye Level – Africa and its Modernity opens on May 16 The exhibition “At Eye Level – Africa and its Modernity” by photographer Jean Molitor opens on May 16, 2024 at 19.00h at Willy Brandt House in Berlin. The exhibition will showcase African Modern Architecture through visual storytelling and documentation and other… Continue reading Exhibition “At Eye Level – Africa and its Modernity”
Presentation: Special Issue Docomomo Journal 70
Docomomo Journal 70 – “From Constructivism to Modernism in Kharkiv” presentation and exhibition Docomomo International is inviting you to the presentation, workshop-talk and vernissage to celebrate the publishing of the special issue of Docomomo Journal 70 – From Constructivism to Modernism in Kharkiv. This is our second Journal issue dedicated to Ukrainian architecture, the first… Continue reading Presentation: Special Issue Docomomo Journal 70
Festival of Architecture BINA Belgrade
Festival of Architecture BINA Belgrade Belgrade International Architecture Week (BINA) was established as a festival that encourages and promotes intercultural dialogue, trans-national cooperation and mobility in the field of architecture. For more information, click here.
