Research Database “Women in Architecture” in Czech Republic Docomomo International is happy to announce the newly launched database and website “Women in Architecture“, which was made possible with support from the Czech Science Foundation and conducted in collaboration between the National Gallery in Prague (NGP) and the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.… Continue reading Women in Architecture
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Global Bauhaus: Campus-Heritage-Climate
Global Bauhaus: Campus-Heritage-Climate The International Heritage Centre at the Bauhaus University Weimar recently hosted a symposium entitled “Global Bauhaus: Campus-Heritage-Climate”, which focused on 20th-century university buildings and campuses that are closely linked to the concepts of Neues Bauen. A major case study was the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, with several presentations and a film screening… Continue reading Global Bauhaus: Campus-Heritage-Climate
Heritage in Danger: Hashima City Office Building by Junzo Sakakura
Heritage in Danger: Hashima City Office Building by Junzo Sakakura Docomomo International has been made aware through Docomomo Japan of the intensified demolition threats to the Hashima City Office Building by Junzo Sakakura. The Hashima City Office Building is located a 5-minute walk from Junzo Sakakura’s birthplace, was completed in 1959 and received the prestigious… Continue reading Heritage in Danger: Hashima City Office Building by Junzo Sakakura
CONCRETO Academy
Docomomo International teams up in CONCRETO Docomomo International teams up in CONCRETO! CONCRETO is an Alliance for Education and Enterprises within the Erasmus+ Programme. A 36-month project bringing together 13 partners from 5 EU countries to promote the GREEN REHABILITATION of EUROPEAN CONCRETE ARCHITECTURE. The CONCRETO Partners recognise the LACK of specialist skills available and… Continue reading CONCRETO Academy
Tropical Modernism – How did this architecture reach the equator?
Photo exhibition by Jean Molitor Tropical Modernism – How did this architecture reach the equator? The photo exhibition by photographer Jean Molitor provides an insight on how a broad stylistic, avant-garde architectural approach conquered the world. The art historian Andreas Butter was invited to the opening. Here are a few thoughts from his introduction. Münzenberg… Continue reading Tropical Modernism – How did this architecture reach the equator?
Call for Abstracts: ICSA 2025 ‘Repurposing the past: unpacking material properties’
Call for Abstracts: ICSA 2025 ‘Repurposing the past: unpacking material properties’ On 8-11 July 2025, the next ICSA Conference will be held in Antwerp, calling for “reimagination of current practices intersecting structures and architecture in response to the pressing global environmental, social and economic crisis”. As part of this international conference, a special session on reuse practices from the… Continue reading Call for Abstracts: ICSA 2025 ‘Repurposing the past: unpacking material properties’
Docomomo Journal 2023
DJ 2023: Most viewed articles of the year Lico Rising from of the Ashes: post-war Philippines Architecture Maeda et al. The real reason why Nakagin Capsule Tower was never metabolized Ligtelijn Aldo van Eyck and the Amsterdam playgrounds Sopandi The Nature of Tropical Architecture in Indonesian Modernism Normandin Charles and Ray Eames: Modern Living in a Postwar Era Sopandi et… Continue reading Docomomo Journal 2023
Heritage in Danger: Belgrade Fair
Heritage in Danger: Belgrade Fair Docomomo International has been made aware through Docomomo Serbia of the intensified demolition threats to the pavilions of the Belgrade Fair. Docomomo Serbia, along with two other professional associations in the field of cultural heritage protection—the Association of Conservators of Serbia and Europa Nostra Serbia—has issued a press release, calling for… Continue reading Heritage in Danger: Belgrade Fair
Heritage in Danger: Le Corbusier’s Sanskar Kendra Museum of the City of Ahmedabad, 1955
Docomomo International would like to draw your attention to an urgent matter at Le Corbusier’s Sanskar Kendra Museum of the City of Ahmedabad, 1955. William J. R. Curtis makes a plea for renovation and retention of a major Le Corbusier work. Read the full article here. To sign the petition click here. Image: The museum in… Continue reading Heritage in Danger: Le Corbusier’s Sanskar Kendra Museum of the City of Ahmedabad, 1955
The 2025 World Monuments Watch
The 2025 World Monuments Watch Docomomo International would like to bring your attention to the 2025 World Monuments Watch. “The 2025 World Monuments Watch is now accepting nominations. World Monuments Fund (WMF) invites nominations for heritage places facing urgent challenges. Every two years, the Watch selects 25 places that tell a local story with global… Continue reading The 2025 World Monuments Watch
