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
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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
Heritage in Danger: The new check-in hall of the Main Railway Station in Prague
New check-in hall of the Main Railway Station in Prague (Prague, Czech Republic) Docomomo International has been made aware through Docomomo Czech Republic of a Heritage in Danger, namely the future state of the new check-in hall of the Main Railway Station in Prague. “The new check-in hall of the Main Railway Station in Prague… Continue reading Heritage in Danger: The new check-in hall of the Main Railway Station in Prague
Statement on Cultural Heritage Losses in Sudan by SAH
Statement on Cultural Heritage Losses in Sudan by SAH Docomomo International has been made aware through Docomomo Sudan of the statement issued by the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) regarding the cultural heritage losses in Sudan. The statement can be accessed through this link. The Sudanese Kuwaiti Center building, depicted above, has also suffered destruction. Photo courtesy… Continue reading Statement on Cultural Heritage Losses in Sudan by SAH
BOOK LAUNCH: Architectural Drawings as Investigating Devices: Architecture’s Changing Scope in the 20th Century
Architectural Drawings as Investigating Devices: Architecture’s Changing Scope in the 20th Century You are invited to the book launch event of Dr. Ing. Marianna Charitonidou’s book Architectural Drawings as Investigating Devices: Architecture’s Changing Scope in the 20th Century that will take place at the Goethe-Institut Amphitheater in Athens on Monday 22 January 2024, at 18:00.… Continue reading BOOK LAUNCH: Architectural Drawings as Investigating Devices: Architecture’s Changing Scope in the 20th Century
Le Corbusier’s Villa Baizeau in Carthage, Tunisia- January 2024
Le Corbusier’s Villa Baizeau in Carthage, Tunisia- January 2024 Docomomo Tunisia is excited to announce a special event scheduled for Tunis in January 2024. Initiated by an international architectural team, the event will center around Le Corbusier’s Villa Baizeau, built in Carthage between 1927 and 1930. This unique villa, commissioned by Lucien Baizeau, a public… Continue reading Le Corbusier’s Villa Baizeau in Carthage, Tunisia- January 2024
Docomemos Bulletin 2023
Docomemos Bulletin 2023 The fourth edition of the DOCOMEMOS 2023 Bulletin (October-December) is now available. The bulletin and previous publications can be viewed and downloaded through Docomomo Brasil’s website.
Call for Abstracts: Docomomo US National Symposium in Miami
Call for Abstracts: Docomomo US National Symposium in Miami The Docomomo US National Symposium is the primary event in the United States for professionals to discuss and share efforts to preserve modern architecture and meet leading practitioners and industry professionals. Save the Date You are invited to join the Docomomo US National Symposium in Miami and… Continue reading Call for Abstracts: Docomomo US National Symposium in Miami
Urgent action required: Ontario Place (Toronto, Canada)
Urgent action required: Ontario Place (Toronto, Canada) Docomomo International would like to share a message from Ontario Place for All, a grassroots organization advocating to protect Ontario Place, one of Toronto’s key heritage sites, from privatization and immediate threats of demolition. The 155-hectare public waterfront site was designed by architect Eberhard Zeidler, landscape architect Michael Hough,… Continue reading Urgent action required: Ontario Place (Toronto, Canada)
DOCONF2023 Proceedings
DOCONF2023 Proceedings have been published. The bi-annual DOCONF series, organised by the Department of Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture, Budapest University of Technology and Economics and the Foundation for Urban Design, Budapest, provides a comparative overview of current doctoral research in architecture, urban design, urban planning, and landscape architecture focusing on the urban challenges related… Continue reading DOCONF2023 Proceedings
