MoMo at Risk – Heritage
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Rekenkamer (Court of Audit building) in the Hague
Open Letter – Rekenkamer (Court of Audit building) in The Hague Following Docomomo Netherlands, Docomomo International would like to draw to your attention the matter of the the Rekenkamer (Court of Audit building) in the Hague by Aldo and Hannie van Eyck, one of the most important Dutch architects of the last century. Various specialists……
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MoMo at Risk: Düsseldorf Opera
Heritage at Risk: Düsseldorf Opera House The monumental Düsseldorf Opera House is under threat of demolition under the city plan to replace it with a larger building – “a future architectural and cultural lighthouse project”. This project does not take into account the preservation of the existing Opera House. Originally built as a municipal theater……
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MoMo at Risk: Kortrijk Railway Station
Heritage at Risk: Kortrijk railway station, Belgium Docomomo International shares Docomomo Belgium’s stance on supporting the maintenance of the Kortrijk railway station, which is included in the European list of the seven most endangered heritage sites, The 7 Most Endangered. Despite this status, the local government and the Belgian railway company are planning to demolish……
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MoMo at Risk: Robot Bank, Bangkok
Heritage in Danger: The Robot Bank building in Bangkok, Thailand Docomomo Thai is raising alarm on the iconic Robot Bank building in Bangkok, Thailand. Widely regarded as one of most important Postmodern Architecture in Thailand, this building is now under renovation, with its original appearance and characteristics severely under threat. You can read the full……
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MoMo at Risk: Guatemala Civic Center complex
MoMo at Risk: The Guatemala Civic Center complex, Miguel Angel Asturias Cultural Center Please find below the letter from Docomomo International regarding the possible alterations of the Guatemala Civic Center complex.
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MoMo at Risk: Ocean Terminal Precinct, SA
Heritage at Risk: Ocean Terminal Precinct, Point Precinct, Durban, South Africa Docomomo International was made aware that the landmark Ocean Terminal Complex in Point Precinct, South Africa is under threat for demolition. We present the letter from the co-chair of Docomomo South Africa, Sandra van der Merwe below: A demolition permit has been granted for……
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MoMo at Risk: Portuguese Pavement
MoMo at Risk: Artisanal Modernist Portuguese Pavement in Horta, Azores The modernist paved sidewalk along the bay of the City of Horta, Azores islands, Portugal, made with the unique artisanal Calçada Portuguesa method in the 1950’s, is under threat of destruction due to the ongoing municipal rehabilitation works. This traditional artisanal pavement, which follows a……
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MoMo at Risk: Boerentoren in Antwerp
Monument at Risk – The Historic Boerentoren in Antwerp Docomomo International would like to share the letter from Docomomo Belgium, who as a national working party took initiative to compile a letter regarding the possible transformation of the historic Boerentoren building in Antwerp, Belgium. The letter can be viewed in full below: Docomomo Belgium announces:……
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Partisan Memorial Cemetery in Mostar
Heritage in Danger: The Partisan Memorial Cemetery in Mostar The Partisan Memorial Cemetery in Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) by Bogdan Bogdanović is on the list of 11 most endangered monuments and heritage sites in Europe for 2023, announced by Europa Nostra and the European Investment Bank Institute. This 300m long paved ceremonial pathway is one……
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Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) Old Campus in danger
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) Old Campus in Danger ICOMOS is again issuing a worldwide Heritage Alert, the most consequential expressional of concern, to amplify awareness of the threat to the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) Old Campus and draw urgent attention to the eminent risk of loss of the internationally significant buildings that make up……
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MoMo at Risk: Goiás Jockey Club in Goiânia
Goiás Jockey Club. Endangered heritage in Brazil DOCOMOMO International was made aware once again of the endangered Goiás Jockey Club in Goiânia, Brazil. Read the full article by Eline Caixeta, Christine Mahler, Lucas Jordano, and Hugo Segawa below. Learn more on Goiás Jockey Club and its architect, Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928-2021) in this article……
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Heritage International Protection in Wartime
Modernist Heritage International Protection in Wartime:the Case of Ukraine DOCOMOMO International is pleased share the invitation to a hybrid conference Heritage International Protection in Wartime:the Case of Ukraine to be held on June 23rd, 17:30 – 19:00 at Sciences Po Paris (Paris School of International Affairs), with the collaboration of UNESCO, and devoted to Heritage……
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Capsule tower in Tokyo at risk
Capsule tower in Tokyo at risk DOCOMOMO International has to report that the demolition of Kisho Kurokawa’s iconic metabolist building has started in April 2022. Despite many initiatives of residents, owners and activists it was not possible to find an investor who could preserve and renovate the whole building. Read more background information about the……
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Silos of Beirut at risk
Silos of Beirut at risk DOCOMOMO International strongly supports the the concept of non-demolition of the silos of Beirut, which acts as a memorial and a carrier of the collective memory. DOCOMOMO International has been contacted by a group of 25 Lebanese Heritage experts regarding the possible demolition of the silos of Beirut. The silos……
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Chacarita underground pantheons (Argentina)
Chacarita underground pantheons (Argentina) DOCOMOMO International supports the request to protect the buried Pantheons of the Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires, one of the significant examples of the Modern Movement, and created by pioneer woman architect Itala Fulvia Villa (Contributors: Lelia Cornell, Raquel S. de Dias, Günter Ernst, Carlos Gabutti, Ludovico Koppman and Clorindo Testa).……
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Former Kindergartens in Visaginas (Lithunia)
Former Kindergartens in Visaginas (Lithunia) DOCOMOMO International supports the community of Visaginas to ensure the measures necessary to carry out a thorough study and analysis of the situation before the Evaluation Council makes a decision to include or not include the building ensemble to the Cultural Values Register and has brought the case to trial.……
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DOCOMOMO International Solidarity Statement on Ukraine
DOCOMOMO International Solidarity Statement on Ukraine Over the last weeks DOCOMOMO International has been contact with our colleague Alexander Bouryak, Chair of DOCOMOMO Ukraine who is still staying in Kharkiv, the City of Constructivsm. Many other colleagues, friends and activists had to leave the country. In the meantime, the people continue to protect and to……
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Proclamation to Architects on the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Budapest
PROCLAMATION TO ARCHITECTSon the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Budapest As a group of architects in Budapest, “Huszonkettesek”, we are addressing you and the world’s appreciative public. We feel that we have run out of tools, that we have no other option left to stop the government’s havoc. The current Hungarian government wants to make……
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Kharkiv, Ukraine Modern Heritage cries for Help
Kharkiv, Ukraine Modern Heritage crys for Help Dear DOCOMOMO friends, today we received the first news from our colleague Ievgeniia Gubkina from Kharkiv, Ukraine: “My hometown Kharkiv, which for many years has been the subject of my scientific research, excursions and educational projects, is surrounded by the Russian army and every day is under inhuman……
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Bid to save the Australian Environmental Studies Building at Griffith University, Brisbane
Bid to save the Australian Environmental Studies Building at Griffith University, Brisbane “A pair of architects have launched a bid to heritage protect a 1970s university building built among the bush on Griffith University’s Nathan Campus in Brisbane, which the university plans to demolish. Completed in 1977, the Australian Environmental Studies Building was designed by John……
