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CTU Prague architectural database
The CTU Prague Faculty of Architecture’s Research Database Network The database of the Department of Theory and History of Architecture and the Research Centre for Industrial Heritage was established in 2002 with the aim of bringing together diverse data from long-term research activities and projects on a methodologically consistent, structured platform. The database serves as…
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New Book: Stavoprojekt 1948-1953
Stavoprojekt 1948 – 1953 / Practice Stavoprojekt was established in September 1948, as a state design institute and a result of the dramatic political and social changes taking place at the time, but also against the backdrop of the long-standing concentrated efforts of a left-wing avant-garde. As a part of the Czechoslovak Construction Works (ČSSZ),…
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Conservation of 20th-Century Architectural Heritage
A Historical-Critical Encyclopedia The book is the result of research carried out at the Mendrisio Academy of Architecture (Università della Svizzera italiana) as part of the Swiss inter-faculty project ‘Critical Encyclopaedia for the Restoration and Reuse of 20th-Century Architecture’ (2008–2012), funded by the Swiss Conference of Higher Education Institutions. Through over 40 essays in four…
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mASEANa: appreciating modern asean architecture
mASEANa project: appreciating modern ASEAN architecture The mASEANa (modern ASEAN architecture) Project, initiated in 2015, operated for six years until 2020. Within the defined period local and foreign architects, researches, politicians and citizens were called to think together and take action on modern architecture in Southeast Asia. A book showcasing the project results is available…
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Docomomo Technology Seminar 2025 on Library Renovations
Docomomo Technology Seminar 2025 on Library Renovations: Exchanges between research and practice The 2025 Docomomo Technology Seminar, ‘Library Renovations: Exchanges between research and practice’, was held at Bio Skandia in Stockholm, Sweden on September 25–26, 2025. The symposium was supported by Docomomo International, Aalto University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Bio Skandia. See the…
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SAVE SOZA · STOP DEMOLITION · RENOVATION FIRST
SAVE SOZA · STOP DEMOLITION · RENOVATION FIRST The former Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment building complex in The Hague, SoZa, was designed by Herman Hertzberger in 1979, and was in use as a government building from 1990 to 2016. SoZa is internationally recognised as an icon of Structuralist architecture, with its visionary design…
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Student Workshop Los Angeles – Hall of Records
Analysis in progress! Time to look back at the findings so far at the start of day 4 of the DOCOMOMO Student Workshop… Working at Watt Hall, USC School of Architecture students and tutors are still impressed by the site visit to Neutra’s Hall of Records, the topic of the workshop. Once behind the laptop,…
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In memoriam: Alexander Tzonis (1937 – 2026)
In memoriam: Alexander Tzonis (1937 – 2026) The international architectural community mourns the passing of Alexander Tzonis, who died on 1 March 2026 at the age of 88. A scholar of rare breadth and curiosity, Tzonis devoted his life to exploring the intellectual, cultural, and human dimensions of architecture. His work enriched generations of architects,…
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Student Workshop Los Angeles – report 1
Getting to know the Neutra Hall of Records Connected to the 19th International DOCOMOMO Conference at USC in Los Angeles, the accompanying student workshop kicked of on Thursday March 12 at the Neutra Institute for Survival Through Design with an impressive introduction by Raymond Neutra on the legacy of his father and brother, Richard and…
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Modern healthcare architecture in Islamic traditions
IJIA Dialogues: Healthcare Architecture in Islamic Traditions/Translations The 2026 International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) Dialogues online roundtable on the theme “Healthcare Architecture in Islamic Traditions/Translations” will take place on 7 March 2026. This annual Dialogues session explores how Islamic societies have shaped health-conscious architecture, from traditional practices to responses to epidemics and pandemics. Cansu…
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Impact of DOCOMOMO Journal in 2025
Recap of the impact of DOCOMOMO Journal in 2025 Most viewed abstracts in 2025 (January-November): Lico Rising from of the Ashes: post-war Philippines Architecture Toye Examining the Recorded Histories of Nigeria’s First Post-Independence Universities Uduku et al. Buildings for Higher Education in Africa Sopandi The Nature of Tropical Architecture in Indonesian Modernism Oginni et al. Documenting the Reuse of Modern…
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Call for abstracts DOCOMOMO Journal
Call for abstracts – DOCOMOMO Journal DOCOMOMO International is pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for a special issue of the Docomomo Journal under the working title “Beyond Modernism”, dedicated to research that showcases the transitions beyond Modernism that took place in the 1970s and 1980s. This period was characterized by a shift away…
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Registration open for 2026 IDC in LA!
Early Bird registration is open for the 2026 International Docomomo Conference in Los Angeles We are delighted to announce that registration is open for the 19th International Docomomo Conference, hosted by Docomomo US in Los Angeles! The Conference will take place on March 17-22, 2026, with Student Workshop starting on March 12. Please visit the…
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Getty Conservation Guest Scholars Program
Getty Conservation Guest Scholars Program 2026-2027 On behalf of Getty Conservation Institute, we would like to share that applications for the 2026-2027 Conservation Guest Scholar cycle are now open. The Conservation Guest Scholars Program provides opportunities for established scholars or professionals who have attained distinction in the cultural heritage conservation field. Recipients are in residence…
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Open call: Courtyards and Patios in the Mediterranean
Open Call for the international conference Courtyards and Patios in the Mediterranean Call for papers is open for the international conference Courtyards and Patios in the Mediterranean, which will take place on February 12, 13, 14, 2026, at Dar Lasram, ASM, La Médina, Tunis, Tunisia. The event is largely created by the founding, organizing and…
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VII Seminar Docomomo Chile – Crossed histories
Crossed histories: Interpretations of modern architecture – VII Seminar Docomomo Chile Docomomo Chile is inviting you to the VII Docomomo Chile Seminar with the topic “Crossed histories: Interpretations of modern architecture” which will take place in Concepción, December 10-12, 2025. This seventh version of the national seminar of Docomomo Chile aims to continue the debate,…
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Call for Papers – The “1925 Moment”: Le Corbusier
Call for papers for the colloquium THE “1925 MOMENT” : LE CORBUSIER.Urban planning, architecture, painting, “decorative arts”,publishing. A call for papers is now open for the colloquium The “1925 Moment: Le Corbusier”, scheduled to take place in Paris on the week of December 15, 2025. ScheduleCall for papers launched: July 2025Proposals submitted by: September 12,…
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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…
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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:
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Docomomo Book Series #2: CONCRETO Code Book
A study on Historic Concrete Conservation CONCRETO Consortium: PLN Pier Luigi Nervi Project Foundation Belgium, DOCOMOMO International The Netherlands, Middle East Technical University (METU) Türkiye, Politecnico di Milano (PoliMI) Italy, Laboratorio Nervi Italy, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) Spain, IIPLE – Istituto per l’Istruzione Professionale dei Lavoratori Edili della Provincia di Bologna Italy, Fundación Laboral de la Construcción (FLC) Madrid Spain, Mesleki Yeterlilik…
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Docomomo 3D – The future of heritage documentation?
The future of heritage documentation? In the DOCOMOMO International action plan (2026-2029), digitization is formulated as an important area for exploration and development. One of the ambitions is to look further into the possibilities of 3D – in many different ways – as a means to accomplish the goals of DOCOMOMO International regarding DOcumentation and…
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CONCRETO Code Book
Andrea Canziani, Wido Quist, 2025. CONCRETO Code Book – Study on Historic Concrete Conservation, Docomomo International, ISBN/EAN: 978-9-08338-671-3, 112 p.
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Highlights from 18th IDC in Chile
Highlights from the 18th International DOCOMOMO Conference The 18th International DOCOMOMO Conference is now officially over, and we think back fondly to the inspiring weeks of the Student Workshop and the Conference itself. We are immensely grateful to the the hosting Chapter – DOCOMOMO Chile, host institution – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and the…
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Opening of the 18th IDC in Santiago
Opening ceremony of the 18th International DOCOMOMO Conference in Santiago The opening ceremony of the 18th International DOCOMOMO Conference “Modern Futures: Sustainable Development and Cultural Diversity” took place on the evening of 10 December at the Casa Central of the Universidad Catolica. Among the distinguished guests were the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Design…
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Meeting in Santiago 2024
ISC/Publications meeting at 18th IDC As an informal kick-off of the International DOCOMOMO Conferences, every 2 years the meetings of the International Specialist Committees are planned on the day preceding the 1st day of the conference. During the ISC/Publications meeting all Chairs, Vice-chairs and Co-chairs of the other committees gathered, reflecting on the DOCOMOMO International…
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ETOM Neb-Lab Conference “Modern Housing postwar”
Modern Housing postwar – Cities of Tomorrow? 14–15 Oct 2024International Conference in Halle (Saale) More information and registration: https://triennale-der-moderne.de/2022/60-years-halle-neustadt/ An European Triennial of Modernism (ETOM) NEB milestone project carried out as an “ETOM NEB-Lab” conference, within the framework of the “New European Bauhaus”, in the context of Central Europe, with a special focus on the…
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Announcement to Docomomo Chapters
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,…
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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…
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ETOM NEB Lab – Activating Trans-European Modernism
Activating Trans-European ModernismThe ETOM NEB-Lab for the New European Bauhaus and the ETOM – European Triennial of Modernism The collaborative trans-European dimension of Modernism engenders particularly three huge potentials –especially exploring the developments beyond East and West dichotomies: first, a scope of incredibly rich and diverse modern cultural heritage, second the vital realm and diversity…
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Final Call to Nominate a Site to the 2025 World Monuments Watch
Final Call to Nominate a Site to the 2025 World Monuments Watch The deadline to submit a nomination to the 2025 World Monuments Watch is approaching on March 15. 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…
