Docomomo Chile

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The biennial International Docomomo Conference is headed stateside for only the second time since the founding of Docomomo. Attendees can look forward to exciting venues, rigorous academic sessions, networking opportunities, social events, and the Docomomo tours you know and love.

Start planning now to join us in Los Angeles in March 2026, where we will explore the pluralistic nature of the twentieth-century global modern movement and its diverse legacies, examining how climate, community, and creativity have shaped and continue to shape the built environment. Our host city of Los Angeles, an embodiment of multiple moderns, serves as inspiration for the theme.

IDC 2026 Call for Abstracts!

Docomomo International invites practitioners, educators, researchers, and scholars involved in the documentation, conservation, and renovation of buildings, sites, and neighborhoods of the modern movement to submit paper abstracts on the theme Multiple Moderns: Climate, Community, Creativity.

We encourage proposals that support the conference theme and the subthemes (below), that advance our collective practice in the documentation and conservation of modern works, and expand our understanding of modernism globally to assist in the development of educational frameworks and tools for a new generation of designers.

This could include historic research and scholarship, educational and pedagogical applications, and case studies in conservation practice related to one of the following themes:

Mobility and Sprawl

Modernism in the Sun

Late Twentieth-Century Modernism

Community Adaptation and Repurposing

Creativity and Collaboration

Abstracts may be submitted between Thursday, May 1, and Monday, June 2, 2025. Participants will be notified in early August 2025, and a first draft will be expected by Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

Speakers are expected to submit a full paper no longer than 3,000 words by Monday, January 26, 2026, to be included in the conference proceedings. Paper submission guidelines will be provided to participants once abstracts are selected.

Speakers receive a reduced registration rate of $200. Students receive a reduced rate of $100.

VIEW SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Submissions will be reviewed by the IDC 2026 Scientific Committee, which includes representation from Docomomo International, Docomomo chapters, and the ISCs.

Scientific Committee Members

Theodore Prudon (Co-Chair), Docomomo US | ISC/Technology, ISC/Education & Training

Chandler McCoy (Co-Chair), Docomomo US | ISC/Education & Training

Jesus “Chuy” Barba Bonilla, Docomomo US 

Meredith Bzdak, Docomomo US 

Maristella Casciato, Past Chair, Docomomo International 

Wessel De Jonge, Co-Founder, Docomomo International; Docomomo The Netherlands | ISC/Technology 

Miles Glendinning, Docomomo Scotland | ISC/Publications, ISC/Urbanism & Landscape

Elsa Haarstad, Docomomo US

US Katie Horak, Docomomo US

Kuukuwa Manful, Docomomo Ghana

Louise Noelle, Docomomo Mexico | ISC/Registers, ISC/Publications

Kyle Normandin, Docomomo US | ISC Technology

Ken Oshima, Docomomo Japan

Uta Pottgiesser, Chair, Docomomo International

Marta Peixoto, Docomomo Brazil

Horacio Torrent, Docomomo Chile | ISC/Registers

Ying Zhou, Docomomo Hong Kong

SEE CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Sheats Goldstein House, John Lautner, 1963. Photograph by Elizabeth Daniels.

The 19th International Docomomo Conference is organized with the direct support of Docomomo International; Docomomo US; the Docomomo US/Southern California chapter; the University of Southern California, School of Architecture; and Getty.

Join us for a captivating discussion on “Conserving Modern Heritage in Turkey: 20+ Years of docomomo_Turkey”

Speakers:

Yildiz Salman, Co-chair Docomomo_Turkey (Istanbul Technical University)

Nilüfer Baturayoglu Yöney, Secretary Docomomo_Turkey (University of Central Florida)

H. Ilke Alatli, secretariat Docomomo_Turkey (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University)

Date: June 4, 11:00 am Chile (UTC -4)

Abstract:
Founded in 2002, docomomo_Turkey has tirelessly worked towards recognizing, documenting, and conserving modern urban and architectural heritage in Turkey. Join us as we delve into the efforts of the past 20+ years, highlighting campaigns, collaborations, and the invaluable role of conferences and publications. Learn about the Local Manifestations of Modern Architecture in Turkey poster conferences, a pivotal initiative documenting nearly 1500 buildings and sites. Discover the current threats facing modern heritage conservation, from urban development to earthquake risks.

Image: Ataköy Housing Estate Phases I-II, Istanbul. Photo credit: Nilüfer Baturayo?lu Yöney, 2006

Link: https://docomomoconference2024.com/events/conserving-modern-heritage-in-turkey-20-years-of-docomomo_turkey/

Don’t miss this enlightening session! Save the date and spread the word.

The 18th International Docomomo Conference 2024 is just around the corner, and we have an incredible Pre-Event proposal to unveil!

Pre-Event: Modern Heritage in Mexico
Date: 28th May, 11:00 am Santiago Chile | (UTC -4)

Image rights: Louise Noelle Grass

More information and registration: https://puc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtdO2orDwrGtQS8iRcFdP7fw95A_B5cB39

Can’t make it live? Don’t worry! All sessions will be recorded and available on the @centropatrimonio YouTube channel:( https://www.youtube.com/@centroucdelpatrimoniocultural/streams)

Mark your calendars for this illuminating prelude to the 18th International Docomomo Conference 2024, where we uncover the untold narratives behind architectural brilliance.

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Join the excitement of the 18th Docomomo International Conference with our photo contest! Submit up to 3 original photos focused on the general theme of the Conference “Modern Futures: Sustainable development and cultural diversity”.

Call for Applications!

Deadline: September 2, 2024, 13H00 GMT

Photos must be original and unpublished (not submitted in any other competition or not wholly or partially restricted from reproduction or subject to copyright) and must refer to the thematic areas of the conference (see https://docomomoconference2024.com/thematic-areas/).

The jury, composed of prominent photographers, architects and Docomomo members, will choose one winner and five special mentions, who will exhibit their work at the event and appear in Docomomo promotions.

The photography registration form is open, you can find it in the following link or check our Linktree in bio.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Exciting News for the Docomomo Community! We’re thrilled to announce that the deadline for abstract submissions for the 18th International Docomomo Conference has been extended to February 12th!

Don’t miss this golden opportunity to share your insights and research on modernist architecture and heritage preservation. Whether you’re a seasoned scholar or a fresh voice in the field, we want to hear from you!

Hurry and submit your abstracts by February 12th to be part of this global conversation shaping the future of modern architecture

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More information: https://docomomoconference2024.com/call-for-papers/

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Call for sessions instructions, template and submit access: https://docomomoconference2024.com/calls-sessions/

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Speakers

Horacio Torrent. President Docomomo Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Maximiano Atria, Docomomo Chile,

Date: 05/09/2023 11:00 am

Date details: Santiago Chile 11:00 hrs (3:00 pm UTC)

United Nations Building, Emilio Duhart, 1960-1966. Photo: René Combeau / Archivo de Originales CID SLGM, FADEU-PUC.

Reuse and transformation of a Modern Movement Masterpiece: UN-CEPAL-ECLAC Building, Santiago Chile.

Abstract:

Recent interventions in modern oeuvres of high cultural significance have set new challenges, opening discussion on the various positions associated with their preservation and sustainability. In particular, the relationship between newly conceived architecture and modern heritage, for which the analysis of the design in the original building, the ideas promoted in terms of its significance, and the results obtained in material terms, become the key features in each case. The experience of the United Nations ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) building in Santiago, Chile, may, in this sense, be of special interest in order to verify possibilities of sustainability that assume both the contingencies among which the rehabilitation process takes place and the values recognized in the building as a monument.

Marine Biology Institute Research Station. Enrique Gebhard 1941-1960. Photo Andres Tellez .  

The Montemar Station as a Case Study

Abstract :   

The building, designed by Enrique Gebhard (1909-1978) for the technical facilities of the University of Chile’s newly consolidated Marine Biology Institute, was built in two stages: the first one between 1941 and 1945 and the second between 1955 and 1959.

As one of the most representative buildings of Chilean modern architecture, the historical vicissitudes of its design and building process make it a perfect case-study through which to look at the development of twentieth century’s architecture.

As a case-study, Montemar has been a test-ground for the efforts made by Docomomo Chile to protect and remediate the present situation. Its relevancy as a key example of the best that modern architecture produced in Chile and Latin America makes it an iconic case in conservation issues regarding buildings that suffer decay by obsolescence, lack of maintenance, and the pressure for new uses.

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Image credits: Peter Schier. Photographic rights Bardi Institute.

Registration for this event

Description

The challenge of researching and reusing interiors, often detached from their architectural exteriors, introduces a methodological complexity encompassing a range of questions that extend beyond the immediate subject.  

Questions about the dissociation between use (actual or past), the artistic meaning of the designer, and the design process are variables that need to be considered as part of the research itself. These variables impact directly the process of reuse, and conservation and must include intangible aspects such as the emotional attachment. The presence of intangible aspects further underscores the necessity to contemplate the information sources feeding the study and the pivotal role archives play in safeguarding interior spaces. In its essence, the study and repurposing of interiors encompass a harmonious fusion of objective investigation and subjective interpretation, where historical, cultural, and emotional dimensions coalesce.

Type of event: Online

Speakers

Zsuzsanna Böröcz (Domomomo International Specialist Committee on Interior Design Co-Chair, Docomomo Belgium).

Marta Peixoto (Domomomo International Specialist Committee on Interior Design Secretary. Docomomo Brazil, PROPAR UFRGS).

Anita Puig (Docomomo Chile)

Date: August 22nd. (3:00 PM UTC)

Date details: Santiago Chile 11:00 hrs

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The 18th Docomomo International Conference in Chile 2024 will have a call for sessions first, then a call for papers.

The submission of session proposals in a comparative and interdisciplinary way will be greatly encouraged. In order to open up opportunities of discussion of Modern Movement architecture, its conservation in relation to sustainable design, from comprehensive and extended fields of knowledge and points of view, proposal submissions dealing with the following sub-themes are encouraged:

1.

Landscapes and territories of the modern movement

New purposes for obsolete infrastructure, relationship with nature, mining, geographies

2.

Better Cities

Modern towns, intermediate cities, urban design

3.

Public spaces and urban complexes

Housing, urban nature culture, ecological approaches, community recreation and leisure

4.

Education and design

Modern values and adaptive reuse, didactics, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches

5.

Buildings

Ordinary heritage, masterpieces reconsidered

6.

Modern Interiors conservation and everyday life

Adaptivity, furniture, crafts and industrial design

7.

Earthquakes and Sustainable technologies

Material and modern architecture, concrete, glass, wood

8.

Modernity and Diversity

Activism, community participation, gender, cultural legitimacy, geographical approaches, other modernisms

9.

Theories and Histories for conservation and sustainability

Narratives, archives, curatorial practices, exhibitions

10.

New generations for modern futures

Generational studies, social entrepreneurship, innovation, changemakers, critical thinkers, new media, social networks, commons

• 2 June – 1 September 2023 – Call for sessions.
• 1 September – Deadline.

The session must have a title and will be related to the thematic areas of the Conference, have one or two organisers/chairs, preferably from different affiliations. The type of session would be a regular paper session (1h40, max. 4/5 papers); or a roundtable. Innovative session formats are welcome.

The session abstract would have a maximum of 600 words, and the description must point to a coherent and focused topic related to the thematic areas of the Conference, clarify the goals and the relevance of the Session, define a leading question, key issues, the scientific relevance of the session in the context of recent state of the art and a list of potential themes that will particularly fit in with the goals of the session.

The sessions may also have sponsors related to research projects, research groups, public institutions, universities, or other organizations.

Each session chair is expected to fund their own travel and expenses to Santiago de Chile. Session chairs must register and establish membership in Docomomo for the 2024 conference by January 5, 2024, and are required to pay the non-refundable conference registration fee as a show of their commitment.

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Submit your session

20 September 2023 – Sessions Selection Announcement.

Session proposals will be selected by the Scientific Committee based on merit and the need to have a well-balanced program according to the following criteria: relevance, novelty/innovation, scientific quality, structure, and organization of the session.