Historic New England has launched a design competition to find a permanent, accessible public restroom for the visitor center at the Gropius House. The winning design will earn a $5,000 award and more. Submit entries by February 6, 2026.
Docomomo US has announced the recipients of the 2025 Modernism in America Awards. This year’s regional honorees include the Harlem River Houses, the Brick House in New Canaan and the exhibition Circle Square Triangle: Myron Goldfinger.
On view at MoMA, through July 2026: The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower explores the history and legacy of Kisho Kurokawa’s iconic 1972 building, a symbol of Japan’s Metabolist movement and postwar techno-futurism. See a fully restored capsule,
Now out! Volume 2 of the Special Edition Newsletter: Places of Worship published by Docomomo US and guest edited by Kevin Block, Director of Special Initiatives for Partner for Sacred Places.
The Yale School of Architecture presents an exhibition by artist duo Lake Verea exploring some hidden narratives behind Modernist homes. The first chapter, Frenemies (2011–2018), centers on architects in the US. The new chapter, Lovers, shifts focus to Europe—and women.
DOCOMOMO US/New York Tri-State is asking the LPC to designate The Church of the Transfiguration, a key piece of Lithuanian American history and culture that is also a modern architecture worth saving.
Of course you knew the hit series “Severance” is filmed at Saarinen’s Bell Labs in Holmdel, NJ. They truck in fake snow.
The 19th International DOCOMOMO Conference will take place in Los Angeles, CA, March 17–22, 2026.
Eight Frank Lloyd Wright designed houses you can book on Airbnb; Arizona to Michigan and one in between.
According to AD magazine, glass block has escaped “trend jail” and is making a comeback in restaurant and residential design.
Albania, Croatia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Nigeria and Portugal are newly approved DOCOMOMO International working parties, bringing the total to 80.
Are conversation pits the antidote to endless hours in front of screens? Possibly. Check out conversation_pits on instagram for all the inspiration you’ll ever need. It’s a lot about the pillows.
Docomomo International recently added five country-level working parties: Bahrain, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Saudi Arabia and Sudan. The organization now counts 77 working parties and more than 3,000 international-level members.
It was only a matter of time. “With the stroke of his pencil he gave structure to life, and life to structure. That is a legacy that lives on.” Now, we’re told, in a new bathroom fixture collection from BRIZO. Catch the video.
Docomomo Journal is the peer-reviewed journal of Docomomo International that, since 1990, has provided a twice-yearly collection of recent and original research on the documentation and conservation of Modern Movement sites. The journal is now open access and digitized back to 2010. Peruse some great issues at our leisure.
Apparently cats like Brutalism a lot more than architectural pundits, civic leaders and everyday onlookers. This Instagram account—taglined a “daily dose of cats and concrete”—is all fun. If you’re on Instagram check out Julliard School, Pirelli Building, Whitney Museum and more.
Along with architecture, Charles and Ray Eames made their mark in short films. In Power of Ten, a 1977 film for IBM, the duo visualized the concept of magnitude and it still mesmerizes. Six million YouTube viewers couldn’t be wrong.