DOCOMOMO US/New York Tri-State is pleased to announce three awardees of its student and emerging professional grants to support participation in the 19th International Docomomo Conference: Abbey Rae Francis, Ashlyn Pause and Zeki Furkan Sarilican.
Explore the bold legacy and uncertain future of Brutalist architecture at a day-long symposium at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. The program spans campus design, Le Corbusier’s influence, adaptive reuse, and contemporary case studies.
Explore the realities of architectural practice in Japan through this conversation with architectural historian Helena Čapková and architect Sunil Bald, presented by Czech Center New York. The talk highlights collaboration with Japanese architects and the career of Czech American architect Antonín Raymond.
Yale School of Architecture presents a livestreamed panel of filmmakers and scholars in conversation on the craft of portraying architects’ lives and work through film. The discussion will explore how cinematic storytelling shapes our understanding of architectural practice, biography, and creative legacy.
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.
Don’t miss your chance to network, learn, and explore modern architectural heritage at the 19th International Docomomo Conference in Los Angeles (March 17–22, 2026). It’s a deep dive into modernism, climate, and community. Lots of great tours in and around LA too.
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.
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.