A special night to support DOCOMOMO US/New York Tri-State, honor the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice for the renovation of its landmark building, and celebrate the legacies of Kevin Roche and Dan Kiley.
Docomomo: The Latest Architecture and News
Winners Announced for 2018 Modernism in America Awards
Thirteen projects have been announced as winners of Docomomo US’ 2018 Modernism in America Awards, honoring projects within the United States that highlight and advocate for the restoration of postwar architecture and landscapes.
Now in its fifth year, the Modernism in America Awards were founded to celebrate "the people and projects working to preserve, restore and rehabilitate our modern heritage sensitively and productively. The program seeks to advance those preservation efforts; to increase appreciation for the period and to raise awareness of the on-going threats against modern architecture and design."
Below, we have rounded up the successful schemes, and an organizer’s description of their significance.
https://www.archdaily.com/893569/winners-announced-for-2018-modernism-in-america-awardsNiall Patrick Walsh
Docomomo Pens Letter In Response to the Planned Demolition of New York's Union Carbide Building
Following last week’s announcement of JPMorgan Chase’s plans to demolition the historically significant modernist masterwork 270 Park (formerly known as the Union Carbide Building), the US chapter of international non-profit Modernist architecture advocate Docomomo has penned a letter to New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee chair Meenakshi Srinivasan arguing for the structure’s preservation.
In the letter, Docomomo US President Theodore H.M. Prudon and Docomomo US NY/Tri-State President John Arbuckle highlight the structure’s critical acclaim and essential place within Modernist architectural history, urging the Commission to calendar the building for designation as quickly as possible.
Find the letter reprinted in full, below.
https://www.archdaily.com/889903/docomomo-pens-letter-in-response-to-the-planned-demolition-of-new-yorks-union-carbide-buildingPatrick Lynch
9 Preservation Projects Win 2017 Modernism in America Awards
Nine projects have been announced as winners of Docomomo US’ 2017 Modernism in America Awards, honoring projects within the United States that highlight and advocate for the restoration of postwar architecture and landscapes.
Now in its fourth year, the Modernism in America Awards were founded to celebrate "the people and projects working to preserve, restore and rehabilitate our modern heritage sensitively and productively. The program seeks to advance those preservation efforts; to increase appreciation for the period and to raise awareness of the on-going threats against modern architecture and design."
https://www.archdaily.com/874210/9-preservation-projects-win-2017-modernism-in-america-awardsPatrick Lynch
The Winners for The 2016 Modernism in America Awards Have Been Announced
Docomomo US has announced the winners of its 2016 Modernism in America Awards, which honor projects around the country that highlight and advocate for the restoration of postwar architecture and landscapes.
The Modernism in America Awards is the only national program that celebrates "the people and projects working to preserve, restore and rehabilitate our modern heritage sensitively and productively. The program seeks to advance those preservation efforts; to increase appreciation for the period and to raise awareness of the on-going threats against modern architecture and design."
The 2016 Modernism in America Award winners are:
https://www.archdaily.com/790005/the-winners-for-the-2016-modernism-in-america-awards-have-been-announcedSabrina Santos
"Expansion and Conflict": 13th International Docomomo Conference 2014
How has the advancement of the Modern Movement design ethos, through geo-political expansion from the Western world, challenged the cultural foundation and aesthetic heritage of Asia?
https://www.archdaily.com/537860/expansion-and-conflict-13th-international-docomomo-conference-2014Sadia Quddus
Modernism in America Awards
DOCOMOMO US invites submissions for the first annual Modernism in America Awards. The awards celebrate the documentation, preservation and re-use of modern buildings, structures and landscapes built in the United States or on U.S. territory. The Awards recognize those building owners, design teams, advocacy and preservation organizations that have made significant efforts to retain, restore and advocate for the aesthetic and cultural value of such places.
https://www.archdaily.com/454838/modernism-in-america-awardsSebastian Jordana
