{"id":18,"date":"2026-02-06T08:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T08:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/docomomo2028.arch.ntua.gr\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:06:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/docomomo2028.arch.ntua.gr\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Athens | 7-10 September 2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 20th International do.co.mo.mo conference invites us to reflect on our current position and move in new directions once again. Since the early 1990s, a group of architects and academics who have documented and defended the works of the modern movement have ultimately established a new movement of their own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Detail of the house in Kavouri designed by Takis Zenetos (1959 | demolished).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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DOCOMOMO International is a non-profit organization dedicated to documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the Modern Movement […] In the last decades, the architectural heritage of the modern movement appeared more at risk than during any other period. This built inheritance glorifies the dynamic spirit of the Machine Age.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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do.co.mo.mo. is an international movement that since 1990 studies, protects, interprets, revises, and evaluates the significant works of a historical international movement. The 20th conference that will take place in Athens, with parallel events in Sofia, Skopje and Tirana, aims to describe and discuss the movements that led to the modern movement, the movements that emerged from the modern movement, and the movements that need to develop for the future of architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Based in Athens but emphasising movement<\/strong>, the 20th IDC will traverse between the borders of neighbouring nations, travelling to each of the three capital cities. Transgressing historically harsh thresholds to bridge cultures closer, this movement will draw parallels between how the pre-WWII and post-WWII modern movement developed in the various political contexts defined by the Iron Curtain in Europe:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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a nation strongly aligned with the West (Greece), a nation under the Eastern sphere of influence of the Warsaw Pact (Bulgaria), a nation that signed the pact but soon withdrew from its alliance (Albania), and a nation formerly part of a federation that followed a Third Way, neither aligning strongly with the West, nor the East, seeking opportunities from both opposing camps (North Macedonia).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fakidis house in Glyfada designed by Stamos Papadakis (1932).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Athens, \u201cthe only capital where modern architecture could find such wide acceptance,\u201d according to Kenneth Frampton, serves as the ideal location to initiate a new productive discussion regarding the movements we engage in and those we do not, the movements we can, must, wish to, avoid, or dare to pursue. Every future requires a movement.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Core team<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kostas Tsiambaos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conference Chair & Chair Docomomo Greece<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Uta Pottgiesser <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chair, Docomomo International<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wido Quist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secretary General, Docomomo International<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mattheos Papavasileiou<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dean, NTUA School of Architecture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Main venue<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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NTUA School of Architecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 1837, the study of Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) has played a crucial role in shaping the technical progress, education and culture of the country. The School of Architecture is located in the historic complex on Patission Street, in the heart of Athens, which includes the Averof building \u2014the most significant work of architect Lysandros Kaftatzoglou. The building was completed in the late-19th<\/sup> century and has since been a significant player in the cultural, social, and political history of the area. The recent restoration has provided the School of Architecture, as well as the city of Athens, with an important space that is open to learning and public dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Faculty of Architecture at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje \u2013 Skopje, North Macedonia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Faculty of Architecture-Skopje is one of the 24 faculties within the University \u201cSs. Cyril and Methodius\u201d in Skopje, the largest of all state universities in the Republic of North Macedonia. The first studies of architecture were established in 1949 within the newly established Technical Faculty with two departments: architecture and civil engineering. In 1976 the architecture department became an independent Faculty of Architecture offering a unique, carefully designed curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG) \u2013 Sofia, Bulgaria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of Architecture Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy (UACEG) in Sofia, where our Faculty of Architecture is situated, is the oldest and most renowned academic institution in Bulgaria, which forms architectural and construction professionals, and its Faculty of Architecture is the place where the specialty \u201cArchitecture\u201d has been taught in Bulgaria for the longest time \u2013 since 1942. In 1951 it was also separated as an independent academic unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Polytechnic University of Tirana – Tirana, Albania<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism is the newest entity of the Polytechnic University of Tirana, which is continuing the many-year-long tradition of training architects and urban design specialists. After the separation from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, this entity has acquired the status of a Faculty by representing at best the precious experience of the Polytechnic University of Tirana in the formation of highly qualified new generations of professionals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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When is the Conference?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 20th International Docomomo Conference (IDC) is September 7-10, 2028.\u202f The Student Workshop is September 4-8. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where is the Conference?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The IDC takes place in Athens, Greece. The School of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens is the main venue for conference sessions. Other venues TBA.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is the cost to attend? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Docomomo members 
\u20ac350 euros (early bird) | \u20ac450 euros \u202f(standard registration). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-members 
\u20ac450 euros | \u20ac550 euros<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speakers, Authors, Moderators, and Tour Guides.  
\u20ac200 euros<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students 
\u20ac100 euros (must show proof of current enrollment).  
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Tour fees and more attendance options TBA<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What does registration include?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Registration includes all conference sessions, keynotes, and receptions. Lunch will be provided on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tours are additional<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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