Docomomo US/DC hosted a lecture by Zachary Schrag last week at the West End Library that led attendees through the contentious and sometimes surprising history of the D.C. Metro system.

With the help of scholars, academics, historians, and Congress, the National Park Service is recognizing and preserving its Mission 66 visitor and design centers

Bob's pedagogic approach was one of gentle direction supported by a fierce insistence on the highest professional standards.

According to the online media company, Return on Information - New Jersey, the multifamily property has sold for $70.5 million to a regional investor, The Pavilion Towers LLC.

Built in 1945, the Friesen Chapel along with an historic grove is threatened with complete demolition due to a pending housing subdivision.

The Philadelphia Chapter of Docomomo US inaugurated its 2018 One Building/One Brew series on Thursday, March 29, with tours of two buildings that reflect the role of Modernism in the city’s rich history of dedication to civic values.

According to Curbed Detroit, Yamasaki's Reynolds Metals Regional Sales Office is seeking a sympathetic owner and is currently on the market for $900k.  

Docomomo US was recently made aware of the demoliton threat to High Ridge Park, a commercial office park in Stamford, Connecticut designed by the famed Palestinian American architect Victor Hanna Bisharat.

As we explore Public Spaces: Inside and Out, we look back at our Winter 2008 newsletter focused on Modern Plazas and Landscapes.

Sanika Kulkarni, a recipient of the Mexico City Student Grant, reflects on the architectural similarities between Mexico and India, and how the tour developed her appreciation for the preservation of modern architecture. 

On February 24, Docomomo US/Greater Philadelphia welcomed Docomomo International Chair Ana Tostoes to Philadelphia with a reception at the Esherick House, designed by Louis Kahn and completed in 1961.

Elmhurst Art Museum's highly anticipated restoration of Mies van der Rohe McCormick House facade to be complete in June 2018

Docomomo US/Oregon and others share pictures of facade being dismantled.

The new website features a database of modern buildings, sites, and designers in the Chicago region extending from northwest Indiana to southeastern Wisconsin.

As JP Morgan Chase and the City of New York announce plans to demolish and replace 270 Park Avenue, formerly the Union Carbide building, Docomomo US and Docomomo US New York/Tri-state join forces to advocate for this iconic example of corporate modernism.

After a 6-0 vote to give landmark status to the Babylon Apartments by Miami’s historic preservation board in July 2016, Miami city commissioners overturn the designation, signing the death sentence of this Miami classic.

Docomomo US and its Chapters will explore Public Spaces as our advocacy theme for 2018 - seeking to understand and appreciate the intricacies of their design, their relationship to the projects, which created them and their context within the overall urban setting, site and building design.

By advocating for the safeguarding of buildings and sites based less on chronological ‘fit’ and more on whether or not they have expanded the tenets of the Modern Movement in meaningful and provocative ways, Docomomo will take a decisive leadership role in an arena that will only intensify and expand in the years ahead.