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Enriching our communities and our culture through the understanding, appreciation and preservation of modern architecture and design.

Doco Drive: The Divine Line - A tour of twelve of Milwaukee's most spectacular midcentury churches hosted by the Docomomo US/Wisconsn chapter. eventbrite.com/e/doco-drive-t…

docomomo_us's tweet image. Doco Drive: The Divine Line - A tour of twelve of Milwaukee's most spectacular midcentury churches hosted by the Docomomo US/Wisconsn chapter. eventbrite.com/e/doco-drive-t…
docomomo_us's tweet image. Doco Drive: The Divine Line - A tour of twelve of Milwaukee's most spectacular midcentury churches hosted by the Docomomo US/Wisconsn chapter. eventbrite.com/e/doco-drive-t…
docomomo_us's tweet image. Doco Drive: The Divine Line - A tour of twelve of Milwaukee's most spectacular midcentury churches hosted by the Docomomo US/Wisconsn chapter. eventbrite.com/e/doco-drive-t…

Time up for Timex HQ? Timex Group’s 21st-century #corporatecampus in Waterbury, CT is under threat as a local developer plans to build a speculative distribution center and demolish the entire building, as well as the surrounding campus property. docomomo-us.org/news/timex-cam…

docomomo_us's tweet image. Time up for Timex HQ? Timex Group’s 21st-century #corporatecampus in Waterbury, CT is under threat as a local developer plans to build a speculative distribution center and demolish the entire building, as well as the surrounding campus property. docomomo-us.org/news/timex-cam…

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Commercial office design was forever changed with the completion of Lever House in 1952, and our 2023 restoration of the project won the @docomomo_us Modernism in America Award of Excellence! MORE → bit.ly/47r6JKT

SOM_Design's tweet image. Commercial office design was forever changed with the completion of Lever House in 1952, and our 2023 restoration of the project won the @docomomo_us Modernism in America Award of Excellence! 

MORE → bit.ly/47r6JKT

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In historic preservation news: The 2024 Docomomo Modernism in America Awards honored 16 projects for their dedication to preserving modernism. Take a look at the winners! @docomomo_us #HistoricPreservation archinect.com/news/bustler/1…


Docomomo US is pleased to announce the sixteen winners of the 2024 Modernism in America Awards. Congrats to this year's Awardees! 🏆 docomomo-us.org/events/moderni…


The Alvar Aalto Foundation has released a press release regarding the Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center. While we are disappointed the interior could not have remained in situ, we are grateful to our colleagues for protecting this piece of our legacy. docomomo-us.org/news/future-of…


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Can we just talk about how much joy this building inspired?

zachmortice's tweet image. Can we just talk about how much joy this building inspired?

For @ArchReview, I spoke with @presfutures about the Thompson Center and what it really means to "[replace] the state with Google," per the architects doing just that. architectural-review.com/essays/revisit…

zachmortice's tweet image. For @ArchReview, I spoke with @presfutures about the Thompson Center and what it really means to "[replace] the state with Google," per the architects doing just that. architectural-review.com/essays/revisit…


Docomomo International recent journal on Modernism in #Ukraine Full text available online.


Happy birthday Gordon Bunshaft. It is still so frustrating that his home on LI no longer exists. archeyes.com/the-bunshaft-r… Photo @EstoPhoto Article @archeyesnews

docomomo_us's tweet image. Happy birthday Gordon Bunshaft. It is still so frustrating that his home on LI no longer exists. archeyes.com/the-bunshaft-r… Photo @EstoPhoto Article @archeyesnews

#OTD in 1909, godfather of corporate modernism Gordon Bunshaft is born. The influential architect reshaped our cities with his glass + steel and boxy aesthetic. His own residence? A carpenter-built woodframe early 19th c. house in #GreenwichVillage. More: villagepreservation.org/2023/08/26/gor…

GVSHP's tweet image. #OTD in 1909, godfather of corporate modernism Gordon Bunshaft is born. The influential architect reshaped our cities with his glass + steel and boxy aesthetic. His own residence? A carpenter-built woodframe early 19th c. house in #GreenwichVillage.  More: villagepreservation.org/2023/08/26/gor…
GVSHP's tweet image. #OTD in 1909, godfather of corporate modernism Gordon Bunshaft is born. The influential architect reshaped our cities with his glass + steel and boxy aesthetic. His own residence? A carpenter-built woodframe early 19th c. house in #GreenwichVillage.  More: villagepreservation.org/2023/08/26/gor…
GVSHP's tweet image. #OTD in 1909, godfather of corporate modernism Gordon Bunshaft is born. The influential architect reshaped our cities with his glass + steel and boxy aesthetic. His own residence? A carpenter-built woodframe early 19th c. house in #GreenwichVillage.  More: villagepreservation.org/2023/08/26/gor…
GVSHP's tweet image. #OTD in 1909, godfather of corporate modernism Gordon Bunshaft is born. The influential architect reshaped our cities with his glass + steel and boxy aesthetic. His own residence? A carpenter-built woodframe early 19th c. house in #GreenwichVillage.  More: villagepreservation.org/2023/08/26/gor…


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Crushing it


The destruction of the Thompson Center in Chicago is so short sighted and unnecessary. @Google While the building is not coming down, removing its charm and decorative features is a huge loss. @docomomoChicago

demolition at the Thompson Center, Clark Street

_GXM's tweet image. demolition at the Thompson Center, Clark Street


FINAL REMINDER: Early registration for the National Symposium ends tonight: docomomo-us.org/events/nationa…

docomomo_us's tweet image. FINAL REMINDER: Early registration for the National Symposium ends tonight: docomomo-us.org/events/nationa…

Reminder: Today is the last day for Symposium Early Registration! Booking at the Mayfair Hotel also ends today. All details here: docomomo-us.org/events/nationa…

National Symposium Early Registration Ends Monday, April 29! docomomo-us.org/events/nationa…



National Symposium Early Registration Ends Monday, April 29! docomomo-us.org/events/nationa…


Still on the fence? Here's 5 great reasons to join us in Miami for National Symposium 🚤docomomo-us.org/news/five-reas…


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The latest episode of New Angle: Voice is out and it is a meta one! All about "Women in American Architecture," 1977, the first book and exhibit on women and architecture in the USA @brooklynmuseum @ArchLeague @BWArchFdn podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lay…

LangeAlexandra's tweet image. The latest episode of New Angle: Voice is out and it is a meta one! All about "Women in American Architecture," 1977, the first book and exhibit on women and architecture in the USA @brooklynmuseum @ArchLeague @BWArchFdn podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lay…
LangeAlexandra's tweet image. The latest episode of New Angle: Voice is out and it is a meta one! All about "Women in American Architecture," 1977, the first book and exhibit on women and architecture in the USA @brooklynmuseum @ArchLeague @BWArchFdn podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lay…

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Modernism in America Awards: docomomo-us.org/events/moderni…

docomomo_us's tweet image. Nominations are now open for the 2024 Modernism in America Awards: docomomo-us.org/events/moderni…

Docomomo US is pleased to announce two internationally recognized experts in the realm of Modern preservation as the 2024 National Symposium Keynotes: Rosa Lowinger and Uta Pottgiesser. Read more: docomomo-us.org/news/rosa-lowi…

docomomo_us's tweet image. Docomomo US is pleased to announce two internationally recognized experts in the realm of Modern preservation as the 2024 National Symposium Keynotes: Rosa Lowinger and Uta Pottgiesser. 

Read more: docomomo-us.org/news/rosa-lowi…

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