CAH 20thC Conference - Madrid, June 2011

Approaches for the Intervention
in the Architectural Heritage of the 20th Century.
http://www.madrid2011.eu.com/eng/

Madrid, Spain
June 14 - 16, 2011

aims of the conference
to call the attention to the growing recognition of the value of the 20th Century heritage
to consider the resulting conservation, protection and management issues relating to this important heritage resource

TOPICS

T1 – Topic 1 - 14th of June
"Identification and recognition of the 20th Century architectural heritage"

The significance of the architectural heritage of the 20th Century is still a subject of debate and controversy. Because of its newness, often experimental materials and technology and the fact that in many cases it is still used for its original function, its conceptualization as valuable heritage worthy of public recognition and protection remains vague and controversial. Historical context and comparative analysis is needed to identify a typology of styles and historical themes which characterise the development of the Century. The opening day of the conference is dedicated to discussing the scope of the concept of 20th Century architectural heritage, which involves reviewing the history, impact and values of the various social and architectural trends and methods for identification and recognition of significant buildings.

T2 – Topic 2 - 15th of June
"Approaches to the conservation and protection of the 20th Century architectural heritage"

The documentation and protection of significant 20th Century buildings is still incomplete, erratic, and thus subject to continuous disputes. Therefore, the second day of the conference is dedicated to the identification and review of international approaches to the conservation, protection and management of 20th Century architectural heritage, in order to meet its specific characteristics.

T3 – Topic 3 - 16th of June
"Approaches to intervention in the 20th Century architectural heritage"

The intervention concentrates all the previous work of conceptualization, historical research and establishment of guidelines for the treatment of 20th Century architectural heritage, and it must also be compatible with contemporary architectural language of its expansions. Although currently we have a very respectable number of examples of interventions of all kinds and of varying success, there is no general agreement about the validity of the used approaches for a heritage that has its own distinctive character. The third day of the conference is devoted to examining the situation in this regard and trying to establish an agreement on essential approches. The previously circulated draft Madrid Document will be finalised as a contribution to the ongoing process of discussion and international debate.

9th Annual Docomomo Brazil Conference

June 7 - June 10, 2011
Brasília, Brazil

After almost twenty years of DOCOMOMO Brazil’s activities, today an exponential increase of researches on recent built heritage is testified. More Twentieth-Century buildings and sites are acknowledged as cultural heritage, the archives and publications about them have been multiplied, as much as experiences and reflections related to them have.

In this context, interdisciplinarity is paramount to the preservationist culture on Architecture and Urbanism. Fundamental roles are played by History, consolidating critical narratives; by Sociology and Anthropology, assessing cultural values; by the Arts – conserving and restoring works integrated to buildings; by Geography, studying population and regional issues; by Information Science, conserving and disclosing documental archives; by Law, normalizing heritage; by Social Communication, establishing the dialogue with the involved communities.

The purpose of the 9th DOCOMOMO Brazil Conference is to gather and share knowledge and consolidating principles, contributing effectively to the preservation of recent cultural heritage.
Themes for the conference include:

Reflections on recent heritage
Documentation of recent heritage
Preservation of recent heritage

[see the original call for papers]
http://docomomobsb.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/docomomo-bsb-2011-callforpapers6.pdf

Docomomo International Presentation at ETSAB

Президентът на ДОКОМОМО Интернешънъл - Ана Тостоес
представя в Училището по архитектура в Барселона (ETSAB)
организацията за Документация и консервация
на сградите, паметните места и кварталите
на Модерното движение
DOCOMOMO (DOcumentation and COnservation
of buildings, sites and monuments of the MOdern MOvement)
и ще изнесе лекция на тема
"Трансконтиненталният модернизъм"
понеделник - 9 май 2011 г.



ETSAB - Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona http://www.etsab.upc.edu/web/frame.htm?i=2&m=inicio&c=inicio
Barcelona School of Architecture
http://www.upc.edu/unitat/fitxa_unitat.php?id_unitat=107&lang=ing

Architects’ Council of Europe sends the latest items of interest

Today -15th April 2011
The Architects’ Council of Europe has sent the latest items of interest gathered by its Secretariat.

It is intended to bring attention to new or ongoing issues
that the Coordinators of the Thematic Areas and the Secretariat of the ACE
believe are of direct interest to the member organisations and their delegates.

Each item is very briefly presented and
a direct link to the relevant web source
where further relevant information can be found is given below:


Twelve projects for the 2012 Single Market:
together for new growth - video and press release available at:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/469&format=HTML&aged=0&language=en&guiLanguage=en

Six finalists announced for the 2011 EU Prize
for contemporary architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award, read more on:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/341&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Calling architects the world over:
World Architectural Festival Awards opens for entries - the search begins for the best buildings in the world;
all entries must be completed by 30th June 2011:
http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/

Making City:
the 5th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam
in São Paulo, Istanbul and Rotterdam - April 2012 -
see press release on :
http://www.iabr.nl/EN/news/Press_Release_01EN_101011.php

£2,500 Travel Scholarship for Hungarian students and young architects - the RIBA Golfinger Travel Scholarship is now open for applications. For full details and to download the application form, visit the scholarship page on the RIBA website:
http://tinyurl.com/3mbkgjy

New Master Class for post-graduated architects
organised by the International Academy of Architecture, Sofia.
For more information send an email to: iaarch@yahoo.com

The Architext Design Foundation call
for texts to feature in the Exhibition Fluencies Catalogue - read more on:
http://www.oar-bucuresti.ro/anunturi/2011/02/09/c/call%20for%20projects%20Fluencies%202011%20EN.pdf

New architecture book release:
Green Design: From Theory to Practise. Have a look at:
http://blackdogonline.com/index.html

Lets' Speak Sustainable Construction

Brussels, 11 April 2011:
Right at the start of this year's EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW),
the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC),
the Architects' Council of Europe (ACE)
and the European Concrete Platform (ECP)
launched the multilingual sustainable construction glossary -
http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-sustainable-construction-glossary

Bauhaus and its impact on the art education in modern Japan

Prof. Tetsuya Hasegawa
will deliver a lecture on the topic

Bauhaus and its impact
on the art education in modern Japan

at the New Bulgarian University in Sofia
auditorium 413, corpus І.
on March 17, 2011
at 14.30-16.10 O'clock

The lecture is in the frame of the
seminar „The Visual Image”,
conducted by Assoc. Prof. Irina Genova.
Translation into Bulgarian is provided.



Prof. Hasegawa
teaches theory and history of art education
at the University of Wakayama, Japan.
In 1986-1987 he has been a guest-researcher
at the University of Hamburg.
In 2003, at the Tokyo University of Arts
he has defended his Ph.D. theses
on the topic
“Study on the History
of Muse-Education Theories in Modern Germany”,
published in 2005.
In 2009, in collaboration
with Prof. Mikio Suzuki from the Kobe University
he has published the book
“Bauhaus and Its Contribution
to the Reformation of German Art Colleges after 1945”.

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, 2011

our dedication to Prof. M.Arch. Milka Biznakov



A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA



During Women's History Month, we reflect on the extraordinary accomplishments of women and honor their role in shaping the course of our Nation's history.
Today, women have reached heights their mothers and grandmothers might only have imagined.
Women now comprise nearly half of our workforce and the majority of students in our colleges and universities.
They scale the skies as astronauts, expand our economy as entrepreneurs and business leaders, and serve our country at the highest levels of government and our Armed Forces.
In honor of the pioneering women who came before us, and in recognition of those who will come after us, this month, we recommit to erasing the remaining inequities facing women in our day.
This year, we commemorate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, a global celebration of the economic, political, and social achievements of women past, present, and future.

International Women's Day is a chance to pay tribute to ordinary women throughout the world and is rooted in women's centuries-old struggle to participate in society on an equal footing with men.
This day reminds us that, while enormous progress has been made, there is still work to be done before women achieve true parity.
My Administration has elevated the rights of women and girls abroad as a critical aspect of our foreign and national security policy!


Empowering women across the globe is not simply the right thing to do, it is also smart foreign policy.
This knowledge is reflected in the National Security Strategy of the United States, which recognizes that countries are more peaceful and prosperous when their female citizens enjoy equal rights, equal voices, and equal opportunities.
Today, we are integrating a focus on women and girls in all our diplomatic efforts, and incorporating gender considerations in every aspect of our development assistance.
We are working to build the participation of women into all aspects of conflict prevention and resolution, and we are continuing to lead in combating the scourge of conflict related sexual violence, both bilaterally and at the United Nations.


In America, we must lead by example in protecting women's rights and supporting their empowerment.
Despite our progress, too many women continue to be paid less than male workers, and women are significantly underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. By tapping into the potential and talents of all our citizens, we can utilize an enormous source of economic growth and prosperity. The White House Council on Women and Girls has continued to remove obstacles to achievement by addressing the rate of violence against women, supporting female entrepreneurs, and prioritizing the economic security of women.


American families depend largely on the financial stability of women, and my Administration continues to prioritize policies that promote workplace flexibility, access to affordable, quality health care and child care, support for family caregivers, and the enforcement of equal pay laws. I have also called on every agency in the Federal Government to be part of the solution to ending violence against women, and they have responded with unprecedented cooperation to protect victims of domestic and sexual violence and enable survivors to break the cycle of abuse.


As we reflect on the triumphs of the past, we must also look to the limitless potential that lies ahead. To win the future, we must equip the young women of today with the knowledge, skills, and equal access to reach for the promise of tomorrow. My Administration is making unprecedented investments in education and is working to expand opportunities for women and girls in the STEM fields critical for growth in the 21st century economy.

As we prepare to write the next chapter of women's history, let us resolve to build on the progress won by the trailblazers of the past. We must carry forward the work of the women who came before us and ensure our daughters have no limits on their dreams, no obstacles to their achievements, and no remaining ceilings to shatter.


NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA,
President of the United States of America,
by virtue of the authority vested in me
by the Constitution and the laws of the United States,
do hereby proclaim March 2011 as Women's History Month.


I call upon all Americans to observe this month and to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, 2011 with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that honor the history, accomplishments, and contributions of American women.
I also invite all Americans to visit
www.WomensHistoryMonth.gov
to learn more about the generations of women who have shaped our history.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of February,
in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven,
and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
BARACK OBAMA



National Women's History Project
3440 Airway Dr Ste F
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
http://www.nwhp.org
(707) 636-2888
nwhp@nwhp.org

Наградата 'Benedictus' за 1998 година за арх. Анета Булант-Каменова и арх. Клаус Вайлцер

Галерия за килими и модерни изкуства в Залцбург

статия от д-р арх. Любинка Стоилова
в сп. Архитектура, 1999, бр. 1, с. 22-24.

BENEDICTUS Prize Goes to Bulgarian Born Architect
an article by Ljubinka Stoilova
in Arkhitektura (Architecture), 1999, No, 1, pp. 22-24.

Bohuslav Fuchs - Architekt der Tschechischen Avantgarde / Бохуслав Фухс - архитект на чешкия авангард

Галерията в партера на офис сградата на австрийската осигурителна компания
Vienna Insurance Group - 'Architektur im Ringturm',
откри на 7.12.2010 г. поредната архитектурна изложба,
посветена на чешкия архитект Бохускав Фухс.
Галерията ще бъде отворена за
изкушените от архитектурата на чешкия авангард
от 09.12.2010 до 18.03.2011 г.
Куратор на изложбата e отново Адолф Щилер с Ян Сапак и
сътрудничеството на Музея на град Бърно.

























On December 7, 2010 the gallery 'Architektur im Ringturm'
on the ground floor of the office building of Vienna Insurance Group
at 30 Schottenring, 1010 Vienna
inuagurated the next architectural exhibition
dedicated to the Czech architect Bohuslav Fuchs.
The gallery will be open for the public
interested in the architecture of the Czech avantguarde
from 09.12.2010 up to 18.03.2011.
Curator is again Adolf Stiller with Jan Sapak and the
cooperation of the Museum of the City of Brünn.

Adapting to Climate Change: Architects Indispensable

BRUSSELS, 6 December 2010: Architecture is a key profession in reducing the effects of climate change, as energy use in buildings is one of the major producers of green house gases. Measures are needed to ensure that the current economic crisis does not lessen architects' ability to adapt to climate change. This is the main message that emerges from the Architects Council of Europe (ACE) conference held on Friday 3rd December in the European Parliament.

In their work architects have the opportunity to provide a "role model" for other citizens in sustainable development, and in involving society in the future of the planet. The Conference, held as part of the activities to mark the ACE's 20th anniversary, debated forthcoming European Directives, which could affect the course of architecture over the next ten years. This is in keeping with the ACE's belief in the importance of collaborating with the EU in the design of legislation.

press release:























20th Anniversary of the ACE – 29th November to 3rd December 2010
http://acecae.www2.produweb.be/public/contents/index/category_id/223/language/en

The ACE was founded in Treviso in 1990, which means that 2010 is the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the ACE. During that period the ACE has made of significant achievements and established herself as an essential interlocutor for EU policy and legislation that affects the quality of the built environment.

In order to mark this occasion, the ACE has, thanks to the generous sponsorship and support of several companies and associations, organised a series of events in the week commencing 29th of November 2010 which will allow the ACE, its delegates and other partners in the construction sector to celebrate this occasion.

The ACE has arranged for the undertaking of the 2010 Sector Study of the profession so that its results can be delivered on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary.

As a particular highlight of the events, there was a special holding of the General Assembly of the ACE in the premises of the European Parliament. The programme for that day (3rd December) was structured as a high level Conference which was addressed by a number of prominent personalities and experts.
The themes of the day addressed European level policy and legislation and was the platform through which the results of the Sector Study 2010 were presented for the first time.