Living in the Urban Modernity
Mexico City,

The rapid growth of urban areas from cities to metropolis in the twentieth century created a favorable environment for establishing a discourse on modern architecture. The advancement of technology and the introduction of new materials, which brought about new forms of expression, were not the only triggers for transformation. Concerns for wellbeing, such as hygiene, education, health, leisure and the right to work were also fundamental in shaping buildings and cities, leading to innovative architectural proposals within the framework of a diverse urban structure.

Call for Papers and Case Studies

For the 2010 Docomomo Conference, Docomomo Mexico proposes to analyze the different elements that transformed the city and its architecture. Architects, researchers, historians and other parties in the process of preservation, conservation, renovation or transformation of modern towns and buildings are invited to investigate on the manifold challenges and dilemmas posed by living the urban modernity.

Original papers are invited for submission under the following sub-themes:
(1) Modern Living
(2) Civic and Social Infrastructure
(3) The Modern City
(4) Technology for a Modern Habitat
(5) The University City

Dates

May 2009: Call for papers.
September 15, 2009: Deadline for abstracts
November 10, 2009: Notification of acceptance
March 1st., 2010: Deadline first version full paper
April 10, 2010: Deadline final version full paper
August 19-24, 2010: Workshop
August 24-27, 2010: Conference
August 28-29, 2010: Post Conference Tours

The Conference will be held at the Faculty of Architecture of the National University, UNAM, declared World Heritage by Unesco in 2007.

International committee for documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the modern movement

Docomomo International
Cité de l¹Architecture et du Patrimoine
Palais de Chaillot
1, place du Trocadéro
F-75016 Paris
t +33 -1 58 51 52 65
e docomomo@citechaillot.fr
e docomomomexico2010@gmail.com