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Sunday, 20 February 2005 | Levent OZLER
V Iberian DOCOMOMO Conference
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of GATEPAC, the Spanish avant-garde group related to the CIAM which was instrumental in spreading the modern movement throughout the Iberian peninsula, the Iberian DOCOMOMO Foundation and the Catalonian Architectural Association (Col.legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya) are organizing the V Iberian DOCOMOMO International Conference, The GATCPAC and its Time. Politics, Culture and Architecture in the Thirties, which will take place in Barcelona from October 26th to 29th, 2005. Participants in the conference, which is directed by Antonio Pizza and coordinated by Paolo Sustersic, include outstanding architects and historians such as Oriol Bohigas, Álvaro Siza, Juan José Lahuerta, Eric Mumford, Laura Di Biagi and José Carlos Mainer. The deadline for the submission of papers is March 31, 2005.
The Iberian DOCOMOMO (Documentation and preservation of Modern Movement architecture in Spain and Portugal) has developed several initiatives in this field since its foundation such as the Spanish and Portuguese modern architecture and industry catalogues, as well as four conferences: "Modern Dwelling and City: Breaks and Continuities. 1925-1965", "Modern Architecture and Industry. 1900-1965", "Cultural Equipment and Infrastructures, 1925-1965" and "Modern Architecture and Tourism: 1925-1965".
The V Conference will discuss the diffusion and reception mechanisms of the Modern Movement in Spain and Portugal, focusing on the proposals and ideas that the GATCPAC (the Catalonian and most active of the three GATEPAC's sections, led by J. L. Sert and J. Torres Clavé) developed trough their contacts with the international avant-garde. The GATCPAC's intense activity, which was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, represents the most important Spanish contribution to the architecture and urbanism of the Thirties, as testified, for instance, by the Plan Maciá (1932-35), which was developed in collaboration with Le Corbusier. Beyond architectural and urban themes, GATCPAC's aim was to define a new social role for architects in conjunction with the visual arts, graphic design, industrial design, photography, literature and cinema, as reflected the publication of the review A.C. Documents of Contemporary Activity.
The conference will discuss not only the Iberian Peninsula, but also direct and indirect relationships with other international references such as Germany, France, Italy and the Soviet Union, among others. In order to address the many aspects related to the subject, the conference is comprised of four sections: "Politics and Architecture", "GATCPAC and its domestic and international connections", "Architecture and City Management" and "Image Culture".
More information and the call for papers are available at http://www.coac.net/docomomo5
Conference Organization
Fundación DOCOOMO Ibérico
Collegi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya
Direction
Antonio Pizza
Coordination
Paolo Sustersic
Scientific Committee
Antonio Pizza, Josep M.Rovira, Carlos Sambricio, José Ángel Sanz, Jordi Sardà, Ana Tostões
Conference Site
Col.legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya, Plaça Nova, 5 08002 Barcelona
Information
http://www.coac.net/docomomo5
Contact
Paolo Sustersic
DOCOMOMO 5 - Col.legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya
Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes, 563
08011 Barcelona, Spain
Tel. +34 93 306 78 44 ext. 326
Fax +34 93 552 02 25
docomomo5@coac.net
Secretariat hours
Monday and Friday: 9.30 to 14.30
Wednesday: 9.30 to 11.30 and 14.00 to 17.00
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