DOCOMOMO

DOCOMOMO (the Documentation and Conservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement) is an international organization that promotes the study, interpretation and protection of the architecture, landscape and urban design of the Modern Movement. It was founded in 1990 in the Netherlands and today it has national chapters or working parties in 49 countries and over 2,000 individual members. It is an important organization in the realm of preservation, and in the broader field of architectural culture. The organization brings together historians, architects, town-planners, landscape architects, conservationists, professors, public officials and students. Among its many activities DOCOMOMO publishes a bi-annual journal, an effective way of exchanging new research.