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An International Docomomo conference in Latin America presents an opportunity to reflect on the very definition of modernity and modern architecture from diverse points of view. In the last decades of the previous century and the first decades of this one, international knowledge about 20th-century architecture has been significantly expanded, following in-site and archival research held by scholars worldwide. This recognition makes it increasingly clear how canonical history books, written decades ago by prestigious authors and being used worldwide as references to the situate Modern Architecture are outdated. Albeit very important and still very useful, these narratives are incomplete, of insufficient temporal and geographical range, and blind to the debate of gender and race issues, that are indispensable from a contemporary point of view. Yet – perhaps for lack of other options –we still rely upon them to define our current conceptual definition of “Modern Architecture”. It is an uncomfortable situation that must be questioned. It is necessary to expand our awareness, to remap, reframe, and perhaps re-date what should be defined and comprised as “Modern Architecture”. Revising the established propositions, reframing the habitual debates, and rethinking our teaching and research studies’ scope and focus is unavoidable.
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Arquitetura História da Arquitetura
Citation
Zein, Ruth Verde & Pedrosa, Patrícia Santos. (2024). “Remapping Modernisms: Contemporary Debates”. In Modern Future: Susteinable development and cultural diversity. Torrent, H. (eds) 18th Docomomo International Conference & Students Workshop. Santiago do Chile: DOCOMOMO Internacional; ARQ ediciones, pp. 1111-1117
Publisher
DOCOMOMO Internacional; ARQ ediciones