Call for papers

In architecture, the 1960’s decade exceeds its temporal limits; and today, it is more alive than ever. And so is Modernism - although it has been transformed, along the last hundred years, from avant-garde to tradition. Besides, when critically considered, several of the current architectural and urban professional practices can have their roots traced back to the heritage and legacy of the optimistic, progressive and fertile years 1955-75.

The extended 1960s decade is a rich period of significant events, works, trends and debates. The X Docomomo Seminar Brasil 2013 wants to be an appropriate opportunity to explore, without depleting, some of that decade’s themes. It proposes a more focused approach on the Brutalism, and welcomes the possibility of opening-up as many paths as possible to approach this subject. It aspires to stimulate and inspire a plurality of contributions, aiming into a comprehensive and varied participation and debates.

The X Docomomo Seminar Brasil 2013’s call for papers asks for the participation of professionals, researchers, scholars and students interested in the architecture and the material and urban culture of the years 1955-75, or, the extended 1960s. It seeks critical proposals and studies about the works and debates of architecture and urbanism of the extended 1960s, with emphasis on the Brutalism, inside Brazilian, Latin-American and International architectural and cultural panoramas, considering their dialogues and contrapositions. It looks for contributions that would bring forth, the works, debates and issues of the 1960s considered from a 21st century point of view. It suggests some possible broad themesthat, without confining the variety of the inputs, is aimed as to open the floor for contributions:

Works

Studies aimed at the reconnaissance and critical reflection about Brutalist works designed in the 1955-75 years, considered in their constructive, technological, restoration and preservation aspects, amongst others; and, simultaneously, considered as relevant knots of an international Brutalist connection web, whose proper acknowledgment would be apt to reveal affinities and differences, encouraging new approaches to the subject. Close readings and study-cases, taken from isolate works to extended ensembles, inside studies that would necessarily go beyond the basic documental and descriptive task, as to also propose some theoretical reflection and/or critical considerations - about these works, their discourses and narratives, their position in their historical moments, their repercussions in the contemporaneity and on the recent debates on the cultural heritage preservation.

Infrastructures

Studies aimed at the reconnaissance and critical reflection about large civil engineering works -like power plants, dams, bridges, viaducts and/or any other infrastructural enterprises - implemented during the extended decade of the 1960s, in which the distinctive use of apparent concrete may suggest a connection with Brutalism and its technical and constructive aspects, exploring the interfaces between urbanism, landscape, architecture, civil engineering and civil construction. Close readings and study-cases that would necessarily go beyond the basic documental and descriptive task, as to also propose some theoretical reflection and/or critical considerations - about these works, their discourses and narratives in their historical moments, their repercussions in the contemporaneity and on the recent debates on the cultural and environmental heritage preservation.

Connections

Studies proposing an innovative theoretical and critical understanding of Brutalism, considered as a most relevant architectural trend of the extended decade of the 1960s, considering its works, connections, discourses and narratives in their historical frames but also, as a meaningful legacy and heritage for contemporary works and debates in architecture and culture.

Schedule

The selection of the papers by the Scientific Committee of X Docomomo Seminar Brazil 2013 will take place in two steps. The first will be the evaluation and selection of extended abstracts of maximum of 600 words (plus minimum iconography and adequate bibliography). After receiving the full papers, there will be a second step of the selection process, when it will be defined the paper presentation category (oral presentation with publication, or just publication).The extended abstracts and the final papers may be sent in Portuguese, Spanish or English.

01/04/2013        
Call for papers divulgation

15/05/2013        
Expanded abstracts should be sent to event website

30/06/2013        
Divulgation of selected abstracts

01/08/2013
Deadline for full text commitment

01/09/2013
Paper category divulgation

15/10/2013        
Event opening.

Scientific committee

Ana Carolina Bierrembach (UFBA)

Ana Tostões (DOCOMOMO Internacional)

André Augusto de Almeida Alves (UEM-PR)

Andrey Rosenthal Schlee (IPHAN, UNB)

Beatriz Santos de Oliveira (UFRJ)

Carlos Eduardo Dias Comas (UFRGS)

Ceça de Guimaraens (UFRJ)

Cecilia Rodrigues dos Santos (UPM)

Claudio Calovi (UFRGS)

Claudia Costa Cabral (UFRGS)

Edson Mahfuz ((UFRGS)

Fernando Diniz (UFPE)

Gleice Elali (UFRN)

Gustavo da Rocha Peixoto (UFRJ)

Horacio Torrent (DOCOMOMO Chile)

Hugo Segawa (USP)

Irã Taborda Dudeque (UTFPR)

João Belo Rodeia (DOCOMOMO Ibérico)

José Pessoa (UFF)

Leonardo Oba (PUC-PR)

Louise Noelle (DOCOMOMO México)

Luiz Amorim (UFPE)

Margareth da Silva Pereira (UFRJ)

Maria Beatriz Campello (UFU)

Maria da Graça Rodrigues Santos (UP)

Maria Lucia Dias Marques (UPR)

Marta Camissasa (UFV)

Naia Alban (UFBA)

Nivaldo Vieira de Andrade Jr. (UFBA)

Paulo Bruna (USP)

Paulo Pacheco (PUC-PR/ UFPR)

Renato Anelli (IEA-SC)

Ruth Verde Zein (UPM)

Silvia Ficher (UNB)

Silvio Abreu (UFRGS)

Sonia Marques (UFPA)

Theo Prudhon (DOCOMOMO USA)