Docomomo Australia

Docomomo Australia Docomomo Australia wishes to share, collect and preserve documentation about modern buildings, sites, neighborhoods and landscapes in Australia.

DOCOMOMO Australia is a national not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers involved in architecture, academia and conservation. It was established in 1999 following a public meeting held in Sydney in conjunction with a landmark conference organised by the NSW Historic Houses Trust called Opera House: Fibro House. The conference raised many of the issues facing the buildings of the early modern

era and DOCOMOMO Australia continues to pursue these issues raised. Docomomo Australia was officially accepted as a national branch of Docomomo International in 2000 at the Docomomo International Conference in Brasilia. Docomomo Australia upholds the aims and objectives of DOCOMOMO International, as set out in the Eindhoven-Seoul Statement.

MARCH 20TH
10/03/2026

MARCH 20TH

Brisbane / March 20th

First time ever open to the public, DOCOMOMO Australia offers a viewing of one of Victoria’s most celebrated modern hous...
27/10/2025

First time ever open to the public, DOCOMOMO Australia offers a viewing of one of Victoria’s most celebrated modern houses, the Grimwade House, designed by McGlashan and Everist in 1960-1962.
Still owned by the original family, this is a rare opportunity to see a modern house in original condition, and it includes fixtures and furniture specifically designed for the house.

Hurry- book now at link in bio.
📷 Michael Wee

Docomomo Victoria is offering another amazing opportunity to visit a modernist gem. The Grimwade House by McGlashan and ...
26/10/2025

Docomomo Victoria is offering another amazing opportunity to visit a modernist gem. The Grimwade House by McGlashan and Everist is going to be available to visit for the first time ever, Sunday November 9th. More details and a link to book in the bio.
📷 Michael Wee

Great talk tonight in Sydney for from Deborah Barnstone . Thanks to all who could join us.
22/10/2025

Great talk tonight in Sydney for from Deborah Barnstone . Thanks to all who could join us.

Book now! NEXT SYDNEY TALK SERIES- OCTOBER 22The Colour of Modernism One of the most enduring myths about early modern a...
14/10/2025

Book now! NEXT SYDNEY TALK SERIES- OCTOBER 22
The Colour of Modernism

One of the most enduring myths about early modern architecture is that it was white-pure- with white walls both inside and out. Yet nothing could be further from the truth.

Professor Deborah Barnstone author of The Color of Modernism (2021) explodes this myth of whiteness by offering a riot of colour in modern architectural treatises, polemics, and buildings. Focusing on Germany in the early 20th century, one of modernism’s most important and influential periods, it examines the different scientific and artistic colour theories that were advanced by members of the German avant-garde, from Bruno Taut to Walter Gropius to Hans Scharoun. German colour theory went on to have a profound influence on the modern movement, and Germany serves as the key case study for an international phenomenon that included modern architects worldwide from le Corbusier and Alvar Aalto to Berthold Lubetkin and Lina Bo Bardi overseas and Sydney Ancher and Norman Seabrook in Australia.

Location: State Library of New South Wales, Michael Crouch Room
Time: 5.30 for a 6.00pm start
Price $30
Book at link in bio.

Address

4 Glen Street, Milsons Point
Sydney, NSW
2061

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Docomomo Australia posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Docomomo Australia:

Shortcuts

Share

Category