03/09/2026
ALERT ! - Docomomo Belgium Event
Architecture as national projects in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
Alex Martínez Suárez (DR) & Ivonnen Marcial-Vega (PR) in conversation with dr. Zsuzsanna Böröcz.
𝐎𝐜𝐭. 𝟓 | 𝟏𝟕:𝟎𝟎 | 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐩, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐳𝐚𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐰𝐳𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.
A special afternoon of architecture, culture, and Caribbean perspectives (in English)
What happens when two Caribbean islands tell the story of modern architecture at different rhythms?
Join us for a special dialogue between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, exploring how architecture has been shaped by development agendas, tourism economies, and geopolitical positioning. Looking beyond the familiar rhythms of merengue and salsa, Alex Martínez-Suárez and Ivonne María Marcial-Vega will reflect on MoMo architecture as both a cultural expression and a political project, revealing unexpected connections, as well as important differences, between the two islands.
Speakers
Alex Martínez-Suárez is a Dominican architect, researcher, and curator. He holds an advanced master’s degree in architecture from the Berlage Institute in the Netherlands and a graduate degree in museum studies from Harvard University. He is director of Archipiélago, a multidisciplinary platform dedicated to architecture, academic research, and cultural production.
Ivonne María Marcial-Vega is a Puerto Rican architect, photographer, and educator. She holds a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Puerto Rico and studied fine art photography at Institute Saint-Luc in Belgium.
The event is organised by DoBE and hosted by the University of Antwerp (UA) in a beautiful setting. The evening will conclude with a reception featuring drinks and bites from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, offered by the Embassy of the Dominican Republic.
Places are limited, registration is required.
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐧.
