Docomomo US/Philadelphia

07/23/2026

More craziness!

On Friday, July 18, the Vice Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) circulated a proposal that would fundamentally alter—and, in many respects, dismantle—the federal Section 106 review process as it has existed for decades. The ACHP is expected to vote on the propo...

04/22/2026

Great story!

Property owners are challenging the jurisdiction of the Historical Commission to overturn neighborhood landmark designations

04/22/2026

🎬 Stardust: A Story of Love and Architecture

April 21, 2026 screening attended by Docomomo PHL members

Filmed over a decade by their son, this funny, moving documentary chronicles the fifty-year love story and creative partnership between Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, whose embrace of complexity, symbolism, and the lessons of the everyday landscape changed the course of architecture.

Post-screening conversation with director Jim Venturi (son of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown) and Anita Naughton.

members enjoyed food and drinks prior to the film

03/09/2026

Hope you attend virtually!

03/06/2026

A Night at the Movies

🗓️ April 21, 2026, Tuesday
⏰ Meet at Pinwheel Provisions
6:00pm - 7:00pm ET
⏰ Film at BMFI 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
📍Bryn Mawr Film Institute and Pinwheel Provisions
824 W Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA

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🎬 Stardust: A Story About Love and Architecture

Filmed over a decade by their son, this funny, moving documentary chronicles the fifty-year love story and creative partnership between Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, whose embrace of complexity, symbolism, and the lessons of the everyday landscape changed the course of architecture.

Directors Jim Venturi and Anita Naughton will join us for a post-film conversation.

Feel free to meet up with fellow docomomo-phl members at 6:00pm at located next to Bryn Mawr Film Institute for a coffee and a nosh prior to the film.

03/02/2026

Recap of Symposium: Architecture in the Raw: The Past, Present and Future of Brutalism on February 27, 2026.

Co-hosted by Thomas Jefferson University’s Center for the Preservation of Modernism and Docomomo-PHL.

Grateful to Jefferson University for hosting and to our generous sponsor

Thank you to our speakers and contributors:
David Zaveloff, Richard Grubb & Associates • Suzanne Singletary, Jefferson • Dan Macey, Docomomo-phl • Aaron Betsky, Architecture Critic • Barbara Klinkhammer, Jefferson • Emma Connelly, NJ Historic Preservation Office • Bruce Becker, Becker + Becker Associates • Michael Bixler, Hidden City Philadelphia • Liz Waytkus, Executive Director, Docomomo-us • Paul Steinke, Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia • Bill Whitaker, University of Pennsylvania’s Architectural Archives

Special thanks to:
• Docomomo PHL Board: Dan Macey, Grace Ong-Yang (Jefferson Professor), Michael Bixler, Bill Whitaker, and Claudette McCarron
• Jefferson team, including Suzanne Singletary, Suzanna Barucco, Melissa Raffel, and volunteers.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and continues to support Docomomo and Jefferson programs.

02/26/2026

Doin't miss tomorrow's Brutalist Architecture in the Raw: The Past, Present and Future of Brutalism

A Symposium

Live and Virtual

CO-PRESENTED BY THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF MODERNISM & DOCOMOMO-PHL
🗓️ February 27, 2026, Friday
⏰ 1pm - 6:00pm ET
📍Zoom
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$20 Zoom Attendance

Free to Faculty and Students, but you must register

Thank you to our generous sponsor

02/24/2026

CHANGED TO A VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM

Architecture in the Raw: The Past, Present and Future of Brutalism

CO-PRESENTED BY THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF MODERNISM & DOCOMOMO-PHL

🗓️ February 27, 2026, Friday
⏰ 1pm - 6:00pm ET
📍Zoom

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$20 Zoom Attendance
Free to Faculty and Students, but you must register

*Note: If you paid for the tour, symposium and/or reception previously, refunds of $10 will be issued to those who registered for the tour and $20 refunds will be issued to those who registered for the in-person option.

Due to the recent snowstorm, and with the potential for additional inclement weather at the time of the scheduled event, we are concerned that travel conditions may make access to the meeting site difficult for some attendees. We want to ensure that everyone can participate safely and without the added stress of navigating potentially hazardous conditions.

For that reason, we have decided to move the Brutalism Symposium to a virtual format. This will allow us to proceed as planned while prioritizing the safety and well-being of all participants*. Thank you for your flexibility and understanding.

Thank you to our generous sponsor

02/24/2026

Discovering: Elizabeth R. Hirsh Fleisher, Philadelphia’s First Registered Woman Architect

Co-Hosted by and

🗓️ March 12, 2026, Thursday
⏰ 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
📍Zoom

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$20 for Conservancy and Docomomo members
$25 for Non-Members

Advance registration required. The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants approximately one day prior.

This virtual lecture explores the life and work of Elizabeth R. Hirsh Fleisher, Philadelphia’s first registered woman architect, whose career spanned the early decades of the 20th century and whose contributions have long been underrecognized in architectural history.

Presented by Amy Lambert and co-presented with Docomomo PHL, the program examines Fleisher’s modernist design work, professional practice, and collaborative approach to architecture. Through archival research and built examples, the lecture situates Fleisher’s work within broader conversations about authorship, labor, and gender in architectural practice.

The program concludes with a moderated Q&A led by Jean McCoubrey, AIA, architect and Conservancy board member.