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We are the Northern California chapter of Docomomo US, a non-profit organization dedicated to the documentation and conservation of buildings, sites, and neighborhoods of the modern movement for nearly 25 years

We are the Northern California chapter of Docomomo US—a non-profit organization dedicated to the documentation and conservation of buildings, sites, and neighborhoods of the Modern Movement for nearly 30 years.

 
 

More Modernism than Ever in 2023!

This year we ran nine walking tours, two building tours, and our annual travel grant program, and presented at the Docomomo National Symposium, advocated for the legacy of Paffard Keatinge-Clay, and just hosted our second annual holiday party!

 
 
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Announcing the 2024 Docomomo US/NOCA Symposium Travel Grant Recipient: Jingyi Luo
Announcing the 2024 Docomomo US/NOCA Symposium Travel Grant Recipient: Jingyi Luo

The Northern California (NOCA) Chapter of Docomomo US is pleased to announce Jingyi Luo as the recipient of the 2024 Docomomo US/NOCA Symposium Travel Grant.

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Apply for our 2024 travel grant!
Apply for our 2024 travel grant!

The deadline for applications is Sunday, April 7, 2024.

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More Modernism Than Ever in 2023: Year in Review
More Modernism Than Ever in 2023: Year in Review

More Modernism than ever in 2023! After a few challenging years during the Covid-19 pandemic and readjusting to new realities, 2023 was possibly our busiest year yet! This year we ran nine walking tours, two building tours, and our annual travel grant program, and presented at the Docomomo National Symposium, advocated for the legacy of Paffard Keatinge-Clay, and just hosted our second annual holiday party!

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Remembering Beverly Willis, FAIA (1928-2023)
Remembering Beverly Willis, FAIA (1928-2023)

Willis built her practice in San Francisco and made many notable contributions to the city., including Vine Terrace Apartments and the San Francisco Ballet Building.

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Skate-Modernism
Skate-Modernism

Skate-Modernism: A Reflection on the New Haven Docomomo US National Symposium, concrete, urban renewal, historic preservation, and skateboarding.

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Paffard Keatinge-Clay's Bay Area Projects
Paffard Keatinge-Clay's Bay Area Projects

Check out our complete profile of Paffard Keatinge-Clay’s Bay Area projects.

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Pacific Heights to Presidio Heights: First & Second Bay Traditions [Walking Tour]
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Pacific Heights to Presidio Heights: First & Second Bay Traditions [Walking Tour]

Walking tour of Pacific Heights and Presidio Heights exploring the regional architectural idioms of the First and Second Bay Traditions.

 

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We are pleased to announce Jingyi Luo as the recipient of the @docomomonoca 2024 Symposium Travel Grant! Jingyi is a master's student in the Historic Preservation Department at the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design, with
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY! We are now accepting applications for our 2024 Symposium Travel Grant, which provides up to $2,500 to one current student or emerging professional to attend the Annual Symposium that will be in Miami and Coral Gables, Florid
From Maybeck to Mendelsohn! Our 2024 walking tours started today in SF 's Pac Heights and Presidio, with perfect weather and an always insightful talk by Ted Barrow. More 2024 tours to come! #bayareatradition #docomomo #architecture #walkingtours #m
🥂Docomomo US/NOCA Member Holiday Party | Sat Jan 13🥂 ✨Celebrate the holidays (after all the stress of the holidays are over) and cheers to a new year in 2024 with your fellow Modernism-lovers! We had so much fun gathering socially last year, that
Beautiful weekend with this @docomomonoca crew -- with some friends from @docomomous and @docomomooregon. Thanks to @framestudio__ @connor_ishiguro_turnbull and @ethenwooddesigns for sharing their deep personal and intellectual insights on the Sea Ra
🪨 Full up! Join the waitlist! 🪨 Join art and skate-historian @tedbarrow on a walk down California to the Embarcadero, exploring the way that Modernist design and skateable surfaces and spaces have made San Francisco the mecca that it is. 🪨 Walki
Thanks to everyone who joined us for @docomomous Tour Day 2023! And to our tour leaders @framestudio__ @barrett.reiter @garyusa and Anna Grune! We've previously done tours of Cathedral Hill in Western Addition that highlight some really amazing Moder
TOUR DAY 2023 Revisiting Urban Renewal: Western Addition 🔹Sat Oct 14 @ 10am🔹 This walking tour will critically explore the legacy of the Western Addition Redevelopment Area, going beyond the icons of St. Mary's Cathedral, Marquis & Stoller's St
Thanks to this awesome group for coming out on Saturday for our tour of the SFSU Cesar Chavez Student Center by Paffard Keatinge-Clay. Thanks especially to @ethenwooddesigns for leading, @casestudyhouse26 for organizing and Matt from SFSU for getting

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The Modern Movement is more relevant than ever, but its buildings are under threat. Docomomo US and Docomomo US/NOCA help protect and reimagine modernist masterpieces around the Bay Area, the United States, and the world.

 
 
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