DOCOMOMO North Carolina Chapter

November, 06, 2007 , by Chad

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DOCOMOMO, The International working party for documentation and conservation of building sites and neighborhoods of the modern movement, is a nationwide organization devoted to the preservation of mid-century architecture and it’s surroundings.

DOCOMOMO has recently opened a North Carolina chapter and a Raleigh kick-off meeting has already been held at the Urban Design Center.

DOCOMOMO-NC is in the early stages of building a community of knowledgeable and enthusiastic people interested in modernism. The group plans to promote public interest through events, lectures and tours and will organize advocacy efforts to protect endangered sites and buildings.

The preservation of Raleigh’s historic neighborhoods has become increasingly important.

In addition to popular disinterest in progressive and sensitive development, the rapid encroachment of neo-historical fallacies is depleting the honesty of Raleigh’s neighborhoods.

Raleigh has many hidden gems that could be lost if local trends continue. The Catalano house is one such example. Preservation NC was unable to find a buyer to preserve it and after years of decay it was brought down in 2001. 

DOCOMOMO-NC maintains a blog where additional information can be found.

Whether modern architecture interests you or not, the greater effort is about preservation of local identity and maintaining a sense of place.

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  • nobody else is going to do it
    11/06 04:07 PM

    Hopefully they’ll make the case for saving the Garland Jones building before it’s too late.

  • Breigh
    11/06 06:17 PM

    too bad “preservation homes” doesn’t actually preserve homes.  the Catalano house story is so upsetting :/

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