Docomomo CZ
DOCOMOMO (Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighborhoods of the Modern Movement) is an international organization aimed at research, documentation, promotion and preservation of Modern Movement architecture.
The Department of Theory and History of Architecture is, together with the National Institute of Monuments, an institutional member of the Czech National Committee. For more info follow DOCOMOMO CZ.
Research on post-war architecture
The Department has long been dedicated to researching the architecture of the years 1945-1989. In addition to extensive publication activities and research projects, NAKI or GAČR also participates in making the topic available to the general public and in building-historical surveys of specific post-war buildings (Ještěd, Thermal, Nová scéna ND, Společenský dům Neratovice, Chemapol).
The gallery on the gallery
A reference departmental gallery in which teachers and postgraduate students of the Department of Theory and History of Architecture exhibit the best of their work and research.
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Library of departments 15113, 15114 & RCIH
The Reference Library for the Institute of Theory and History of Architecture, Institute of Monument Preservation and Research Centre for Industrial Heritage of the Faculty of Architecture specialises in literature on the history and theory of architecture and art, in social sciences and monument care. The history of its origins reaches back to the second half of the 19th century and the library collection is very specific in terms of its age and primarily humanitarian orientation in the context of a technical university. It serves the instructors, students and the general public and on-site studies.
LIBRARY OF DEPARTMENTS 15113, 15114 & RCIH
The books and documents stored in the reading room are available immediately. The other items from the catalogue (stored in the pedagogue’s reference libraries and in the archive) can be ordered and will be provided the following day upon prior agreement. Films and multimedia programs with a theme of historical and contemporary architecture are available under the call letter R. Collections with the call letter ST are subject to a special regime and the approval of the institute head is required to study them. Books with a call letter of V oriented on the theme of industrial architecture and its conversion are stored in the RCIH library, 3rd floor, room 304–305. They must be ordered in advance to study them.