Members of the Erich Mendelsohn Initiative Circle in Front of the Einsteintower in Berlin, March 2022 | © Michaela Reinfeld
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary year of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention as well as of Erich Mendelsohn’s 135th birthday the “Erich Mendelsohn Initiative Circle” through ICOMOS Israel, ICOMOS Germany and in cooperation with a number of partners organize an international symposium on 21 and 22 March 2022. The aim is to identify the potential Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of Erich Mendelsohn’s work for a UNESCO World Heritage transnational serial nomination. For this purpose, experts will open new perspectives on Mendelsohn’s life, his architecture and influence, and will consult on strategies for the nomination process. The symposium is particularly interested in exploring Mendelsohn’s cosmopolitan approach to modernity and seeks reflections on his global impact, as well as on the theoretical positions and technical innovations in which it was rooted.
Follow the link for further information Symposium Website.
Venue: Chamber of Architects / Architektenkammer | © Klemens Renner https://klemensrenner.com
Steering Committee
Jörg Haspel and Regina Stephan (ICOMOS Germany) as well as Eran Mordohovich and Inbal Ben Asher Gitler (ICOMOS Israel), Initiators of the Initiative Circle for a multinational network on outstanding works of Erich Mendelsohn
Explanations of how the Coelostat works in the Einstein Tower, March 2022 | © Regina Stephan
Preparatory/Scientific Committee
Inbal Ben Asher Gitler, Sapir Academic College, Co-chair of the Israel Chapter of DOCOMOMO International, ICOMOS Israel
Maristella Casciato, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles
Jörg Haspel, ICOMOS Germany, Technische Universität Berlin
Kathleen James Chakraborty, University College Dublin
Eran Mordohovich, Technion Haifa, President ICOMOS Israel
Alona Nitzan Shiftan, Technion Haifa, Head of the Arenson Built Heritage, Research Center
Regina Stephan, University of Applied Sciences Mainz, ICOMOS Germany
In the Garden of the Country House Dr. Bejach in Steinstücken near Berlin, March 2022 | © Regina Stephan
Partner Institutions
Brandenburgisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologisches Landesmuseum
The Council for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in Israel
Deutsche UNESCO Kommission (DUK)
DOCOMOMO Germany
DOCOMOMO Israel
Gesellschaft zur Erforschung des Lebens und Wirkens deutschsprachiger jüdischer Architekten
Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles
Hochschule Mainz | University of Applied Sciences
Israel National Commission for UNESCO
Kunstbibliothek – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Landesdenkmalamt Berlin
Technion Haifa, Arenson Built Heritage Research Center
Triennale der Moderne 2022 / Triennial of Modernism 2022 (tbc)
Wüstenrot-Stiftung
Project Duration
21. – 22.03.2022
Involved
Prof. Dr. phil. Regina Stephan
Stellv. Institutsleitung
Michael Sherman, M.A.
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