Home > greeting     What's docomomo korea? We DOCOMOMO Korea has come to existence  with  the foundingsymposium which was held On  May 2, 2003.  DOCOMOMO Korea is embarking once again to  serve as a 'corner stone' in architectural arena at home and abroad. The acronym DOCOMOMO stands for DOcumentation and COnservation of buildings,  sites and neighborhoods of the MOdern MOvement. The organization is dedicated to the study of important works of modern movement architecture and urban planning, which was  one of the key trends in the 20th century, and seeks to preserve and document such buildings and sites. The DOCOMOMO members represent cultural artists, architects, engineers, government officials and citizens as well as architectural historians who support the idea of protecting  modern movement buildings and sites. Officially launched in 1990 at the international conference organized by Eindhoven University  of Technology, in The Netherlands, DOCOMOMO champions 'DOCOMOMO Charter'  of Eindhoven Declaration, which was adopted at the meeting. DOCOMOMO International's  Secretariat -or headquarters- was located in Delft, The Netherlands, at the Delft University   of Technology. In September, 2002, the Secretariat was moved to Paris, France and  operates under the auspices of the Paris Museum of Architecture.  Currently, Professor Maristella Casciato at University of Rome serves as a chairman for  DOCOMOMO International. There are now DOCOMOMO working parties and  chapters in over 40 countries with Western Europe and North America being the most active regions. Each working party and chapter is respected for its independency and uniqueness. We hope will serve as an opportunity to lay the foundation for linking significant cultural  heritages of modern period in Europe, US, Japan and Southeast Asia. In addition, we  are poised to commence a movement where, in cooperation with culture professionals,  we preserve and record our important cultural heritages from modern period. Let me quote a phrase from Bible. According to Ezekiel 37:1-14, 'restoration' means 'putting breath o a dry bone'. Maybe our modern movement buildings and sites were 'dry bones'.  Being destroyed with our negligence, only a frame has left. Here restoration means putting  vitality to a building by making flesh and covering with skin to the remaining tendon. Now the Korean government has finally recognized the importance of modern architecture  and established a Modern Cultural Heritage Division under its Cultural Properties  Administration. Furthermore, the government is implementing a cultural heritage register system. Moreover, scholars have also shown interest in this movement. I believe the process of promoting vitality  in modern architecture has begun in earnest. In terms of world history, Korea's history of architecture has remained on the sidelines.  Although now the line dividing the center and peripherals has been disappeared, we may  continuously be left as an outsider if we fail to spur our research efforts. Even though belated,  the main driver to launch DOCOMOMO Korea was our strong committment to emerge as a  key player in this global movement. I would like to ask for your continued support and contribution. I wish you the best of luck. Thank you.