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Javier Ors Ausín,Senior Program Manager at World Monuments Fund (WMF),will discuss WMF’s work conserving and documenting Modernist architecture in Africa. his talk will demonstrate how these efforts broaden the understanding of Modernism as a complex, global movement shaped by local political, environmental, and architectural contexts.
Javier will focus on two projects: the Maison du Peuple in Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso (1965,René Faublée) – built following independence - and the unfinished Cine Estudio Namibe in Moçâmedes,Angola (1973,José Botelho pereira).
These case studies will illustrate how WMF engages local communities in preservation through documentation, planning, adaptive reuse, restoration, and training. The talk will highlight WMF’s dedication to expanding the narratives surrounding 20th-century architecture and involving a wider range of stakeholders.
Javier Ors Ausín is an architect with a Bachelor of Building Engineering and a Master in Architecture from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, and a Master in Design Studies in Critical Conservation from Harvard University. He oversees WMF’s Modern Architecture, Jewish Heritage, and Crisis response programs, as well as numerous international conservation projects.
Complimentary admission is generously underwritten by World Monuments Fund wmf.org
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