Saving Modern buildings, one hashtag at a time: World Monuments Fund kicks off "Modern Century" Instagram campaign


The World Monuments Fund (WMF) launched its first Instagram campaign [...] to draw attention to the plight of the world’s Modern buildings, an increasing number of which are at risk because of the lack of regulations or political will needed to protect them. The fund kicks off the programme with a list of 30 sites nominated by architects, experts and students posted on its website and is appealing to the public to add to this list by submitting nominations via Instagram.



"The list will be sent to an advisory council formed of architects, including Annabelle Selldorf, designers and critics, who will advise the WMF on the next phase of the Modern Century programme."

The sites included on the initial list of 30 nominees are:

Hall of Nations (pictured in the cover photo above, demolished on April 23, 2017), New Delhi, India

Thompson Center (State of Illinois Building), Chicago, Illinois, USA (Photo: Mobilus In Mobili, Flickr)

Algiers Polytechnic School of Architecture and Urbanism, Algiers, Algeria

Hiraoka City Hall, Hiraoka, Japan

Honduras National Congress, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

SESC Pompéia, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Photo: Markus Lanz, Flickr)

Sirius Building, Sydney, Australia

Alexandria Zoo, Alexandria, Egypt

South Humber Park Pavilion, Toronto, Canada

Spomen Dom, Kolašin, Montenegro (Photo: Boban Scepanovic)

Restaurante Panorâmico de Monsanto, Lisbon, Portugal

Scala Theater, Bangkok, Thailand

Painted Desert Community Complex, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, ...

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