Founded in 1996, Docomomo US/Northern California is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to documenting and conserving the Modern Movement's buildings, sites, and neighborhoods.
Founded in 1996, Docomomo US/Northern California is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to documenting and conserving the Modern Movement's buildings, sites, and neighborhoods.
Discover how Docomomo US/NOCA made 2025 a landmark year for modern architecture advocacy in Northern California, from defending Vaillancourt Fountain and shaping preservation policy to hosting tours, talks, and grants that engaged new audiences in the legacy of modernism.
Tour Day is the only national program of its kind, devoted to the appreciation of modern architecture in the United States. Tours and events focused on Modern Movement buildings and landscapes are hosted throughout October by Docomomo US chapters, partners, and local preservation advocates across the country.
The Northern California (NOCA) Chapter of Docomomo US is pleased to announce Luke Leuschner as the recipient of the 2025 Docomomo US/NOCA Symposium Travel Grant.
On November 8th, we were graced with beautiful East Bay sun during a perfect Bay Area autumn. The tour was led by Camila Baum board member of the Northern California chapter. There were five stops on this walking tour, we learned about Roger's early life, family life, career; and intersections of racial segregation and municipal zoning within the city of Berkeley. Thank you to all who attended, we loved sharing the life and legacy of Roger Lee, FAIA.
Join photographer Josh Weinberg, San Francisco-based urban photographer, photo educator, and tour guide, for a dynamic 60-minute Zoom workshop on how to see—and capture—architecture more powerfully through your lens.
Sunday, April 5, 1-3:30 PM | The 1969 Oakland Museum of California, famous for its terraced roof gardens, is one of the Town's modernist, civic gems. Join Docomomo NoCa board members on April's "OMCA Architecture Walk & Talk" tour, 1-2 PM, free, no registration required, to learn more about the ground-breaking design led by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates and the Office of Dan Kiley. Directly after, we'll meet in the OMCA Garden to talk all things Docomomo and peruse a smattering of books, reports, and documents on the museum & mid-century visions and development of the surrounding Lake Merritt estuary. Visit the OMCA website for tour details.
Join Docomomo US/NOCA on a walking tour to explore the legacy of Roger Y. Lee, a prolific and acclaimed – yet currently underrecognized – architect whose name and work should be synonymous with the development of Second Bay Region Tradition design and Mid-Century Modernism in California.
Join Docomomo US/Northern California for a 90-minute walking tour of architect John Carl Warnecke’s 1963 College of San Mateo’s College Heights campus, led by Josh Weinberg, author of a recent feature article on the school.
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