Docomomo International (sometimes written as DoCoMoMo or simply as Docomomo) is a nonprofit organization whose full title is International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighborhoods of the Modern Movement. History The foundation was inspired by the work of ICOMOS, the International Council on Monuments and Sites, founded in 1965. The work of Icomos involved the protection and preservation of historic buildings and sites, while Docomomo was created to address the challenge of protecting and preserving modern architecture and urbanism. Docomomo International was founded in 1988 in Eindhoven by Dutch architects Hubert-Jan Henket and Wessel de Jonge. Henket was president of Docomomo International with De Jonge as secretary until September 2000 when the international secretariat moved to Paris, where it was hosted by the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, in the Palais de Chaillot. The president there was Maristella Casciato, architect and architectural historian; with Émilie d'Orgeix, architectural historian, as secretary and Anne-Laure Guillet as director. In 2008, there were 2,000 individual members. That year, 49 countries had national chapters and working groups of Docomomo. In 2010, the international secretariat was moved to Barcelona, organized by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe. Ana Tostoes, architect and architectural historian, chairs Docomomo International with Ivan Blasi, architect, as secretary. In 2014, the secretariat was transferred to the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal. Professor Tostoes remained as president, with Zara Ferreira as secretary.