Summary of Beatriz Colomina: Battle lines: E. 1027 (October 12, 1994)

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In this video, Beatriz Colomina discusses the history and current state of architecture, with a focus on the role of imagination, courage, and laziness in the profession. She also talks about the impact of expanding definitions of architecture and architectural practice on the profession, and the significance of resistance to new ideas beginning to change in the 1990s.

00:00:00 This lecture series discusses the history and current state of architecture, with a focus on the role of imagination, courage, and laziness in the profession. It discusses the impact of expanding definitions of architecture and architectural practice on the profession, and the significance of resistance to new ideas beginning to change in the 1990s.
00:05:00 Beatriz Colomina discusses the role of architecture in society and the importance of being able to explore one's own nature and the relationships between objects in space. She also discusses the impact of modern media on architecture, and how students today are interested in learning from her.
00:10:00 Beatriz Colomina discusses the question of horizon in relation to her book, Privacy and publicity. She discusses how the figure of the alpha was one of the reasons she became preoccupied with the book, and how it eventually became a block to her finishing it.
00:15:00 Based on tests, it is difficult to focus on the lecture. However, the rest of the lecture is about how boundaries are not just physical things, but also in our thoughts and emotions. Heidegger discusses how the traditional sense of an "inside" and "outside" has shifted with modernity, and how we are now constantly exposed to new technologies that challenge our notions of space and time.
00:20:00 Beatriz Colomina discusses the idea of modernity, and how it is tied to notions of cygnus and protection. She also discusses how, in the turn of the century, urban theories were created that criticized modern town planning for its failures to institute boundaries. In the end, she argues that the identity of this supposedly unified sir is now being threatened by the displacement of the horizon. Architectural discourse is questioned, and it is suggested that the question of horizon is from the beginning an architectural question. Finally, an architect is introduced, and his thoughts on the topic of public space are summarized.
00:25:00 Beatriz Colomina discusses the history of the media and how it has been used to manipulate and control the public. She also discusses the role of architecture in this process, and how it has been used to create public spaces that are inaccessible to the public. Colomina also talks about the design of the house she lived in with her husband, Larsa Tuna, and how it was a prototype for the architecture of the late 20th century.
00:30:00 Beatriz Colomina recounts the story of her family's house, which is the subject of many bullet holes from World War II. The house was eventually sold to a Swiss architect, Lewis Albert, and she found the walls riddled with holes. The house has been clearly the site of some considerable violence, as a 1969 letter from the state of the house comments. Colomina discusses the relationship between modern architecture and the military, and how the Corbusier's study of Algerian women led him to reject showing them the paintings he made of them.
00:35:00 Beatriz Colomina's drawings and paintings of Algerian women are seen as fetishistic appropriations by some, but she herself insists that they are simply studies for a projected monument. Her work shows a clear obsession with the house in Nakuru, Kenya, which he claimed was home to a spirit known as the "desai ratan." Colomina's death in 1964 may have been a suicide, as he burned all of his drawings and sketches related to the project.
00:40:00 Beatriz Colomina discusses her experience living in and designing Eileen Gray's house in Cal Martin, Spain. Colomina discusses how Gray considered her work on the house vandalism, and how Gray's husband and collaborator, Luca Brasi, was often left out of histories of modern architecture. Gray's name does not appear in most histories of the house, despite her having written about it.
00:45:00 Beatriz Colomina discusses the relationship between art and architecture in her work, specifically how the use of photography and drawing can distort or misrepresent the actual scene. She argues that art should be based on reality, and that the use of photography and drawing in architecture destroys the sense of reality.
00:50:00 This video discusses the correspondence between drawings by architect Le Corbusier and photographs he took during his travels. It notes that, while the drawings are not directly after the photographs, they do reproduce certain scenes and images that were seen by Le Corbusier while he was traveling. The video also discusses the role that photography plays in Le Corbusier's work, noting that it is often overlooked.
00:55:00 Beatriz Colomina discusses the history of Picasso and Corbusier, and how the two artists were influenced by each other. She discusses the controversial nature of some of Picasso's later works, such as "The Mirror" and "The Fetus." Colomina explains how Picasso's colonization of Helen Gray's home can be seen as a form of violence.

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Beatriz Colomina discusses the events of October 12, 1994, known as the Battle of El Raval. She discusses the political and social context of the events, and the role of the media in shaping public opinion.