Opening Lecture EAHN2012 Conference by Beatriz Colomina

LECTURE | 31.05.2012 | 20:00 | Brussels

Lecture by Beatriz Colomina – Towards a posthuman architect.
An evening lecture in BOZAR on the occasion of the EAHN (European Architectural History Network) CONFERENCE | May 31-June 3, illness 2012 | Palais des Académies, Brussels

Air travel was revolutionized in the late 1950s with the arrival of commercial jetliners.
Le Corbusier saw the collapse of traditional space and time as nothing less than the emergence of a new kind of human. En route to India, in his favorite airplane seat, he notes: “January 5, 1960. I am settled in my seat by now acquired number 5, -alone, admirable one-man seat, total comfort…

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Practical:
WHEN: Thursday, May 31 2012 at 20h00
WHERE: Hall M, Centre for Fine Arts, B-1000 Brussels
ENTRANCE : €8 / €5 (-26/+60)
INFO : tickets & info www.bozar.be