'The Address': lecture by Mark Cousins, 12th March, 2010

Extent: 2 digital files (2 GB)

Comprises audio recording of a lecture entitled 'The Address' given by Mark Cousins on the 12th March, 2010. The recordings consist of a digital preservation file (1.14 GB, .mpg format) and a digital access file (994 MB .mp4 format). Duration of access version: 51min 30sec.

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The recording is of the 10th lecture in the series entitled 'The Neighbour', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA Open Lecture series, 2009-2010. In this lecture Mark Cousins provides a summary of the ongoing topic of this series, 'the neighbor', and its conjunctions. Cousins further elaborates on the concept of queuing in post modernity and modernity with the example of suburban streets and houses, before exploring the errors of the common definition of community. He then proposes different notions of community, solidarity and 'non-identity', as seen through Kant's argument on aesthetics and the theory of subjectivity.

Custodial History: Original recording (format unknown) was made by the AA Audio Visual Department and a digital copy (.iso format) has been retained on the department's servers since c2013.

Aquisition: Digital preservation and access copies were created by the AA Archives in 2021, using the digital file held by the the AA Audio Visual Department.

Archive Note: Catalogue description by Samaneh Karimelahi

Publication Note: AA Events List, Week 9, Spring Term, 8th - 13th March, 2010