The Architect and his Office.' lecture by Mark Cousins, 4th March, 2016

Extent: 2 digital files (8.3 GB)

Comprises audiovisual recording of a lecture entitled 'The Architect and his Office.' given by Mark Cousins on the 4th March, 2016. The recordings consist of a digital preservation file (4.01 GB, .mpg format) and a digital access file (4.3 GB .mp4 format).

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The recording is of the 7th lecture in the series entitled 'Anon', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA Open Lecture series, 2015-2016. In this lecture, Mark Cousins analyses some of the terms which are used to discuss materials within the discourses of art and architecture. Building upon this, he poses a number of questions, including: 'what is the human body that emerges from philosophy?'; 'what is the fantasy of the architect?'

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 c2016.

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 Hlib Velyhorskyi

Publication Note: AA Events List, Week 8, Spring Term, 29th February - 5th March, 2016