Ed Soja - The Postmodern City / Bonaventure Hotel

Extract from an Open University program shown on BBC2 in the early 90s. Ed Soja discusses the postmodern nature of the Bonaventure Hotel

I have now uploaded the full version of the documentary to YouTube:

Los Angeles - City of the Future?

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkYIwlcjCOI

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI533Lhr6V4

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQmg6ED7qyg

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JtoXoqG0iQ

I do not own the copyright to this material, all credit to the Open University.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Postmodern
• city
• Bonaventure
• Edward
• Soja
• Frederic
• Jameson
• Los
• Angeles
• Postopolis
• Exopolis
• Thirdspace
• spaciality
• geography

[whoitisnot]

I'm staying there next weekend. Not sure how exited I should be(?). I would like the *fun* part of post-modernism.

[avant1277]

@whoitisnot awesome! maybe you can video it? maybe you can try chilling in one of the "gondolas" and see if you find it relaxing or not. how is the walk from checking in to the room? do you have to go via strange empty boutiques? do you feel lost? how are the different entrances and ways into the building? and most importantly does the inside become the outside and the outside the inside? heheh :)

[lysis28]

This is an EXTREMELY important video. Thank you for posting. I sincerely hope more people see this.

[funkatraz]

fantastic AVant - reminds me of paul virllios work. Car culture mate! YOU ARE MADE HELPLESS! i had a similar feeling of been lost, yet heading to a destination when in hong kong last year - all those elevated entrance walk ways into buildings

[megansalt]

at some points I think he's pushing the "postmodern" mold too hard.

[aeonjoey]

thanks for posting this

[TheHakim03]

Prof. Edward Soja really an excellent postmodern architecture story teller... I really love this video

[whoitisnot]

@avant1277 It underwent a major renovation earlier this year, so we'll see. I plan on making it fun regardless. Just going there for a couple of days to be alone. Sounds perfect doesn't it? Maybe I'll make a mockumentary while I'm there. :) Think anyone would notice?

[whoitisnot]

@avant1277 It underwent a major renovation earlier this year, so we'll see. I plan on making it fun regardless. Just going there for a couple of days to be alone. Sounds perfect doesn't it. Maybe I'll make a mockumentary while I'm there. :)

[benjo1234567890]

Edward soja is a self obsessed egotistical maniac who cant see past the walls of Los Angeles.

[sgtmcwallace]

BAM

[artheadful]

Thank you very much. I was researching Jameson and this came up, now I'm amazed by Soja as well!! I'd absolutely love to see the whole documentary.