Beatriz Colomina: X-Ray Architecture

Abstract

“The bond between architecture and illness is probably my longest pre- occupation.” (7) The first line of Beatriz Colomina’s book entitled X-Ray Architecture has never been more relevant than now, during the coro- navirus pandemic in 2021. The renowned architectural historian’s book was published in early 2019, before the outbreak of the disease, and it turned out to be quite timely as the pandemic determines our interac- tion with the built environment and other people.