The Thinking Hand
Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture
by Juhani Pallasmaa

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Auteur(s)

Juhani Pallasmaa

Uitgever

Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2009 ; first edition 2005

Omvang

160 p., geïllustreerd, 22 cm.

ISBN

9780470779293

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In our current global networked culture that puts so much emphasis on the virtual and the visual, the mind and the body have become detached and ultimately disconnected. Though physical appearance is idolised for its sexual appeal and its social identity, the role of the body in developing a full understanding of the physical world and the human condition has become neglected. The potential of the human body as a knowing entity – with all our senses as well as our entire bodily functions being structured to produce and maintain silent knowledge together – fails to be recognised. Pallasmaa here continues the exploration begun in his classic work The Eyes of the Skin by further investigating the interplay of emotion and imagination, intelligence and making, theory and life, once again redefining the task of art and architecture through well-grounded human truths.

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Trefwoorden

body , architecture theory

Locatie in de bibliotheek

Kast 31 - 2: Lichaam en omgeving

Extra thema's

Body and Architecture, Body and Space, Residents and the built environment ;

Opmerkingen

Incl. bibliographical references and Index.