Pallasmaa, Juhani.

The thinking hand existential and embodied wisdom in arthitecture txt Juhani Pallasmaa. - 159 p. ill. (some col.) 23 cm. txt - AD primers .

Include index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 150) and index.

Surveys the multiple essences of the hand, its biological evolution and its role in the shaping of culture, highlighting how the hand-tool union and eye-hand-mind fusion are essential for dexterity and how ultimately the body and the senses play a crucial role in memory and creative work.

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Architecture--Aesthetics.
Architecture--Philosophy.

NA2500 / P355 2009

720.1