TY - BOOK AU - Pallasmaa,Juhani TI - The thinking hand: existential and embodied wisdom in arthitecture SN - 0470779284 AV - NA2500 P355 2009 U1 - 720.1 22 PY - 2009/// CY - United Kingdom PB - John Wiley & Sons Ltd KW - Architecture KW - Aesthetics KW - Local KW - Philosophy N1 - Include index; Includes bibliographical references (p. 150) and index N2 - 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 ER -