The thinking hand : existential and embodied wisdom in arthitecture /
Pallasmaa, Juhani.
The thinking hand : existential and embodied wisdom in arthitecture / Juhani Pallasmaa. - Chichester, U.K. : Wiley, 2009. - 159 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. - AD primers .
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.
0470779284 (hbk.) 9780470779286 (hbk.) 0470779292 (pbk.) 9780470779293 (pbk.)
2009455166
GBA8E1240 bnb
014857679 Uk
Architecture--Aesthetics.
Architecture--Philosophy.
NA2500 / .P355 2009
720.1 / PAT
The thinking hand : existential and embodied wisdom in arthitecture / Juhani Pallasmaa. - Chichester, U.K. : Wiley, 2009. - 159 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. - AD primers .
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.
0470779284 (hbk.) 9780470779286 (hbk.) 0470779292 (pbk.) 9780470779293 (pbk.)
2009455166
GBA8E1240 bnb
014857679 Uk
Architecture--Aesthetics.
Architecture--Philosophy.
NA2500 / .P355 2009
720.1 / PAT