The thinking hand : existential and embodied wisdom in arthitecture / Juhani Pallasmaa.

By:

Pallasmaa, Juhani

Material type: Text

TextSeries: AD primersPublication details: Chichester, U.K. : Wiley, 2009.Description: 159 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cmISBN:

0470779284 (hbk.)
9780470779286 (hbk.)
0470779292 (pbk.)
9780470779293 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

720.1 22 PAT

LOC classification:

NA2500 .P355 2009

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Seminar Library, Department of Architecture General Stacks	720.1 PAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0079718

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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