The thinking hand : existential and embodied wisdom in arthitecture / Juhani Pallasmaa.
Material type: 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.)
- 720.1 22 PAT
- NA2500 .P355 2009
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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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