The thinking hand : Existential and embodied wisdom in architecture / by Juhani Pallasmaa

By:

Pallasmaa, Juhani, 1969-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: AD PrimersPublication details: Chichester, U.K John Wiley and Sons Ltd. 2015Description: 159p Paper Back 22cmISBN:

9780470779293

DDC classification:

22 720.1 PAL

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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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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