Juhani Pallasmaa (Helsinki Arkkitehtitoimisto Juhani Pallasmaa KY)

Broschiertes Buch

The Thinking Hand

Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture

Beschreibung

In this book Pallasmaa progresses his case for a multi-sensory approach to architecture, espoused in The Eyes of the Skin , by taking a wider view of the role of embodiment in human existential reactions, experiences and expressions as well as the processes of making and thinking.

Autor

Juhani Pallasmaa is one of Finland's most distinguished architects and architectural thinkers. His previous positions include: Rector of the Institute of Industrial Arts, Helsinki; Director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsinki; and Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Helsinki University of Technology. He has also held visiting professorships in several universities internationally. Pallasmaa is the author/editor of 24 books, including The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses (Academy, 1995 and John Wiley & Sons, 2005), The Architecture of Image: Existential Space in Cinema (Helsinki, 2001) and Encounters (Helsinki, 2005).

Produktdetails

• Architectural Design Primer
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 171mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780470779293
• ISBN-10: 0470779292
• Artikelnr.: 26151885