Thinking hand: existential and embodied wisdom in architecture

By:

Pallasmaa, Juhani

Series: Architectural design primerPublication details: Wiley, 2009. West Sussex:Description: 159 p. pb; 22 cmISBN:

9780470779293

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DDC classification:

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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