The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture

by Juhani Pallasmaa

Book Overview

In our current global networked culture that puts so much emphasis on the virtual and the visual, the mind and the body have become detached and ultimately disconnected. Though physical appearance is idolised for its sexual appeal and its social identity, the role of the body in developing a full understanding of the physical world and the human condition has become neglected. The potential of the human body as a knowing entity - with all our senses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470779292
• ISBN13: 9780470779293
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 8.6"