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The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture

by Juhani Pallasmaa · 2009

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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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short · 183 pages

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