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The Eyes of the Skin

Architecture and the Senses

By Juhani Pallasmaa

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| Paperback | 9780470015780

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Book Description

Since the book's first publication, interest in the role of the body and the senses has been emerging in both architectural philosophy and teaching. This new, revised and extended edition of this seminal work will not only inspire architects and students to design more holistic architecture, but wilContinue

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Architecture as is should be.

Review By: Christopher Spiewak
If you care about and/or are involved in the architectural design process this book is a must read. There are two essays within the book but the basic concept (that is similar in many ways to much of Louis Kahn's thinking) is that Architecture is much greater than the ... (continue)

Review By: Christopher Spiewak
If you care about and/or are involved in the architectural design process this book is a must read. There are two essays within the book but the basic concept (that is similar in many ways to much of Louis Kahn's thinking) is that Architecture is much greater than the measurable (plans) or visual (aesthetics) typically used to shape and define it. Rather, architecture is the unmeasurable results that we experience with all our senses. Perhaps a few of the examples cited don't quite measure up to these ideals but the basic concept is one worth reading (and one worth working towards).

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