The thinking hand : existential and embodied wisdom in architecture / Juhani Pallasmaa

By:

Pallasmaa, Juhani

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: United Kingdom : John Wiley & Sons, c2009Description: 159 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cmISBN:

0470779284
9780470779286

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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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Open Shelf	UMPLIB GAMBANG	NA2500 .P35 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0000046546

Includes bibliographical references and index

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