TY - BOOK AU - Pallasmaa,Juhani TI - The thinking hand: existential and embodied wisdom in architecture SN - 0470779284 PY - 2009/// CY - United Kingdom PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Architecture KW - Aesthetics KW - Philosophy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 ER -