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The thinking handJuhani Pallasmaa

The thinking hand

Juhani Pallasmaa
2009159 pages
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2 editions · 2 languages
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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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2 editions · 2 languages
  • Other · English · 2009
    Wiley · 159 pages · 9780470779286
  • Hardcover · Spanish · 2012
    La mano que piensa : sabiduría existencial y corporal en la arquitectura
    Editorial Gustavo Gili, S.L. · 9788425224324
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