Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses

My basket contains:

Contact Us

Order by phone or for enquiries, call us on: +44 (0)191 244 5557
Newsletter

Sign up to our regular newsletter here
Our Bookshops
Featured Booklists
Featured Publishers
Apply for a Business Account

£18.99

Add to basket

Price in Euros	€23.63
Price in USD	$29.97
Select your currency
Calculated price

FREE UK Postage for online orders over £60

Terms and conditions apply

Juhani Pallasmaa

Format: Book
Pages: 80
Publisher: Wiley
Date Published: Apr 2005
Stock Code: 3419
Binding: Paperback

About the author

Average Rating: Be the first to rate this product!

Your Rating:

Total rating: 0 out of 5
Total votes: 0

Description

Why can architectural schemes that look good on the drawing board or the computer screen, be so disappointing in the flesh? The answer, argues Pallasmaa, lies in the dominance of the visual realm in todays technological and consumer culture, which has pervaded architectural practice and education.

Since its first publication, interest in the role of the body and the senses has been emerging in both architectural philosophy and teaching. This updated edition of a seminal work will both inspire architects and students to design more holistic architecture, and also enrich the general readers perception of the world around them.

About the Author

Juhani Pallasmaa

Juhani Pallasmaa is one of Finland’s most distinguished architects and architectural thinkers. His previous positions include: Rector of the Institute of Industrial Arts, Helsinki; Director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsinki; and Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Helsinki University of Technology. He has also held visiting professorships in several universities internationally. Pallasmaa is the author/editor of 24 books, including The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses (Academy, 1995 and John Wiley & Sons, 2005), The Architecture of Image: Existential Space in Cinema (Helsinki, 2001) and Encounters (Helsinki, 2005).