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The Eyes of the Skin

Architecture and the Senses

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

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The Eyes of the Skin

Architecture and the Senses

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

THE EYES OF THE SKIN First published in 1996, The Eyes of the Skin has become a classic of architectural theory. It asks the far-reaching question why, when there are five senses, has one single sense – sight – become so predominant in architectural culture and design? With the ascendancy of the digital and the all-pervasive use of the image electronically, it is a subject that has become all the more pressing and topical since the first edition’s publication in the mid-1990s. Juhani Pallasmaa argues that the suppression of the other four sensory realms has led to the overall impoverishment of our built environment, often diminishing the emphasis on the spatial experience of a building and architecture’s ability to inspire, engage and be wholly life enhancing. For every student studying Pallasmaa’s classic text for the first time, The Eyes of the Skin is a revelation. It compellingly provides a totally fresh insight into architectural culture. This third edition meets readers’ desire for a further understanding of the context of Pallasmaa’s thinking by providing a new essay by architectural author and educator Peter MacKeith. This text combines both a biographical portrait of Pallasmaa and an outline of his architectural thinking, its origins and its relationship to the wider context of Nordic and European thought, past and present. The focus of the essay is on the fundamental humanity, insight and sensitivity of Pallasmaa’s approach to architecture, bringing him closer to the reader. This is illustrated by Pallasmaa’s sketches and photographs of his own work. The new edition also provides a foreword by the internationally renowned architect Steven Holl and a revised introduction by Pallasmaa himself.

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1119943507

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The Embodied Image

Imagination and Imagery in Architecture

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

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The Embodied Image

Imagination and Imagery in Architecture

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

The Embodied Image The Embodied Image: Imagination and Imagery in Architecture Juhani Pallasmaa All artistic and architectural effects are evoked, mediated and experienced through poeticised images. These images are embodied and lived experiences that take place in ‘the flesh of the world’, becoming part of us, at the same time that we unconsciously project aspects of ourselves on to a conceived space, object or event. Artistic images have a life and reality of their own and they develop through unexpected associations rather than rational and causal logic. Images are usually thought of as retinal pictures but profound poetic images are multi-sensory and they address us in an embodied and emotive manner. Architecture is usually analysed and taught as a discipline that articulates space and geometry, but the mental impact of architecture arises significantly from its image quality that integrates the various aspects and dimensions of experience into a singular, internalised and remembered entity. The material reality is fused with our mental and imaginative realm. The book is organised into five main parts that look at in turn: the image in contemporary culture; language, thought and the image; the many faces of the image; the poetic image; and finally the architectural image. The Embodied Image is illustrated with over sixty images in pairs, which are diverse in subject. They range from scientific images to historic artistic and architectural masterpieces. Artworks span Michelangelo and Vermeer to Gordon Matta- Clark and architecture takes in Modern Masters such as Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Alvar Aalto, as well as significant contemporary works by Steven Holl and Daniel Libeskind.

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0470711906

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The Eyes of the Skin

Architecture and the Senses

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

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Inseminations

Seeds for Architectural Thought

By: Juhani Pallasmaa,Matteo Zambelli

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Inseminations

Seeds for Architectural Thought

By: Juhani Pallasmaa,Matteo Zambelli

A collection of the writing of the highly influential architect, Juhani Pallasmaa, presented in short, easily accessible, and condensed ideas ideal for students Juhani Pallasmaa is one of Finland’s most distinguished architects and architectural thinkers, publishing around 60 books and several hundred essays and shorter pieces over his career. His influential works have inspired undergraduate and postgraduate students of architecture and related disciplines for decades. In this compilation of excerpts of his writing, readers can discover his key concepts and thoughts in one easily accessible, comprehensive volume. Inseminations: Seeds for Architectural Thought is a delightful collection of thoughtful ideas and compositions that float between academic essay and philosophical reflection. Wide in scope, it offers entries covering: atmospheres; biophilic beauty; embodied understanding; imperfection; light and shadow; newness and nowness; nostalgia; phenomenology of architecture; sensory thought; silence; time and eternity; uncertainty, and much more. Makes the wider work of Pallasmaa accessible to students across the globe, introducing them to his key concepts and thoughts Exposes students to a broad range of issues on which Pallasmaa has a view Features an alphabetized structure that makes serendipitous discovery or linking of concepts more likely Presents material in short, condensed manner that can be easily digested by students Inseminations: Seeds for Architectural Thought will appeal to undergraduate students in architecture, design, urban studies, and related disciplines worldwide.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119622182

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The Embodied Image

Imagination and Imagery in Architecture

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

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Imagination and Imagery in Architecture

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Rootedness

Reflections for Young Architects

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

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Rootedness

Reflections for Young Architects

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

rootedness Discover the insights and lessons of architect Juhani Pallasmaa In Rootedness: Reflections for Young Architects, Juhani Pallasmaa delivers an insightful and expansive collection of his most compelling ideas into architecture’s position among arts and culture. Pallasmaa speaks to architecture students and young professionals, discussing each topic with sincerity and openness, suggesting what can be learned from areas of culture beyond the boundaries of familiar professional disciplines. He outlines the growing need for an architecture based in self-awareness, reconnection to the environment, and a sense of ethical responsibility. Each essay in Rootedness was initially conceived and presented as an educational lecture and has been carefully edited with clarifications, refinements, and valuable expansions. Accompanying sketches by the author emphasize the personal and intimate nature of the essays. The book also includes: Explorations of perception, creative practice, and the need for an ethical stance Thoughts, meditations, and challenges emerging from the author’s search for identity and purpose in his architectural work A wealth of references within the essays, as well as recommendations for books and films from which readers may draw further inspiration Designed for students of architecture at any age, Rootedness: Reflections for Young Architects will also inspire professional architects, designers, and those in other creative professions.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394217056

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The Poetics of Space

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This publication presents an exploration of space and spatiality in the arts, more specifically the poetry of (abstract) space and the (psychological) perception of space. With a particular focus on immersive installations, spatial sound, multi-screen projections, audiovisual performances, and the innovative artistic use of technology that often takes centre-stage at Sonic Acts, the publication provides insights into the various ways in which the arts approach and define space. Among others, the critical essays explore extremely long sound waves, volcano eruptions and Alvin Lucier, the fascinating history of dioramas, the legendary Vortex concerts of Henry Jacobs and Jordan Belson and the ways in which mobile and location-aware technology profoundly changes the use of social and public space. Interviews with artists, architects and composers shed light on how contemporary artists approach space and spatiality.

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9081047035

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An Architecture of the Ozarks

The Works of Marlon Blackwell

By: Marlon Blackwell,David Buege,Dan Hoffman,Juhani Pallasmaa

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An Architecture of the Ozarks

The Works of Marlon Blackwell

By: Marlon Blackwell,David Buege,Dan Hoffman,Juhani Pallasmaa

I live, practice, teach, and build in northwest Arkansas, in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It's a place considered to be in the middle of nowhere, yet ironically close to everywhere. It is an environment of real natural beauty and, simultaneously, one of real constructed ugliness. Abandonment, exploitation, erasure and nostalgia are all aspects of this place and are conditions as authentic as its natural beauty and local form. This land of disparate conditions in not just a setting for my work -- it is part of the work. By choosing to live and work here -- to call it home -- I've been able to get beyond the surface of things, to turn over the rock and discover the complex and rich underbelly of my place -- its visceral presences and expressive character -- that so informs and sustains my efforts. I am working from the conviction that architecture is larger than the subject of architecture." --Marlon Blackwell Marlon Blackwell is a passionate polemicist. He's also a very gifted architect. The projects in this first monograph on the "radical ruralist," as touted by the Royal Institute of British Architects, offer a new architectural language that at once celebrate the vernacular and transgress the boundaries of the conventional. The results are -- we can't help it, there's no better word -- beautiful. Incisive essays by David Buege, Dan Hoffman, and Juhani Pallasmaa and lush photography by Tim Hursley, Richard Johnson, and Kevin Latady explore Blackwell's projects, including his widely acclaimed Keenan TowerHouse, the award-winning Moore HoneyHouse, 2Square House, and Flynn-Schmitt BarnHouse, studios, and institutional buildings.

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Princeton Architectural Press

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156898488X

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9781568984889

Encounters 2

Architectural Essays

By: Juhani Pallasmaa,Peter MacKeith

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Encounters 2

Architectural Essays

By: Juhani Pallasmaa,Peter MacKeith

The essays included in this book examine the various themes of architecture. Through explorations of anthropology, psychology, sociology, philosophy, technology, and nature, the essays, lectures, and articles provide a comprehensive and detailed study of architecture as it relates to contemporary culture.

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Rakennustieto Oy

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9522670200

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Architectural Atmospheres

On the Experience and Politics of Architecture

By: Christian Borch

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Architectural Atmospheres

On the Experience and Politics of Architecture

By: Christian Borch

Architecture is increasingly understood to be a sensual, spatial experience, which means that the experience of buildings and spatial constellations is also a perception of atmospheres that are rated as positive or negative. Architects, planners, investors, and politicians must produce effects such as these according to intersubjective and communicable criteria, and not intuitively or randomly. Architectural Atmospheres addresses the growing awareness of the atmospheric dimension of architecture and provides a current, programmatic discussion of this topic. What possibilities does this approach open to architecture, what value does this knowledge have? Three essays and a conversation lead a cross-discipline discussion on the impact of architecture, and contribute to the debate first initiated by Peter Zumthor. The texts are accompanied by thirty-five color images that capture architectural moods in a variety of ways. Gernot Böhme is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Darmstadt Technical University and Director of the Institute for Practical Philosophy, e.V., Ipph, in Darmstadt, Germany. Christian Borch is Professor of Political Sociology at the Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Olafur Eliasson is a Danish-Icelandic artist. Eliasson incessantly explores our modes of perceiving. His work spans photography, installation, sculpture, and film. Juhani Pallasmaa is one of Finland's most distinguished architects and architectural thinkers.

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Walter de Gruyter

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3038211788

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9783038211785

The Architecture of Image

Existential Space in Cinema

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

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The Architecture of Image

Existential Space in Cinema

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

This book explores the shared experiential ground of cinema, art, and architecture. Pallasmaa carefully examines how the classic directors Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Andrei Tarkovsky used architectural imagery to create emotional states in their movies. He also explores the startling similarities between the landscapes of painting and those of movies.

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Rakennustieto Oy

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9516826288

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Rootedness

Reflections for Young Architects

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

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Reflections for Young Architects

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394217072

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Inseminations

Seeds for Architectural Thought

By: Juhani Pallasmaa,Matteo Zambelli

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Seeds for Architectural Thought

By: Juhani Pallasmaa,Matteo Zambelli

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1119622182

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By any means

new Finnish sculpture

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

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By any means

new Finnish sculpture

By: Juhani Pallasmaa

What defines sculpture today, what will define it tomorrow? 'By Any Means' presents the work of 20 young Finnish sculptors, all of whom have in their own way extended the concept of sculpture, including into areas that as yet are barely seen as fitting the definition.00In the interviews in this book the artists talk about how they solve problems related to their work. At the same time, they shed light on their own thinking, their sources of inspiration and their focuses of interest. Professor Jussi Pallasmaa's essay profiles the life and art of Raimo Utriainen (1927-1994) - a major innovator in Finnish sculpture.

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9527226074

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Alvar Aalto Architect Vol. 5 Paimio Sanatorium 1928-33

By: Esa Laaksonen

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Alvar Aalto Architect Vol. 5 Paimio Sanatorium 1928-33

By: Esa Laaksonen

This "is a 28-volume set of monographs of the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto's (1898-1976) architectural and planning works. This series of books, which presents about five hundred built or unrealised designs, will be the most comprehensive work on Aalto's architectural output. Published by the Alvar Aalto Foundation and the Alvar Aalto Academy, written by experts, and including hitherto unpublished original material and new photographs, the monographs offer a penetrating view of Aalto's life"--V.6, Inside front cover.

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Book's by Juhani Pallasmaa

The Eyes of the Skin

The Eyes of the Skin

The Embodied Image

The Embodied Image

The Eyes of the Skin

The Eyes of the Skin

Inseminations

Inseminations

The Embodied Image

The Embodied Image

Rootedness

Rootedness

The Poetics of Space

The Poetics of Space

An Architecture of the Ozarks

An Architecture of the Ozarks

Encounters 2

Encounters 2

Architectural Atmospheres

Architectural Atmospheres

The Architecture of Image

The Architecture of Image

Rootedness

Rootedness

Inseminations

Inseminations

By any means

By any means

Alvar Aalto Architect Vol. 5 Paimio Sanatorium 1928-33

Alvar Aalto Architect Vol. 5 Paimio Sanatorium 1928-33

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