EAN: 9781394200672

THE EYES OF THE SKIN - JUHANI PALLASMAA GEBUNDEN

Explore the relationship between architecture and the sensory experience with the fourth
edition of this groundbreaking work First published in 1996  The Eyes of the Skin is a classic
of architectural theory. It asks the far-reaching question why  when there are five senses  is
one single sense--sight--so predominant in architectural culture and design? With the
ascendancy of the digital and the all-pervasive use of the image electronically  the subject is
all the more pressing and topical since the first edition's publication. 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 a student reading this text for the first time  The Eyes of the Skin is a
revelation. It provides a fresh  compelling insight into architectural culture which continues
to inspire more than a quarter-century after its initial publication. The fourth edition of The
Eyes of the Skin also features: The author's latest views on the emphasis of place  unfocused
perception and existential experience Updates and clarifications throughout  to reinforce how
our sense of self in the world remains our most important sense with the greatest architectural
impact An updated Foreword that touches on the current understanding of the seminal importance
of the existential sense The Eyes of the Skin is a must-read for all architecture students  who
will find its insights transformative.

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