The Eyes of the Skin - Architecture and the Senses
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JUHANI PALLASMAA is one of Finland’s most distinguished architects and architectural theorists. In all aspects of his theoretical and design practice – which includes architecture, graphic design, urban planning and exhibitions – he places a consistent emphasis on the importance of identity, sensorial experience and tactility.
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Part 1
Vision and Knowledge
Critics of Ocularcentrism
The Narcissistic and Nihilistic Eye
Oral versus Visual Space
Retinal Architecture and the Loss of Plasticity
An Architecture of Visual Images
Materiality and Time
The Rejection of Alberti's Window
A New Vision and Sensory Balance Part 2
The Body in the Centre
Multi-Sensory Experience
The Significance of the Shadow
Acoustic Intimacy
Silence, Time and Solitude
Spaces of Scent
The Shape of Touch
The Taste of Stone
Images of Muscle and Bone
Images of Action
Bodily Identification
Mimesis of the Body
Spaces of Memory and Imagination
An Architecture of the Senses
The Task of Architecture
Vision and Knowledge
Critics of Ocularcentrism
The Narcissistic and Nihilistic Eye
Oral versus Visual Space
Retinal Architecture and the Loss of Plasticity
An Architecture of Visual Images
Materiality and Time
The Rejection of Alberti's Window
A New Vision and Sensory Balance Part 2
The Body in the Centre
Multi-Sensory Experience
The Significance of the Shadow
Acoustic Intimacy
Silence, Time and Solitude
Spaces of Scent
The Shape of Touch
The Taste of Stone
Images of Muscle and Bone
Images of Action
Bodily Identification
Mimesis of the Body
Spaces of Memory and Imagination
An Architecture of the Senses
The Task of Architecture
