Philosophy
The Eyes of the Skin
by Juhani Pallasmaa · 1984
★4.64
The Eyes of the Skin
11 Takeaways: 1) The Hegemony of Vision Impoverishes Architecture
Key Insight 1: The Hegemony of Vision Impoverishes Architecture
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Key Insight 2: Ocularcentrism Fosters Alienation and Detachment
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Key Insight 3: The Body as the Central Locus of All Perception
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Key Insight 4: Touch: The Primal Sense and Foundation of Reality
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Key Insight 5: The Evocative Power of Shadow and Dim Light
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Key Insight 6: Acoustic Intimacy and the Articulation of Space
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Key Insight 7: Scent as a Potent Trigger for Memory and Imagination
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Key Insight 8: Materiality and Time for Authentic Architectural Experience
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Key Insight 9: Architecture as Embodied Action and Unconscious Mimesis
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Key Insight 10: Spaces of Memory and the Imagination's Inner City
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Key Insight 11: Architecture's Task: Reconciling Self with the World
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Key Insight 12: What is "The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses" by Juhani Pallasmaa about?
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