Juhani Pallasmaa Quotes

• Architecture is the art of reconciliation between ourselves andthe world, and this mediation takes place through the senses

  Juhani Pallasmaa

  Art, People, World

  Juhani Pallasmaa (2012). “The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses”, p.77, John Wiley & Sons

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• I see the task of architecture as the defense of the authenticity of human experience

  Juhani Pallasmaa

  Tasks, Defense, Architecture

  "Encounters: Architectural Essays". Book by Juhani Pallasmaa, 2006.

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• Gravity is measured by the bottom of the foot; we trace the density and texture of the ground through our soles. Standing barefoot on a smooth glacial rock by the sea at sunset, and sensing the warmth of the sun-heated stone through one's soles, is an extraordinarily healing experience, making one part of the eternal cycle of nature. One senses the slow breathing of the earth.

  Juhani Pallasmaa

  Healing, Sunset, Rocks

  Juhani Pallasmaa (2012). “The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses”, p.62, John Wiley & Sons

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• The door handle is the handshake of the building.

  Juhani Pallasmaa

  Doors, Building, Handshake

  Juhani Pallasmaa (2012). “The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses”, p.62, John Wiley & Sons

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• A profound design process eventually makes the patron, the architect, and every occasional visitor in the building a slightly better human being.

  Juhani Pallasmaa

  Badass, Bad Ass, Design Process

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• Architecture is about the understanding of the world and turning it into a more meaningful and humane place.

  Juhani Pallasmaa

  Meaningful, Understanding, World

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• I dwell in the city and the city dwells in me.

  Juhani Pallasmaa

  Cities

  Juhani Pallasmaa (2012). “The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses”, p.43, John Wiley & Sons

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