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.

JUHANI PALLASMAA is one of Finland's most celebrated architects and architectural intellectuals. His previous positions include: Rector of the Institute of Industrial Arts, Helsinki; Director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsinki; and Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Helsinki University of Technology. He has also held visiting professorships at several universities worldwide. Pallasmaa is the author/editor of around 60 books, including the bestselling The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses; The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture; and The Embodied Image: Imagination and Imagery in Architecture.

MATTEO ZAMBELLI holds a degree in Architecture from IUAV (Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia) and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of Ancona. He has taught courses on Architectural design and History and theory of contemporary architecture at the Faculties of Engineering of Ancona and Trento, and is a researcher at the Department of Architecture at the University of Florence. He has written extensively on contemporary architects and new trends in architecture, design methods and has translated and edited four books by Juhani Pallasmaa from English into Italian.

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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 pieces 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.

Inhalt

Preface xxi

Inseminations A 1

An Artwork is 1

Embodied Experience and Sensory Thought - Lived Space in Art and Architecture (2006) 1

Aestheticization 1

The Existential Wisdom: Fusion of Architectural and Mental Space (2008) 1

Amplifiers of Emotions 3

Selfhood, Memory and Imagination: Landscapes of Remembrance and Dream (2007) 3

Animal Architecture 3

Architecture and the Human Nature: Searching for a Sustainable Metaphor (2011) 9

Anonymity 10

Voices of Tranquility: Silence in Art and Architecture (2011) 10

Architectural Courtesy 11

Artistic Generosity, Humility and Expression: Reality Sense and Idealization in Architecture (2007) 11

Architecture and Being 11

Artistic Generosity, Humility and Expression: Reality Sense and Idealization in Architecture (2007) 11

Selfhood, Memory and Imagination: Landscapes of Remembrance and Dream (2007) 12

Architecture and Biology 12

Architecture as Experience: Existential Meaning in Architecture (2018) 12

Empathic Imagination: Embodied and Emotive Simulation in Architecture (2016) 14

Architecture as Experience 14

Architecture as Experience: Existential Meaning in Architecture (2018) 14

Architecture as Impure Discipline 16

Landscapes and Horizons of Architecture: Architecture and Artistic Thought (2007) 16

Landscapes of Architecture: Architecture and the Influence of other Fields of Inquiry (2003/2010) 17

Architecture and the Human Nature: Searching for a Sustainable Metaphor (2011) 17

Architecture is Constructed Mental Space 18

Embodied Experience and Sensory Thought: Lived Space in Art and Architecture (2006) 18

Art as Representation and Reality 19

Between Art and Science: Reality and Experience in Architecture and Art (2018) 19

Architecture, Reality and Self 20

Touching the World: Lived Space, Vision and Hapticity (2007) 21

Art vs Science I 21

Embodied Experience and Sensory Thought: Lived Space in Art and Architecture (2006) 21

Landscapes and Horizons of Architecture: - Architecture and Artistic Thought (2007) 21

Embodied Experience and Sensory Thought: Lived Space in Art and Architecture (2006) 22

Landscapes and Horizons of Architecture: Architecture and Artistic Thought (2007) 22

Embodied Experience and Sensory Thought: Lived Space in Art and Architecture (2006) 23

Landscapes and Horizons of Architecture: Architecture and Artistic Thought (2007) 23

Art vs Science II 23

Infinity and Limits: Infinitude, Eternity and Artistic Imagination (2017) 23

Artists as Phenomenologists and Neurologists 25

Sarah Robinson, Juhani Pallasmaa, editors, Mind in Architecture: Neuroscience, Embodiment, and the Future of Design, Cambridge, MA, and London: The MIT Press, 2007, 6668 25

Artists vs Architects 28

Selfhood, Memory and Imagination: Landscapes of Remembrance and Dream (2007) 28

Atmospheres in Architecture 28

Space, Place and Atmosphere: Peripheral Perception in Existential Experi…