The Eyes of the Skin

Since the book's first publication, interest in the role of the body and the senses has been emerging in both architectural philosophy and teaching. This new, revised and extended edition of this seminal work will not only inspire architects and students to design more holistic architecture, but will enrich the general reader's perception of the world around them. The Eyes of the Skin has become a classic of architectural theory and consists of two extended essays. The first surveys the historical development of the ocular-centric paradigm in western culture since the Greeks, and its impact on the experience of the world and the nature of architecture. The second examines the role of the other senses in authentic architectural experiences, and points the way towards a multi-sensory architecture which facilitates a sense of belonging and integration.

ISBN 0470015799   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9780470015797 (What's this?)   Pages 80 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Volumes 1 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 248 Format Hardback   Published in Chichester Publication date 22 Apr 2005   Height (mm) 219 Writer of preface Holl, Steven   Width (mm) 166 Library of Congress 2005278384   Spine width (mm) 11 DEWEY 724.6   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

		Preface : thin ice by Steven Holl		6
		Introduction : touching the world by Juhani Pallasmaa		9
		Vision and knowledge		15
		Critics of ocularcentrism		19
		The narcissistic and nihilistic eye		22
		Oral versus visual space		24
		Retinal architecture and the loss of plasticity		26
		An architecture of visual images		30
		Materiality and time		31
		The rejection of Alberti's window		34
		A new vision and sensory balance		35
		The body in the centre		40
		Multi-sensory experience		41
		The significance of the shadow		46
		Acoustic intimacy		49
		Silence, time and solitude		51
		Spaces of scent		54
		The shape of touch		56
		The taste of stone		59
		Images of muscle and bone		60
		Images of action		63
		Bodily identification		64
		Mimesis of the body		66
		Spaces of memory and imagination		67
		An architecture of the senses		70
		The task of architecture		71

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